One Skein Wonders
101 Yarn Shop Favorite Patterns

There are lonely, single skeins of yarn in every knitter's closet - casualties of projects discarded in mid-row, single balls of luscious alpaca or cashmere that was too expensive to buy more than one, the leftovers from long-completed projects. Wherever they came from, those single skeins are a minor source of guilt for knitters everywhere. They are too beautiful to toss, now this creative collection will give you a good reason to use them up - and even get more single skeins.

There are 101 original and charming solutions to the perpetual one-skein problem. Patterns are contributed by yarn shops across the country, there are hats, mittens, scarves, bags, socks, ponchos, baby sweaters, doll patterns, belts, headbands, a cell phone carrier, and even a tea cozy and a set of coasters for the home. A scrapbook of tastes and styles that celebrates the ingenuity of knitters nationwide, this is a collection with appeal for every type of knitter.

One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant is 240 pages, 8 x 8 1/2 trim size, two-color photographs and illustrations throughout. $18.95