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Search - Knitting in the Old Way : Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters

Knitting in the Old Way Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters
Author: Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Deborah Robson

Knitting in the Old Way is a clear and comprehensive guide to traditional and ethnic knitting skills. It begins by presenting fifteen timeless sweater shapes and then teaches color and texture techniques. Priscilla uses 15 master plans to show the development of sweaters from basic tunics to more complex shaping. The final knitt... more »ed garments from these master plans are 85 sweater examples, including cardigans, vests, turtlenecks, crew necks, drop shoulder and raglan, each celebrating our knitting heritage.

Originally published in 1985 in a significantly smaller edition with less information, Knitting in the Old Way presents a way of knitting rather than a finite set of patterns. It empowers today’s knitters to produce both everyday and heirloom-quality sweaters without relying on line-by-line patterns. It teaches us to read the fabric on our needles instead of the fine print. The hardcover edition of the book is bound with sewn signatures (for durability and to open flat) and has a sturdy, paper-over-boards cover.

Knitting in the Old Way means knitting by thinking, not by following.
Knitting in the Old Way guides you to discover a way of knitting. It unfolds a process that connects you to centuries of textile wisdom and helps you invent and create designs of your own.
Knitting in the Old Way involves working each sweater from a plan based on proportions, instead of from a line-by-line pattern.

Review

Knitting In The Old Way is a "hot-to" book of instruction and example of the fine tradition of knitting without recourse to a line-by-line printed pattern. Knitting In The Old Way shares the simple fundamentals of design and construction allowing the knitter to draft their own styles, chart their own patterns, create their own heirlooms. Brilliant multi-colored patterns of the Scandinavian countries, intriguing motifs of the Shetland Islands, and rich sculptural knits of northern Europe are covered in detail--the history as well as the how-to. Profuse and illustrative photos and drawings guide the knitter through the basic steps and special tricks of the trade that knitters all over the world have developed down through the years. Pricilla Gibson-Roberts' own interpretations of classic styles are shown in full color, as well. Knitting In The Old Way is an essential addition to any personal or community library's needlecraft collection! -- Midwest Book Review

ISBN-13: 9780966828962
ISBN-10: 0966828968
Publication Date: 11/25/2005
Pages: 302
Rating:

Currently 4/5 Stars.

4 stars, based on 2 ratings

Publisher: Nomad Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 7
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Genres:

Arts & Photography >> Fashion >> History
Crafts, Hobbies & Home >> Crafts & Hobbies >> Fashion
Crafts, Hobbies & Home >> Crafts & Hobbies >> General
Crafts, Hobbies & Home >> Crafts & Hobbies >> Knitting

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