Download or read book The Stockings Were Knit written by Mickey Landau and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eight festive knit Christmas stocking designs offer styles for everyone in the family, including the pets! The stockings can be displayed with the toe at right or at left, because the cuffs show the same design on both sides. Special finishing touches for some of the stockings include embroidery and duplicate stitch. 8 knit stockings by Mickey Landau for medium weight yarn and Intermediate skill level: For My Best Friend (dog), Purr-fect Pastimes (cat), Hugs and Kisses (X's and O's), Familar Carols Play (bells), Old-fashioned Christmas (houndstooth pattern), Let It Snow! (snowflakes), Winter Wonderland (snowman scene), and Christmas Classic (gingerbread man).
Download or read book Knit Christmas Stockings written by Gwen Steege and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make this Christmas one your family will remember forever by knitting Christmas stockings for the entire clan. The 19 fun, simple-to-follow patterns presented here make it easy for even first-time knitters to create beautiful stockings, not to mention delightful knit and felt ornaments for the Christmas tree. And Knit Christmas Stockings! is not only fun and easy to use, it's also economical. With single-pattern prices from $3.50 to $9, a knitter buying 19 patterns could spend over $150! But with Knit Christmas Stockings! knitters get 19 great patterns for just $14.95.As with all the books in Storey's die-cut Knit series, this book is written with the first-time knitter in mind. All knitting instructions are in plain English, no esoteric terms or indecipherable abbreviations. And if a project calls for an unusual technique, the instructions are accompanied by detailed illustrations of the process. This straightforward approach has resulted in rave reviews of the Knit series from novice, infrequent, and experienced knitters. And yarn shop owners love the series, too. The revolutionary format and simple instructions are bringing new knitters into stores
Download or read book Knit Christmas Stockings 2nd Edition written by Gwen W. Steege and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make this holiday one your family will remember forever! With these 19 simple and fun patterns, even first-time knitters can create beautiful Christmas stockings for everyone on Santa’s list. Gwen W. Steege offers innovative ideas for crafting unique stockings full of personality, regardless of whether you’re looking for wacky or whimsical, classically beautiful or daintily darling. Transform smaller skeins and project leftovers into ministockings for pets or tree ornaments. Clear some room on the mantle and knit yourself a merry little Christmas. PLEASE NOTE: The patterns and instructions in this ebook rely on color illustrations and color sequences, and they will not fully render on black-and-white reading devices.
Download or read book Christmas Stockings written by Interweave Press and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing solely on patterns and techniques for knitting Christmas stockings, these 18 eclectic projects are simple enough for the beginner and unique enough to interest experienced knitters who want to go beyond the traditional holiday stocking. Each step-by-step lesson is shown in full color and includes instructions and charts. Easy-to-knit alphabets are provided along with knitters’ graph paper for personalizing and dating each sock. Also included are miniature sock patterns for decorating packages and holiday trees.
Download or read book Knit a Vintage Christmas written by Candi Derr and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing sparks nostalgia like Christmastime. We watch the holiday classics like It's a Wonderful Life and pull out our same decorations each year because we love the memories they bring. The patterns in Knit a Vintage Christmas will both evoke memories of bygone eras and become heirloom decorations you will use year after year. Some of the patterns in this book are classics—vintage patterns updated for the modern knitter—and some are new patterns with a vintage feel. All will inspire your Christmas spirit—now and for years to come! • 12 classic stocking patterns with modern charts and knitting instructions • Woodland Wreath with patterns for various components you can use to create your one-of-a-kind wreath with owls, hedgehogs, toadstools, and more • Patterns for vintage knit gifts like Scandinavian star slippers, a hobby horse, a Santa pajama case, holly hat, and more • A holiday knits collection you will turn to year after year
Download or read book Scandinavian Christmas Stockings written by Mette Handberg and published by Trafalgar Square Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright holiday colors and motifs abound in this treasury of Christmas stocking patterns inspired by traditional Scandanavian designs. Detailed pattern charts, including a complete alphabet for personalizing stockings with family member names, and designs to create a stocking cap, patterned mittens, and whimsical leg warmers accompany the unique stocking designs included within. Knitters will enjoy creating handmade Christmas decorations that are sure to become treasured family heirlooms.
Download or read book Knitting America written by Susan Strawn and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Susan has placed the history of knitting within the context of American history, so we can clearly see how knitting is intertwined with such subjects as geography, migration, politics, economics, female emancipation, and evolving social mores. She has traced how a melting pot of knitting traditions found their way into American culture via vast waves of immigration, expanded opportunity for travel, and technology.” —Melanie Falick This is the history that Knitting America celebrates. Beautifully illustrated with vintage pattern booklets, posters, postcards, black-and-white historical photographs, and contemporary color photographs of knitted pieces in private collections and in museums, this book is an exquisite view of America through the handiwork of its knitters.
Download or read book Twas the Knits Before Christmas written by Fiona Goble and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title celebrates Moore's poem by presenting it alongside 10 knitting patterns for the characters and props from the story.
Download or read book Sock Knitting Master Class written by Ann Budd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work from the ground up with knitwear design: create your own socks! Sock Knitting Master Class showcases methods for designing and knitting creative socks, featuring signature elements and techniques from 16 top designers. You'll learn what makes good sock design, and then dive into knitting 18 spectacular, brand-new patterns featuring the widest variety of techniques. With patterns divided into two sections by top-down and toe-up construction, Sock Knitting Master Class explores such techniques as cables, twisted stitches, lace, stranded colorwork, entrelac, shadow knitting, and intarsia worked in the round. Plus, you'll discover inventive ways to start and end socks, shape heels and toes, and knit the soles. Sock Knitting Master Class is an all-star assembly of the most inventive, exciting designers working in socks including Cookie A, Kathryn Alexander, Nancy Bush, Cat Bordhi, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Anne Hanson, Melissa Morgan-Oakes, Meg Swanson, Anna Zilboorg, and many more. And you'll also learn how each yarn contributes to the overall design from Clara Parkes.
Download or read book Highland Knits written by Interweave Editors and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be Transported with These Timeless Knits! Inspired by Outlander, the romantic tale of time travel and adventure, Highland Knits is a rustic, yet sophisticated collection of quick-to-knit projects. These 16 simple, enduring designs will have you stylishly covered no matter what place, or time, you call home. From Claire's "Rent Collection Shawl" to the "Sassenach Cowl," all your favorite pieces worn by the series' beloved heroine, and then some, are here, waiting to be knit. You'll find each piece relevant to your wardrobe, whether dressing for today or eighteenth century Scotland.
Download or read book Knitting Socks from Around the World written by Kari Cornell and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2011-07-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects 25 fantastic patterns for socks inspired by knitting traditions from around the world. Patterns from top designers including Star Athena, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Candace Eisner Strick, Chrissy Gardiner, Janel Laidman and Anna Zilboorg are featured, along with an introduction from Nancy Bush, author of Folk Socks.
Download or read book The History of Hand Knitting written by Richard Rutt and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, from the Restoration to 1835, during the 19th century, and during World War I and after. Further explorations consider local traditions in the British Isles, knitting as practiced east of the Adriatic, and developments in the Americas. Absorbing reading for knitters and nonknitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern.
Download or read book Alt Fiber written by Shannon Okey and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than twenty-five clothing, accessories, and housewares projects to knit and crochet using environmentally friendly plant fibers"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Knit Stitch 50 Knit Purl Patterns written by Kristen McDonnell and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This printed Knit Stitch Pattern Book gives you 50 unique hand-knit designs. Easily understand exactly how to create each texture stitch-by-stitch with chart diagrams and written instructions to knit both flat and in the round. Patterns in this book are organized by their row repeats, beginning with the simplest 2-row repeats and advancing up to more intricate 28-row repeats. Knit and Purl techniques only! This book was created by YouTuber Kristen McDonnell from Studio Knit, the popular knitting channel. Find video tutorials for each pattern on her website!
Download or read book Hester written by Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swedish Handknits written by Sue Flanders and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2012-08-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swedish Handknits is a collection of patterns for sweaters, hats, scarves, mittens, headbands, and bags, all inspired by the historic textiles housed at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Institute was the first to host the successful Bohus knitting exhibit in America, so it's fitting that their world-class textile collection provides the inspiration for these designs.As in the authors' Norwegian Handknits, vintage photographs of Swedish immigrants, recipes, and photos of the artifacts that inspired the designs will be included, along with a short history of knitting in Sweden. Bohus, twined knitting, and Swedish mittens are some of the many techniques featured in the book.
Download or read book The Stocking knitter s Manual written by Mrs. George Cupples and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
