Saturday, August 15, 2009

Knitting Stitch Bible by Maria Parry-Jones

Published 2009

The Knitting Stitch Bible is a stunning gallery of more than 250 stitches ranging from the easiest purl stitch to the most complex intarsia pattern.

New Twists on Twined Knitting: A Fresh Look at a Traditional Technique by Laura Farson

Published 2009

Knits from the North Sea: Lace in the Shetland Tradition by Carol Rasmussen Noble

Published 2009

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting by Alice Starmore

Published 2009

Scotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting, and Alice Starmore is famous for her expertise in designing and instructing knitters in this appealing regional tradition. This volume is profusely illustrated with color photographs, plus drawings and charts that illustrate the art's history, patterns, and techniques.

One More Skein: 30 Quick Projects to Knit by Leigh Radford, John Mulligan (Photographer)

Published 2009

“Two needles and one (or one more) skein of yarn—the possibilities never cease to amaze me,” writes Leigh Radford in the introduction to her new book. Radford’s fascination with the creative potential of these raw materials is evident throughout One More Skein, where she melds the alternative approach to knitting and felting she introduced in AlterKnits and AlterKnits Felt with the magic she worked with a single skein of yarn in the bestselling One Skein.
One More Skein features 30 diverse projects that can be completed with one or two average-sized skeins of yarn or multiple bits of leftover yarn. Projects include an earflap hat sized for the whole family; fingerless mitts; sweaters, britches, and capelets for baby; hemp jewelry embellished with jump ring “beads”; a felted, pleated sleeve to dress up a vase; and a multicolored blanket worked from assorted stash yarn. All of them are quick and relatively easy to make, without sacrificing beauty or ingenuity.