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
