This is not your grandmother's knitting book...unless Grandma happens to be a cool, creative textile artist. What it does have is detailed information on a spectacular range of contemporary designs--both wearable items, such as a breathtaking star-shaped neckpiece strung with glass beads, as well as exhibition pieces like the author's "Spirit Dresses," knitted from insulated bell wire. Other materials used include paper yarn, plastics, rope, elastics--and even regular knitting yarn! Ruth Lee, whose work has been shown in London's Victoria and Albert Museum, offers a wealth of background on techniques from big knitting and knitting in rounds, to wrapping, coiling, and twining. Plus: dozens of color photographs provide powerful inspiration for adventurous knitters.
