This book came out in 1999! I can’t believe I’ve had it all this time and never used it!

Title: Nicky Epstein’s Knitted Embellishments (on Amazon)

Availability: Still in print!

Pages: 272

Price as of today: $17 for the hard cover and $25 for the soft cover

Nicky gives us both written instructions and well as charts.

It’s a treasure trove of things to add. I can’t stop thinking of a new way to use them. I’m struggling not to end every sentence with an exclamation point. The book is *that good*.

Here’s a couple of the ribbing pages – with both Written and Charts:

There are chapters on:

• The Heart of the Matter. This is an exploration of using one shape in a bunch of different ways. Even if you don’t care for hearts, you can gets TONS of ideas!
• Appliqué
• Borders and Edgings
• Cords
• Embroidery
• Fringes, Tassels, Pom Poms and Ties
• Creative Combinations

And Nicky shows you how to do the unusual bits.

What’s so striking is that these can be used in SO MANY ways! Here are a few ideas that sprung to mind as I was flipping through the pages:

• Pair of jeans
• Bag
• Back pack
• Curtains
• Valences
• Table cloths
• Hats
• Mitts/Mittens
• Cowls
• Scarves
• Shawls

Just look at one more of the pages…

I really don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Give it a try – here it is on Amazon!