Celebrity Scarves

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Summary: Garter stitch galore but not much more...
Review: As a knitter, I was happy to see all the celebs who get the idea that knittting is relaxing, fun and productive. BUT the patterns are non-existent in this book. Nearly every scarf pattern was garter stitch and the only variations were the yarn used and the length- long or very long. This is not a book for serious knitters!

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Summary: Another waste of time and money
Review: Fortunately, I looked through a copy of this book before I ordered it...and quickly decided that it was a waste of time. There is nothing to learn from this book, and the pictures aren't even that good. If anyone wants to make one of these scarves, all she has to do is cast on a few stitches with gorgeous yarn and knit until she runs out of yarn. She sure doesn't need this book.

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Summary: Great for a Beginner Like Me!
Review: I thought this book was great! I have read all the negative reveiws below and realize they are probably from advanced knitters. If you are a beginner, like me, this is a GREAT book. It's nice to see all the different looks you can get with just the basic knit stitch. This book shows beautiful, luxurious yarns that really make a simple project look very rich. I have ordered several of the yarns shown. Most of the beginning knitter books show the same old, tacky yarn. This is refreshing!

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Summary: Boring
Review: Save yourself some money. Spend 15 minutes in your favorite bookstore, flipping through this book, then go home without it and duplicate any scarves that caught your interest (if any).

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Summary: name dropping galore
Review: The celebrities are not all well know, but the book is fun. More information on the personalities would have been welcome. The photos are well done and are colorful, and the scarves are interesting. For example, the scarves are knit with very basic knitting skills, but that's the beauty: anyone can knit an awesome, personal, quirky or traditional scarf by using basic skills and choosing beautiful yarn with texture and color or by combining yarns of different weight and texture and knitting with two together, or by whipping up a leftover scarf with all kinds of variety...Scarves are always on the fashion horizon in one form or another. The book is fun for inspiration and ideas that won't overwhelm a beginner and will inspire all. Sometimes knitting without thinking (or trying to follow a pattern) is the best kind of knitting there is! Inspires me to make a whole collection of scarves.

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Summary: obscure but interesting
Review: The celebrities are not all well know, but the book is fun. More information on the personalities would have been welcome. The photos are well done and are colorful, and the scarves are interesting. For example, the scarves are knit with very basic knitting skills, but that's the beauty: anyone can knit an awesome, personal, quirky or traditional scarf by using basic skills and choosing beautiful yarn with texture and color or by combining yarns of different weight and texture and knitting with two together, or by whipping up a leftover scarf with all kinds of variety...Scarves are always on the fashion horizon in one form or another. The book is fun for inspiration and ideas that won't overwhelm a beginner and will inspire all. Sometimes knitting without thinking (or trying to follow a pattern) is the best kind of knitting there is! Inspires me to make a whole collection of scarves.

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Summary: Save Your Money!
Review: This book is the worst value for the money that I've seen in a long time. I purchased the book based on Vogue's reputation and expected to find an interesting selection of patterns and styles. Big mistake! With only a few exceptions, almost all the scarves in this book are done in garter stitch, and the only difference between them is the number of stitches used and the variety of yarns selected. If you can choose yarn you like, cast on 20 stitches, and then knit every row for 48" or so, you've got the pattern for almost every scarf in this book. What a superlative waste of money!! Don't bother.

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Summary: More of a Coffee Table Book
Review: This is a nice book if you just want to display it in your living room. If you are a serious knitter, this is not for you. Most of the scarves are done in the garter stitch and the only things that change is the type of yarn and the amount of yarn to cast on. Nice book to receive as a gift - not worth buying

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Summary: Save yourself time and money
Review: To make it short and sweet: Most of the scarves in the book are simple garter stitch in gorgeous yarn. So, save yourself time and money. Instead of buying the book, going to the yarn shop and making one of the scarves in the book, I'd suggest you just go to the yarn shop, pick out some exquisite yarn, and make your own one-of-a-kind designer scarf.

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Summary: name dropping galore
Review: Well, I guess there's a reason "CELEBRITY" is in larger typeface on the cover. This is really a silly book with not much substance. For People Magazine fans, this is probably a dream. If you're looking for a knitting book, I'd go elsewhere.