The Knitting Book - Hardcover

Patmore, Frederica; Haffenden, Vikki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756682355 ISBN 13: 9780756682354

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2011

Synopsis

Whether you're new to knitting or a wonder with wool, The Knitting Book is the bible no knitter can craft without.

Loaded with practical advice on contemporary styles and new materials, clear explanations of key tools and techniques, and galleries of popular stitches and patterns -- from the basics to the more advanced techniques -- The Knitting Book has everything knitters need to create beautiful accessories for their homes and wardrobes.

About this title

Review:

Loaded with everything you could need to know and clever quick fixes for all sewing dilemmas (The Sewing Book) (Woman & Home)

The Sewing Book is an excellent step-by-step guide to making clothes and soft furnishings, with plenty of close-up photographs to help you master different machine techniques and stitches. (She)

About the Author:

Frederica Patmore, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Vikki Haffenden), is a design consultant for Rowan Yarns, one of the biggest providers of luxury yarns in the world. She runs a number of classes at different skill levels in branches of the John Lewis department store and independent knitting shops, and contributes to needlecraft publications. As well as being a master of knitting technique, Frederica is an accomplished and successful knitting pattern designer.

Vikki Haffenden, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Frederica Patmore), is a professional knitted textiles designer with a background in commercial knitwear design. She teaches at the University of Brighton, and her work has been featured in Woolcraft, The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting, and The Cool Girl's Guide to Crochet. Vikki acted as a design consultant to develop Rooster hand-knit yarns and Rooster Pattern Book One. She is the author of Double Bed Machine Knitting: Explained, and her research into knitting was profiled in Selvedge magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0756682355
• ISBN 13: 9780756682354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400