Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
Faroe Island Knits
The Faroes have a deeply rooted knitting culture and are perhaps at the top of the world when it comes to the number of knitting clubs. It is the authors desire with this book to awaken an interest in Faroese knitting motifs, to increase appreciation of wool as a natural material, and to spread our…
Read MoreVogue Knitting
The ultimate knitting reference, from the world’s most recognized knitting magazine, gets a thorough update–including 1,600 color images and brand-new sections with techniques and designs! First published in 1989, Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book instantly became a beloved resource for knitters. The second edition, released in 2002, further cemented its place as the most…
Read MoreJapanese Knitting Stitch Bible
Geishas and the Floating World returns readers to a lost world of sensuality and seduction, rich with hedonism, abandon, and sexual and personal politics. “Floating World” refers to Japan’s traditional Geisha pleasure districts, but also to the artistic and literary worlds associated with them. At the heart of the “Floating World” and the system it…
Read More6000+ Pullover Possibilities
Knitters will be spoiled for choice with Melissa Leapman’s 6000+ Pullover Possibilities. Inside, the prolific author and knitwear designer takes the most basic pullover sweater pattern and shows knitters how to customize it using every possible sleeve, neckline, or body shape in yarn weights from Super Fine to Bulky and from sizes XS to 4XL.…
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