Named one of the Best Craft Books of 2011 by Amazon.
"Fall always bring a surprising book or two and this is the one for me,
it’s a book of directional knitting, with the direction being mostly sideways,
but not always. The garments in this book are more sculptural than most knitted
garments both in the silhouette side to side knitting takes on, and in the
surface texture that knitting in multiple directions gives. The book starts
with a short introduction to directional knitting, tips that Matthew Gnagy has
learned through experience – row gauge, blocking, increasing and decreasing and
assembling your garment. The sweaters are striking in their unusual look and
shape, modern with clean slim-fitting lines. They are knit mostly from worsted
weight yarn, giving an added visual weight and structure. My favorites are in
the last two chapters, where the knitting is in multiple directions, and any of
the sweaters with cables. Cables going in multiple directions, with the added
swoop of an interesting and unique way of increasing and decreasing, appeal to
my knitter’s hands and brain. Spinners take note: these sweaters would be a
great way to showcase handspun yarns." - Jillian Moreno,
Knitty.com
"It's an ingenious collection." - Yarn Market News
“Recommended for experienced knitters with a taste for modern design.”
– Austin-American Statesman
“Top-down, bottom-up, been there, done that. If you want to get a new
angle on sweater design, you've got to go sideways. Learn how to knit sideways,
diagonally and every which way to create unique and stunning designs.” –
Crafter’s Choice Book Club Sneak Peek
“Sideways knitting is not that uncommon, but Mathew has managed to use
imagination and needles to come at knitting from every angle.” – Karen
Platt’s Book of Reviews & Crafts
“If you'd like to take your knitting in a different direction, Knitting
Off the Axis is an intriguing and fun book with lots of different options
for turning your knitting on its side and beyond. The techniques used to shape
these garments take a bit of patience and attention to get right, but the lovely
results are well worth the effort of twisting your brain to work in a new and
different way.” – About.com Guide to Knitting
“This is the coolest book. Talk about knitting outside the box, well this
box is sideways!” – CraftGossip.com
“Each of the patterns is designed in a one-of-a-kind way, focusing on
knitting sideways or in an untraditional direction.” –
JimmyBeansWool.com
"It shouldn’t surprise you that the designs in this book are unique. The
designer is literally looking at the concept of knitting a sweater from a
completely new angle. These sweaters are full of creative design elements, but
they are beautiful, wearable sweaters, not the kind of wearable art you see on
high fashion runways." – KnittingScholar.com
“The sweaters are striking in their unusual look and shape, modern with
clean slim-fitting lines. They are knit mostly from worsted weight yarn, giving
an added visual weight and structure. My favorites are the in the last two
chapters, where the knitting is in multiple directions, and any of the sweaters
with cables. Cables going in multiple directions with the added swoop of an
interesting and unique way of increasing and decreasing appeal to my knitter’s
hands and brain.” – Knitty.com
