Heirloom Knitting Skills by Rita Taylor

Heirloom Knitting Skills by Rita Taylor

Knitting expert Rita Taylor gives you clear, easy-to-follow instructions for making 150 easy-to-follow heirloom stitch patterns that today's dedicated knitters are rediscovering and including in their repertories. Many of these classic stitches date back more than a century, but because of their beauty and usefulness, they remain favorites among knitting enthusiasts.

This book presents an extended gallery of heirloom patterns, showing swatches in color illustrations accompanied by directions for knitting them. You'll find textured stitch patterns, twist stitch patterns, raised stitch patterns, cable stitch patterns, lace stitch patterns, and colorwork patterns. Within each heirloom stitch pattern category, Rita Taylor gives you complete directions for completing several rewarding projects. Among them are:

A basket-weave blanket

A lace-ladder-and-twist scarf

Herringbone socks

A cozy cable sweater

Norwegian-style mittens . . . and many more

Heirloom Knitting Skills: A Stitch in Time takes many of the best and most popular traditional knitting projects and gives them a distinctly modern touch. The text is enhanced with more than 350 brilliant color photos, illustrations, and diagrams in color and black and white.

While residing in Scotland, Rita Taylor developed an interest in traditional knits.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781438001951
ISBN 10	1438001959
Title	Heirloom Knitting Skills
Author	Rita Taylor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	B.E.S. Publishing
Year published	2013-03-01
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.