Contemporary knitters will delight in these traditional and innovative patterns for men and women. Collected through the ages and from around the world, these wonderful projects are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the countries of origin.

The Harmony Guides are a series of practical, illustrated guides to hand knitting and crochet explaining basic techniques from start to finish. This volume offers tips on producing Aran and Fair Isle garments.

Crafted with the precision of a Fair Isle garment, informed by accounts from the knitters themselves, and set firmly within it's historical and sociological roots, this book takes you to the heart of this knitting tradition. It presents the history of Fair Isle knitting and an examination of the style's techniques.

At the lectures and workshop she has given in recent years, Debbie Bliss has been asked why her children's knitwear designs are not available in adult sizes. Now she has responded to these appeals with her first collection to cover the whole age range - from babies right through to adults.

Gathers patterns and instructions for knitting in the Aran style.