Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac: The Commemorative Edition of the Bestselling Classic (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - Hardcover

Zimmermann, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0486479129 ISBN 13: 9780486479125

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2010

Synopsis

This expanded hardcover edition of a perennial bestseller presents 23 patterns from one of America's most creative knitters. Classic projects for Aran sweaters, mittens, moccasins, and other items can be followed by intermediate to advanced knitters or adapted into original works. New features include color photos of the finished patterns, sizing charts, and more.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"One of America's most ingenious and creative knitters."--Barbara G. Walker, author of "Treasury of Knitting Patterns.
"Elizabeth Zimmerman once wrote, "So please bear with me, and put up with my opinionated, nay, sometimes cantankerous attitude. I feel strongly about knitting." Perhaps her passionate opinions, as well as her love of wool craft and her delightful style, hark back to her English upbringing or long residence in the Wisconsin woods; in any case, the "Busy Knitter," as she calls herself, is one of the most charming and informative, as well as "un"ventive (her word) knitter-authors anywhere. This book gives full scope to her tireless imagination through a year's worth of projects, fitted to the seasons, moods, and needs of knitters who would like to design their own work.
The year begins with an Aran sweater and proceeds to February baby things, a March Shetland, April blanket, May mittens, and so on through the months, completing the zodiac with November moccasin socks and a December last-minute wishbone sweater. Projects are completed in the midst of canoe trips, fishing expeditions, travel, and snowstorms. The author continuously comments on the project, its history, other ancient and modern customs, and personal beliefs.
Mrs. Zimmerman works step by step with the reader, suggesting alternative methods and ideas as she goes. Her patterns are "classic," historically suited to wool, thus remaining ever-fashionable as well as tasteful and attractive. The knitter may easily adapt the designs at will, creating new, individual projects. Mrs. Zimmerman's hints (such as how to measure gauge when working a pattern and tips for baby's items) help ease the way and will instruct even the most experienced knitter. This corrected edition of the "Knitter's Almanac" will provide at the very least a year's worth of knitting pleasure to intermediate and advanced knitters and may even help stimulate a knitting passion.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Zimmermann is famous for revolutionizing modern knitting with her books and for an instructional series on American public television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0486479129
• ISBN 13: 9780486479125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176