200 Fair Isle Designs

Knitting Charts, Combination Designs, and Colour Variations

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

A comprehensive guide to 200 beautiful Fair Isle designs. Learn to read colour charts and rapidly gain the confidence to use these stunning designs to create your own stylish projects and garments.A unique "selector" at the beginning of the book makes it easy to choose a design you like. Organised by row and stitch count, each of the patterns is accompanied by an easy-to-follow chart indicating both the pattern stitches and the colours used, and each sample is shown charted in an alternative colourway. A "mix and match" feature lets you combine patterns with ease. Includes guidance on yarn choices and special techniques unique to Fair Isle knitting.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-10-24
Mått:210 x 20 x 220 mm
Vikt:720 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Search Press Ltd
ISBN:9781844486922

Utforska kategorier

Stickning och virkning inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Mary Jane Mucklestone is a hand knitting designer who enjoys the process of knitting as much as the end product that she creates. She is known for her colourful and inventive Fair Isle and colourwork designs featured in Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, Classic Elite Yarns, Alchemy Yarns, St. Denis Magazine and an assortment of books, as well as at her website MaryJaneMucklestone.comMary Jane has a varied background in art and textiles having earned a BFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute, studying fashion at Parsons School for Design, and Textiles and Historic Costume at the University of Washington. She was a photostylist for Interweave Knits magazine, has taught handwork to the early grades in a Waldorf School, and also worked for years in the fashion industry in New York City, and the related fields of advertising and interior design. Mary Jane seeks to unlock the creative force inside the heart of every knitter.

Recensioner i media

Once you have fallen for Fair Isle, you are sure to want a wide selection of projects and ideas to enjoy. Fortunately Mary Jane Mucklestone's 200 Fair Isle Designs has enough to keep you busy for the foreseeable future. With help from this title, you can learn to read charts and grow in confidence as you begin to use Mucklestone's stunning designs to create your own garments and accessories.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionHow to use this bookEssential skillsThe basics, Using colour, Using the patternsThe DirectorySwatch Selector, The DirectoryIndex and Resources