Combine mosaic and lace in your knitting for easy colorwork with impeccable styleThe impact of two-color knitting made while knitting with only one color yarn per row--yes, please!
Combine mosaic and lace in your knitting for easy colorwork with impeccable styleThe impact of two-color knitting made while knitting with only one color yarn per row--yes, please!
Margaret Holzmann, author of the wildly popular Geometric Knit Blankets, is back, this time with themed designs featuring cats, dogs, houses, Christmas trees and candy canes, among other highly graphic, colorful designs.
Margaret Holzmann, author of the wildly popular Geometric Knit Blankets, is back, this time with themed designs featuring cats, dogs, houses, Christmas trees and candy canes, among other highly graphic, colorful designs.
Knitting: colour, structure and design takes a fresh approach to knitting, examining not just the look of a knitted pattern, but how the knitted fabric can be altered with different stitches to change its stretch, drape and thickness.
Written by a pioneer of modern fashion knitwear, Classic Knits of the 1980s describes the principal fundamentals of knitwear design and features original, colourful, textural and fun knitting patterns that capture the fashion zeitgeist of the 1980s designer knitwear boom.
Knitting is an enduringly popular and creative craft, but many associate the techniques primarily with hand knitting, believing machine knitting to require arcane knowledge.
Whether you want to combine yarns of different colours and textures in one piece or simply use up some of your stash, patchwork knitting provides a great way to play with assorted elements.
Intarsia is a knitting colourwork technique used to create different areas of colour to form a pattern or image on the knitted fabric, without having to carry the yarn across the back of the work.
The popularity of hand frame knitting is underestimated and there are many passionate and creative knitters who have taken machine knitting into their heads, hearts and hands.
Scandinavian Knitwear encourages the knitter to take inspiration from the brightly coloured and textured designs of the traditional knits and the invigorating landscape of the Nordic region to design your own 'Scandi knits' and create unique designs using traditional techniques.
Inspiration for twist and cable designs can be seen everywhere in the natural world and the urban environment, from the cracks in the pavement to building walls, posts and pillars.
