Collects 50 projects and ideas for the beginning and intermediate-level knitter, many of which can be made in a weekend or less.

Celebrates artisans from all over the world of knitting. This book features thirty-eight interviews with American spinners, weavers and knitters. It also features shepherds caring for rare breeds, a plant biologist developing a strain of naturally colored cotton, and the hand spinners and hand dyers who produce gorgeous skeins of yarn.

30 Heirloom Projects with Complete How-to-Knit Instructions.

Step-by-step instructions for knitting projects that can often be completed in a weekend are accompanied by full-color photographs, quotations about knitting, recipes for treats, and tips on stress- reducing activities.

Knitters at all levels will find everything they need to create hand-made expressions of love for those special babies in their lives.

Through 12 easy projects, from bouncy bean bags to a rolled edge pullover, this title teaches children of all ages how to knit. Photographs and step-by-step instructions show the basics: finger knitting; casting on and off; knit, purl and stocking stitches; knitting in the round and shaping.

This beautiful, multifaceted, user-friendly notebook/journal is the perfect companion for anyone committed to exploring his or her creativity or simply consolidating the myriad scraps of paper that currently make up their organizational system. Casual knitters can treat Knit as a general diary for everyday notes, while more prolific knitters and designers can use it as a place to sketch patterns .

Presents top knitwear designers from the United States, Canada, Belgium, and Australia sharing their unique Christmas, Hanukah, and winter solstice gift-giving, decorating, dress-up projects, and a few favorite holiday traditions. This book provides a collection of a range of super-quick projects for the last-minute holiday rush.

Acclaimed knitting author Melanie Falick travelled thousands of miles and interviewed dozens of knitters, spinners, dyers, and sheep breeders to create this inspiring and revealing collection of portraits and patterns. With profiles of 38 artisans and farmers, 175 beautiful colour photographs, and 30 original patterns whose difficulty ranges from basic to advanced, from traditional to ...

A portrait of knitters, dyers and breeders of fibre-producing animals all over the United States, which includes 30 original patterns for adult and child-sized garments. In addition, there are features on locations, such as a school in Detroit where children learn to knit before they learn to read.