55 Christmas Balls to Knit: Colorful Festive Ornaments--Tree Decorations, Centerpieces, Wreaths, Window Dressings

Arne Nerjordet, Carlos Zachrison

Trafalgar Square Books, 2011 - Crafts & Hobbies - 143 pages

Inspired by traditional Norwegian knitwear, these designs for holiday ornaments integrate the old with the new. With crafts based on the authors' original designs, this guide gives knitters the chance to craft their very own versions of these playful decorations. Each pattern can easily be adapted to hats, mittens, or even sweaters by the extra creative crafter.

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Review: 55 Christmas Balls to Knit: Colorful Festive Ornaments--Tree Decorations, Centerpieces, Wreaths, Window Dressings

User Review  - Tina - Goodreads

This book is a nice mix of patterns and Scandinavian Christmas tradition. I love the pictures! I also love their idea of taking one basic pattern and working different motifs into the design. I haven ...

Review: 55 Christmas Balls to Knit: Colorful Festive Ornaments--Tree Decorations, Centerpieces, Wreaths, Window Dressings

User Review  - Caitlin - Goodreads

If you are looking for the perfect holiday knitting project, something that will be beautiful but not take up too much time – look no further! This hip Scandinavian design duo (Arne is Norwegian ...

About the author

Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison, Norwegian and Swedish respectively, established Arne & Carlos, a clothing design company, in 2002. Drawing on their traditional Scandinavian influences and their natural environment, they create original and visually striking knitwear. Their creative base is in the Valdres region of Norway, north of Oslo.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 55 Christmas Balls to Knit: Colorful Festive Ornaments--Tree Decorations, Centerpieces, Wreaths, Window Dressings
• Authors: Arne Nerjordet, Carlos Zachrison
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1570764875, 9781570764875
• Length: 143 pages
• Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies / Decorating; Crafts & Hobbies / Needlework / Knitting; Crafts & Hobbies / Seasonal