Alternative Knitting Bookstore journal wip ufos yarns triumphs disasters inspirations socks patterns yarnstash designs knitblogs wools chat picis books yakyakyak knitting deities journal wip ufos yarns triumphs inspirations in association with amazon.co.uk and amazon.com designs knitblogs wools

home to bookstore the basics knitting: the basic how-tos with simple patterns for virgin knitters; if you are knitting for a new baby look in the 'babies' section for beginners' (if not virgins') knitting books too. beginners and intermediate knitting for adventurous beginners and intermediate level knitters. advanced knitting for advanced knitters: books which include some real toughies! finishing finishing and embellishing techniques for all knitters and all projects; use these in conjunction with design-your-own' books. design design your own knitware; the principles of design. techniques specific knitting techniques and traditions; fairisle, cables, intarsia, beading, lace. And more. knitting for babies these include some books for beginners. knitting for toddlers and children there is so much of this stuff out there! sock knitting from the very simple to outrageous. organize your knitting stuff journals and notebooks to help you organize, document and plan knitlit journals, stitch and bitch, history crochet for knitters who crochet or would like to learn knitblog journal of knitting exploits

advanced knitters in association with amazon.co.uk and amazon.com Freeform Knitting and Crochet - Jenny Dowde Shows how to use freeform knitting and crochet, making up shapes as you go along, using beads and other embellishments too. Includes how to make clay buttons and closures, appliqué, working with wire and directions for garments and bags. US shoppers click here: Freeform Knitting and Crochet AlterKNITS - Leigh Radford Good inspiration. You have to be able to knit, not that easy for beginners - but hey! we worked our way through Patricia Roberts' impossibly complex designs in 4-ply in the eighties without knowing that it was 'too difficult'. Surely women's brains haven't gone that soft in the meantime. Go for it. US shoppers click here: AlterKNITS Scarf Style This deserves a place in the advanced section as the designers have not shrunk from including some very complex creations. A scarf, it seems, is not just a scarf. Pam Allen and 30 other contemporary designers introduce scarves and wraps with wonderful twists. Ideas range from extremely simple to very, very complex - with magnificant results. Scarves with sleeves, a beautifully fitting wrap, capelets with or without sleeves, lace and ruffle scarves in all shapes, intarsia, cables, ribs, entrelac, and even one or two infinitely adaptable traditional shapes. Oh yes, and one amazing multidirectional, multicoloured, multitextured creation using 47 shades of Paternayan Persian yarn... A 12-page design notebook at the back introduces ideas for inventing your own scarf. Phew! US shoppers Poems of Color, Knitting in the Bohus Tradition - Wendy Keele Get your teeth into some of these amazingly complex patterns. Some rows sport five different yarns for fairisle, and you will find yourself juggling texture as well as sophisticated colouring. This is a beautiful history of this Swedish organisation which includes sumptuous picis and not a few patterns and charts. Personally, I would ignore the patterns and adapt the charts, but the shaping of the garments is good enough to follow to the letter. US shoppers click here: Poems of Color The Seaton Collection, Jamie and Jessi Seaton Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous designs, all intarsia, some fairisle, mostly in 4-ply (fingering). One in double-knit. Flowers, oriental, heraldic. Very English. Very complex. You may not want to attempt more than one a year. In any case, keep some socks on the go for when you don't want to think or look at what you are doing. US shoppers click here: The Seaton Collection