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title: "Jane Slicer-SmithSwing, Swagger, Drape: Knit the Colors of Australia"
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# Jane Slicer-SmithSwing, Swagger, Drape: Knit the Colors of Australia

**Brand:** jane slicer-smithalexis xenakis
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Jane Slicer-SmithSwing, Swagger, Drape: Knit the Colors of Australia

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Swing, Swagger, Drape: Knitwear with Gorgeous Color and Effortless ‘Swish’
  

*by S***I on Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2018*

This original 2009 soft-cover book, Swing, Swagger and Drape: Knit the Colors of Australia, is now in its 3rd printing, with 208 pages. It has a plethora of graphic-/ photo-intensive inserts on almost every page. XRX is the publisher.The author, Jane Slicer-Smith, used shape and silhouette fused with ‘Swing’ and ‘Color’. In fact the subtitle is: ‘Knit the Colors of Australia’.This book contains 4 chapters: Chapter 1. ‘Simple Intarsia ; Chapter 2. ‘Mitres’; Chapter 3. ‘Texture/ Textured Patterns’; and Chapter 4. ‘Process and Practice’. The first 3 chapters are important because they delineate and describe the backbone of how the patterns in this book are to be constructed.Note that this book is heavily pattern-intensive, and the following concepts and skillsets are needed to be able to knit the patterns in the book: a. ‘knitting cable and other charts with repeated sequences’; b. ‘casts-ons’; c. ‘increases-decreases’; d. ‘use of markers’; e. ‘knit stitch’; f. ‘purl stitch’; g. ‘using multiple colors of yarns to create certain patterning’; h. ‘reverse stockinette’; i. ‘basket stitch’; j. ‘ribbing’; k. ‘making buttonholes’; l. ‘binding-off’; m. ‘placing stitches on hold’; n. ‘doing multiple stitches together (i.e. K2tog and P2tog0’; o. ‘shaping shoulders’; p.’ working on the RS and WS’; q. ‘the ability to knit color blocks (or parts of them)’; r. ‘using a cable needle and following a cable chart’; s. ‘short rows’; t. ‘intarsia’; u. ‘mitres’; and v. ‘joining the same color yarns and joining different color yarns’, among other skills.From the concepts and skillsets required above, in order for the knitter to be able to make the most complex knitwear, he or she needs to be experienced at least at an Intermediate/ High Intermediate to Advanced levels.However, if the buyer’s knitting skills aren’t competent enough to make many of these patterns now, the book will still be an inspiration to nudge the knitter up to these levels someday by constant practice with mentors or by watching internet videos.In sum, this beautiful book, offers patterns constructed of 3 main-types:  intarsia, mitres, or textured patterns and should be a staple on all knitters’ bookshelves because the drape of the knitwear ‘swishes’ when it is worn and looks the like the wearer has effortlessly tossed the item on!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fascinating book!
  

*by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2019*

This is a beautifully illustrated book, with great photography and very useful schematics.  It contains a lot of guidance on variations of the designs, but it also has good instruction for following the design as originally conceived.  I have not knitted anything from it as yet, but it has given me a lot of ideas.  Some of the designs would be more easily executed by a somewhat experienced knitter, but none would be impossible for a motivated novice and several would not present a serious challenge to anyone.  I, personally, am trying to reduce the number of knitting books in my library, but would consider this one a definite "keeper"

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Sample Garments from this book Look Great on Real People
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2009*

Several garments from this book were presented at my knitting guild.  Random people from the audience (none were huge, but none were mini-model types either) tried them on, and they all fit and looked really great!  The presenter explained that increases were placed throughout the body of the garment as part of the design motif, rather than at the seam edge.  For a number of the jackets, they would fit nicely over the shoulders, and then have a very nice flare that would begin part way down that that looked flattering on numbers of different ladies that tried them on.  And there were several very interesting garment constructions.  One very interesting coat with nice looking collar draping turns out to be mostly a large rectangle which was described as having a few increases and decreases in just the right places.From the photos it is clear that the designs are very interesting and the colors are wonderful.  But what really impressed me from seeing the actual garments on real people is how well the shape and fit were designed as well, qualities that are not as obvious in the flat model photos in the book.

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