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A timeless approach to knitting with 20 classic styles that spotlight a distinctly modern twist. More than 20 pullovers, jackets, and cardigans feature easy coloring, textured stitching, and trouble-free details. Using three different yarn weights witha perfect fit with expert sizing secrets. Learn to alter details for an endless variety of unique looks. $18.00 |
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Cashmerino DK is a collection of designs that introduces the double knitting weight to Debbie's popular cashmerino range. The designs featured here are a celebration of the knitted stitch, ribs and cables, bobble and fairisles, all the classic stitches are here but worked in contemporary styles that flatter and fit. $16.00 |
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Debbie Bliss' Cashmere Collection has 12 designs for women and children that feature all the yarns from her ranges which combine one of her favorite fibers - cashmere. The designs include a form fitting wrap over top, generous jackets to envelop and enfold, and a cabled sweater that brings a touch of luxury to dressing down for the weekend. $15.00 |
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In this collection of 20 original, inspired designs, Ellis combines her extensive fashion expertise with her own creative approach. This unique selection of cable patterns ventures out of the predictable realm of vertical columns and constant repetition and into the spontaneous territory of a variety of natural designs. Each pattern is combined with easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, and Ellis’s own thought-provoking “mindfulness” pointers to keep the mind engaged while the fingers are knitting. The four themes of change, nature, energy, and time present a range of captivating styles for the entire family. From sweaters to tank tops, yoga bags to pillows, wraps to scarves, each of the 20 patterns offers an opportunity to tune into a mindful approach to knitting.
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Kerry Ferguson has put together a collection of 15 patterns for sweaters, vests, and jackets, which were inspired by nature. With only 2 sticks and a string, Kerry has created these classic designs using texture or color work. The designs are interesting and unusual.
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Labranche - Knitter's Magazine $18.00 |
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This easy-to-use guide introduces knitters to 100 decorative techniques for embellishing simple designs; it also features 125 ideas for using the techniques, 20 original projects for a variety of items, and 300 color photos and illustrations. One of the more inventive knitting books of the season, with emphasis on three-dimensional treatments, beading features, embroidery enhancements, suprayarn additions, and unusual edgings. The projects include an incredibly inventive cable-and-tail backpack and an elegantly beaded French beret. Ideas that could very well warrant a second book. $19.95 |
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This collection of 31 elegant, whimsical, and ingenious scarves taps the expertise of over twenty-five knitwear designers who offer new ways to think about this most basic of garments. Although each scarf is an individual interpretation by such prominent designers as Kathryn Alexander, Debbie Bliss, Nancy Bush, Lily Chin, Nicky Epstein, Sasha Kagan, Sally Melville, and Kristin Nicholas when the scarves are considered together, they represent an exploration of techniques that provide new ways to think about knitting and crochet. Scarf Style is also a manual on how to make a scarf without a pattern: With only a pile of leftover yarns or several carefully chosen skeins, any knitter can create an imaginative scarf. $15.00 |
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Big Fish, Little Fish is an extraordinary collection of knitting patterns from internationally celebrated designer Jil Eaton. The long-anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed MinnowKnits has it all--chic styling, beautiful colors, and directions as simple as pie. Twenty-four dazzling projects are sized to fit everyone from toddlers on up. The collection includes sporty, spirited outerwear, city-chic sweaters, and dazzling party wear for teens, tots, and even grandmothers! You can knit them in a jiffy, and they make great gifts. (hardback) $12.00 |
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With more than 20 charming creations for youngsters from birth to three, this playful collection of knitwear for stylish little ones will get knitters' needles clicking. Designs are aimed at knitters of all levels, and the book includes an introductory section so that even a first-time knitter can make one of the adorable ensembles. The projects utilize big needles and bulky yarn, making these patterns rewarding and less time-consuming. Included are a snuggly kimono and bunting for a layette, jackets and sweaters for outdoor adventures, and hats and booties for toddlers' tops and toes. Charming details like bobbles, spirals, ruffles, and tassels enhance the simple pattern shapes, infusing them with unmistakable whimsy. $11.00 |
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Publishers Weekly $10.00 |
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Color
outside the lines! Fall in love with the many colors and textures of hand-dyed
yarns. This gorgeous project collection reveals how to choose, use,
and show off hand-dyed yarns to their best effect. $24.00 |
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This collection of designs, many from well-known designers like Norah Gaughan, Christian de Falbe, and Lily Chin, will appeal to the beginning as well as to the experienced knitter who would like to start a fall sweater that is actually finished in time for the season. The updated patterns include substitute yarns for those specified in the original patterns and no longer available. Some patterns are for quick, big-needle knits, while others cut knitting time with simple styling and finishing.
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Thirty projects from 23 countries offer a worldwide representation of bags, from Asia and Africa to Europe and the Americas. Included are designs for bags for work or play, and bags of all shapes, colors, textures, and sizes. Using this collection, knitters can create bags for children, for market, for everyday, or for a special evening event. $16.00 |
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30 completely original patterns for fun and functional hats. This collection presents clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions for knitters of all skill levels. History and folklore from the hat's country of origin accompany each project. Included are felted cowboy hats, festive hats from Cameroon and Japan, historic derbies from around Europe, a beaded cloche from Afghanistan, warm cossacks from Russia, and darling baby bonnets from Nigeria and China. Each unique topper is an item of style and of substance. The imaginative and versatile designs and range of yarns and techniques put a new spin on the standard hat pattern and reinterpret these folk classics for modern knitters. $16.00 |
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This book includes step-by-step instructions on how to: Double-knit a reversible sweater, weave colour into your knitting, knit and fit a sweater piece-by-piece, knit a basketweave look-alike, knit sideways, dazzle with colour shading, add colour - one block at a time, work with special yarns and much, much more. Now you can make even the simplest sweater special. Take a basic pattern you love and enhance it with colour and texture. In Great Knits, the reader will find ideas and encouragement to create cozy, eye-catching sweaters that look and feel great.
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1000 Sweaters gives the knitter the opportunity to design and create the perfect sweater with this book. Offering instructions for more than 1,000 different sweater combinations, 1000 Sweaters provides readers with the know-how to knit the sweater of their dreams. Knitters first consult the perfect body type guide, and then flip through each sweater piece, including options for sleeves, necklines, pockets, and belts until they have put together the look they want. Provides clear patterns and easy-to-follow instructions for combining and finishing sweaters. Suitable for all skill levels; even the most novice knitter will easily and successfully create each sweater piece. $18.00 |
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Offering 30 fresh and fashionable designs, this knitting guide will appeal to busy knitters at all skill levels. The quick-knit designs fit into modern wardrobes and hectic lifestyles, and include patterns that flatter all shapes and sizes. Illustrated with dramatic fashion photography, this collection includes tanks, pullovers, cardigans, tunics, hoodies, jackets, a tube top, and a dress. The designs feature fun details such as ruffles, leather lacing, and fringed borders, and are worked in a variety of exciting colors and textures as well as price points of yarn. Also provided are "hot tips"-specific comments to aid in a garment's construction-and knitter-friendly details such as how to make successful yarn substitutions, an abbreviations list, and a guide to materials and instructional resources. $15.00 |
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Melissa Leapman has carefully designed this collection of sweaters for the whole family so that they look good together but are not merely identical copies of the same sweater in different sizes. A unifying technique or theme, such as slip-stitch, argyle motifs, or fair isle or cable patterns, draws the designs together and makes each distinctive and designed to flatter the wearer. The sweaters are grouped in families, so the knitter can knit sweaters for herself, her husband, and her children that are all variations on a theme. There are patterns in this book for knitters of all skill levels and designs for every season and climate; knit in wool, cotton, and blended yarns. Yarn substitution information allows knitters to adapt projects for their needs and budgets. $12.00 |
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Knitting practiced by millions of people. Combining the best of two great worlds, The Knitting Goddess consists of 10 chapters, each offering a fascinating story of an ancient goddess, which is then applied to a basic knitting technique or simple pattern. Learn, for instance, about Isis, the mother goddess of Egypt, and knit a red stole that grants power to its wearer. Other stories and projects include Athene and a scarf called a smoke ring, Penelope and a warm beautiful sweater, and more. Wonderful for beginners as well as the more advanced knitter, this one-of-a-kind approach to knitting will teach readers not only how to master the craft, but will also entertain, inspire, and inform. $12.00 |
