What today's knitters love even more than knitting is visiting their local yarn shops and stocking up on new ideas, patterns, and tons of yarn. This collection of 30 patterns chosen from hundreds of entries submitted by yarn shops across the country is full of personal stories, knitting wisdom, and favourite tips from the people who have helped to fuel today's knitting revolution. The patterns range from designer sweaters and kids' knits to small take-along projects. More than a pattern book, this delightful collection is like a trip to the yarn shop, a private session with the best knitters a... View More...
This collection of 31 elegant and ingenious scarf designs tap the expertise of more than 25 knitwear designers who offer new ways to think about this most basic of garments. Designs by Kathryn Alexander, Debbie Bliss, Nancy Bush, Lily Chin, Nicky Epstein, Sasha Kagan, Sally Melville, and Kristin Nicholas are included, representing a varied exploration of techniques that provide innovative ways to think about knitting and crochet. Sections on knitting and crochet basics, making a scarf without a pattern, and a designer's notebook with templates for basic scarves and suggestions for design varia... View More...
Many knitters have found socks to be the perfect portable project for active lives. This book features 70 sock patterns from Knitter's Magazine sock contest. View More...
With everything from advice on tools to the most beautiful designer layouts ever, this covers-it-all encyclopaedia will be a must-have for the hundreds and thousands of scrapbooking fans. View More...
With this excellent how-to book, anyone can learn to knit well, undertake new knitting projects, and even create new designs. A key to better knitting rather than a set of instructions for making specific garments or articles, this comprehensive guide is a permanent reference on various knitting techniques. All basic procedures are thoroughly explained -- from selecting and using knitting equipment, casting on and binding off, to taking measurements and adjusting sizes, assembling garments, inserting zippers, and making linings for jackets, skirts, and other apparel. Over 300 drawings illustra... View More...
After raising their own children, businesswoman Elaine Scott and designer Ros Badger realized there was a demand for well-made, stylish hand knitwear. The two soon joined forces to create Little Badger. This book features some of their favorite and most successful designs together with new patterns for sweaters, hats, blankets, mittens, and leggings. Charming color photographs illustrate the text. View More...
Each summer, millions of children complain, "There's nothing to do." Originally published in 1889, The American Girl's Handy Book resoundingly challenges this age-old dilemma by providing a huge number of ideas for fun and instructional projects for young girls. It includes plans for April Fool's parties and jokes, transplanting wildflowers and preserving or pressing them, Easter games and activities, instructions for making a lawn tennis net and the rules of the game, how to make a hammock, corn husk and flower dolls, instructions for making various fans, Halloween parties, making a telephone... View More...
Following in the tradition of The Country Bride Quilt, this new book features the "Country Love Quilt," a design of breathtaking beauty that blends a country look with a touch of Victorian style. View More...
The emphasis is on composition, detail, and the finer points of achieving believable color for five North American freshwater fish and one saltwater reef carving with lionfish and angelfish. View More...
Celebrate Halloween in style with all-new ideas for irresistible pumpkins, spooktacular costumes, fiendish foods, and beautiful decorations With dozens of patterns, step-by-step directions, and kitchen-tested recipes waiting, the memories from this Halloween will haunt you with happiness. View More...
Get ready for some fun Try these unusual knitting techniques for stitching sweaters. Start at one cuff and knit to the other cuff. Or start at the shoulders and knit down to the waist. Or knit diagonally from corner to corner. Or knit a cable that goes from cuff to cuff and pick up stitches to knit up and down along the cable. View More...
