Mining fashion's endless archive, the author has created 35 contemporary knitwear designs that take their cues from designers past. Organized into four thematic chapters, he highlights women's wear, men's wear, traditional ethnic garb and sportswear. He also introduces each project by explaining its historical/cultural roots.

Offers 18 designs from various crochet artists. This book helps the reader learn the historical and feminist contexts leading up to this crochet uprising. It includes essays about experimenting with crochet to empower readers to take design risks. It contains projects which explore color, texture, design, and embellishment.

Covers everything you need to know to knit and crochet for the men and boys in your life - from what men will and won't wear, body types and fit issues, choosing colours and fibres and texture, to how to adjust and adapt patterns for men.

From casual to formal, the kimono shape has endured for centuries as a staple form of dress for peasantry and nobility alike. For each kimono, this collection contains a knitted interpretation of a style or feature of traditional kimono.

Contains 25 projects related to knitting. This book: features contains projects that make use of different yarns including merino, alpaca, silk, cashmere and angora; includes a project on a textured jacket with a form-fitting nipped waist, a bishop-sleeved sweater with a daringly plunging neckline, and a shoulder-bearing mini-dress.

Bringing together profiles of 27 artist-crafters, this work does more than just document their creations. Each of the profiled knitters has contributed a project - a sweatshirt kimono, a mohair and metal belt, a hobo-style shoulder bag, a geodesic-patterned cap, as well as a teddy bear knit from fiberglass insulation.

Offers dozens of patterns for items that evoke the mystique of Harry Potter a Wizard Robe, an Invisibility Shawl, a Quidditch Sweater, Ron's Ragg Raglan, a Clock Blanket, and Harry Christmas Ornaments. This book features patterns, color photos of the finished projects, and illustrations of stitch patterns and design elements.

Brings together a selection of 24 of her classic designs that includes something for knitters of various skill levels. This title demystifies the techniques needed to knit beautiful pieces, providing simple but effective designer secrets on everything from casting on to simple finishing techniques.

'My empire is of the imagination.' These are the words of Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African tribe, whose dread title, 'She-who-must-be-obeyed', testifies to her undying beauty and magical powers; but they serve equally well to describe the hold of her author, Henry Rider Haggard, on generations of readers. Writing 'at white heat', and in the flush of success after the ...

A collection of over 30 stylish knitted accessories for various seasons, from gloves and scarfs, to hats and ponchos. This work takes into account the choice of yarns available to the modern knitter, and focuses on using these to maximum effect.

Freeform knitting and crochet is an innovative trend that is taking the crafting world by storm. This work focuses on the individual crafter's creativity and imagination, allowing them to work with colours, designs and textures. It features 25 projects that inspire readers to discover their inner artist.

From the runways of Paris to the sidewalks of small towns, crochet has emerged as a cool and sophisticated fashion trend. This title presents twenty fresh crochet designs for beginner and advanced crocheters alike.

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Koigu Wool Designs has been a revered source for top-quality handpainted merino yarn and exquisite patterns. This work provides needleworkers who are positively obsessive about Koigu with 25 of the company's best designs and learn more about how owners Maie and Taiu Landru achieve their amazing technicolour results.

Features thirty projects ranging from elegant to earthy - from a chic shrug to a recycled denim rug and from fun plush toys to sweaters too good for boys. This guide covers various kinds of yarns and materials, and the tools of the trade; the basic stitches, shaping, finishing techniques, blocking, and more.

When Lisa finds a derelict hut in her friend Ben's backyard, she explores the remnants of an era long gone. Lisa's Great Aunt Hannah moves into a nursing home nearby, and by drawing her into the art of lace making, Lisa is helped to understand her own Asperger Syndrome.

Features lessons for beginners and more than 30 original designs for knitters of various abilities and stripes - from a lady's detective hat and house slippers to a saucy apron and a table skirt. Including over 70 photographs, this book also relates the author's personal stories and reflections on her life in knitting.

All across the world, people are knitting for peace. They call the work they do charity knitting. This work tells the stories of 28 knitting-for-peace endeavours, with smaller, more anecdotal stories shared in corresponding sidebars. It also offers practicial, hands-on information, including 15 patterns for easy-to-knit charity projects.

Presents the author's tips and tricks for crocheting ready-to-wear clothing and jewelry while demystifying garment making with explanations about choices in yarns, stitches, hooks, silhouettes, measuring accurately, and more. This work teaches you how to FIT a garment even before you take on a project.

Offers information you need to make your own knitwear. This title includes what you need to know - from basic casting-on techniques, stitching, and understanding patterns, to adding embellishments and embroidery, and professional finishing of your methods. It features such projects as: scarves and shawls, floor cushions, and ponchos.