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Designs & Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters
by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and Deborah
$33.99 CDN
$27.95 US
312 pgs, softcover
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Category: knitting books
In the Author's Words....
"My admiration of the knitting developed in different regions of the world is boundless. As I have studied I have become, heart and soul, a part of each generation and every ethnic group - a source of endless personal pleasure. But I have come to realize that this book is not about the past. It is about the present and about the future, a future built on a sold foundation of skills proven and improved by generation upon generation of knitters around the world. May your heart sing along with mine as you master the 'real stuff' of knitting, working in the old ways!" (pg 16)
From the publisher.....
"Originally published in 1985 in a smaller edition, Knitting in the Old Way presents a way of knitting rather than a finite set of patterns. It empowers today's knitters to produce both everyday and heirloom-quality sweaters without relying on line-by-line patterns. It teaches us to read the fabric on our needles instead of the fine print. The book will be bound with sewn signatures (for durability and to open flat) and will have a sturdy, paper-over-boards cover. "Knitting in the Old Way" means knitting by thinking, not by following. Knitting in the Old Way guides you to discover a way of knitting. It unfolds a process that connects you to centuries of textile wisdom and helps you invent and create designs of your own. "Knitting in the old way" involves working each sweater from a plan based on proportions, instead of from a line-by-line pattern."
Chapter Headings:
- Origins
- Traditional Yarns
- Equipment
- Knitting Methods
- Techniques
- Tools for Planning Sweaters
- An Evolution of Shapes - including gansey, jersey, steeks, yokes, raglans, and gussets.
- Style Alternatives Color Stranding - designs and patterns from Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Samiland, and Canadian Cowichan sweaters
- Intarsia - including invisible joins and yarn-over joins
- Texture - designs and patterns from Denmark, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Austria and Germany
- Geometric Patterning
- Crochet-Enhanced Knits
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