This is an altogether delicious book, packed with excitement, discovery and outstanding design!

Elise Duvekot has un-vented a wonderful technique that is extraordinary in its ability to allow for subtle color mixing (and not-so-subtle, too) while creating a fabric that has many of the same soft, stretchy, cushy qualities of double knit without being quite so heavy. Her k1b (and p1b) techniques create flowing color work without stranding, and her beautiful and beautifully wearable designs invite experimenting while maintaining classic lines. It's actually hard to know which is more exciting, her clothing designs or the k1b technique. Of course, together they are completely phenomenal, so perhaps that's a moot question.

This wonderful book, written in Estonian and English, gathers Aino Praakli's research on Estonian mittens under one cover. There are 175 color images of patterned Estonian mittens, a short description of each mitten from the museum archive notes with author’s comments, where the mitten came from, who made it (if known) and details about the construction. There is also a colored graph for each design, showing the pattern repeat. Included are instructions for special techniques, an interview with the author and some of her personal thoughts on her work and the mittens she has studied.

This book is a labor of love. Aino has spend countless hours in the Estonian National Museum collections, she has given her heart to these knitted treasures of her culture. Her dream is to see these patterns scattered around the world. We are confident that with the publication of Eesti Labakindad, her dream will become reality - as well it should.

It is truly rare that a book that is so beautifully presented is also filled with so very much that knitters want to know and learn. The Haapsalu Shawl exceeds every expectation I've come to have concerning wonderful knitting books.

• Here is a "coffee table book" that you'll have more often in your lap because it has so much in it you'll want to read and learn from.
• Here is a knitting book with the very best photos I've ever seen of over 100 lace patterns. If you've ever wanted to see nups up close and in their most radiant form, you'll get your wish dozens of times over between the pages of this volume.
• If you've wished for a really clear tutorial on the art and craft of creating Estonian lace, you'll find it here. Only you can make yourself a master knitter, but The Haapsalu Shawl will give you all the instruction, including clear, close-up photos of each bit of knitting technique.
• If you are an armchair traveller, you'll find a glimpse of the life and history of Haapsalu that will make you long for more. Haapsalu may well become one of the most well-visited locales as a result of this vibrant book.

The Haapsalu Shawl a book-loving knitter's dream come true. Sheer joy.

After too long out of print, we are ecstatic to be able to offer this beautiful, inspiring book once again. Whether you want only to be graced by the beauty of the photos and clothing design, or whether you (like me) can hardly wait to begin creating one of the garments, Poetry in Stitches is a joy to behold and a treasure for a lifetime!

Solveig Hisdal is a highly acclaimed clothing and textile designer from Norway - and that acclaim is not without very good reason. She is the sort of designer who can look at paint peeling on a boat and turn those colors and textures into breathtaking fabric which she then turns into a garment of inspiring beauty. And that is what you'll find throughout Poetry in Stitches - you'll walk with her through some of Scandinavia's best heritage museums as she points out one treasure after another and tells you what is so very special about it. Then, you'll turn the page and discover one or more garments inspired by the antique clothing, painted boxes, seaside treasures and more. They will leave you breathless, as they left me. I have been reading and looking and revisiting this book more times than I can count since it arrived. She has created everything from a child's Christening outfit to a heart-stoppingly beautiful knitted bridal cardigan, from sweaters for daily wear to the most formal special occasions of all sorts. The designs are exquisite, gorgeous, lovely - and the lessons in how to allow our world to speak it's beauty to us are priceless.

Wonderful! Journey with Annemor through paintings and photos of days gone by and discover how very many sweaters and other knit garments have found their way into the art of the world, particularly when created by Scandinavian artists.

Part of the treat of this book is the modern photos of sweaters knit based on antique photos and paintings -- these are so inspiring I find my hands beginning to tingle with eager anticipation of knitting similar sweaters. You'll find splendid patterns and construction details, too, along with history, color patterns and Annemor's way of viewing in the human heart through knitting. In the end, it seems to me that there has also been a cultural transformation: sweaters that were originally mostly practical were knit with enough love and care to be also beautiful; these inspired and became part of artistic portrayals; and as time moved along, it is found that the knitting itself is art, art that one can live in.

Knitting in Art is pure joy!

Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about lace knitting, and discover and learn about LOTS of things that most of us, prior to reading this amazing book, didn't know enough to know we wanted, yea, needed to know. Susanna Lewis has given us the most comprehensive, detailed account of what knit lace is, how its many fabrics work, how to make it by hand or machine, and which techniques make the difference between merely lovely and heirloom quality lace.

Her method of approach is fascinating - she analyzed, charted, and fully explains a 15 foot long 19th century sampler (held by the Brooklyn Museum's Department of Costumes and Textiles, probably knit in southern Germany or in Austria) that boasts 91 patterns, 83 of which are lace. It is perhaps that living quality that comes from studying the actual work of another knitter that gives Knitting Lace its riveting power. I have seldom felt so intensely interested in a book of knitting instruction as I have been in this one. Captivating and inspiring are the two words that come to mind.

After the sampler, she offers up what I'll call "keystone clothing patterns" - patterns that use lace in ways that convey not only its beauty, but also manage to show how to use lace in a more universal way. I predict that many of us will plunge into adding lace to sweaters, socks and more just because we saw what Susanna Lewis did with it.

This book is powerful and beckoning. You'll want to read it and revisit it often.

We now offer a select group of individual patterns - many known and beloved for years, some brand new designs, too. Click on the Surprise Jacket pattern above to see them all! Or, click here.

The book of Fair Isle knitting is at long, long last back in print! Dover Press deserves a nod of thanks (and maybe a Fair Isle scarf or two) for having produced Starmore's keynote book with the same care and quality of the original. ALL the color photos and color drawings are there - in color, not as the black and white reproductions that grace far too many resurrected knitting classics. The cover is sturdier than the typical softbound book and paper quality is very high grade. This means that this classic book will do what a classic book ought to do - remain in beautiful condition for generations.

More importantly, of course, is that Alice Starmore's incomparable unveiling of the art of Fair Isle knitting is not just the most complete resource on the subject that is available, but also a journey into the world of color and fiber and design that both inspires and enlightens. Her own designs are represented by the "Wardrobe of Patterns" that closes the book. Those sweaters (for all sizes and tastes) and accessories alone are worth the price of the book and will keep your needles clicking for years. What you'll learn about color and pattern and technique along the way is simply priceless.

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting is treasure, not just a must-have.

Lucy does it again - this time coming the the aid of anyone and everyone who has ever wanted to knit but not known how. So, get your yarn, your needles, pop the DVD into the player, sit back and follow along as Lucy shows you everthing (and then some!) you need to know to cast-on and knit with joy and success.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The Basic Manoeuvres!
• Working To and Fro
• The Equipment
• Mixing Knits and Purls
• The Mechanics
• More Manoevres
• Joining Yarns and Pieces
• A Funny Thing Happened . . . and some fixes
• Knitter's Terminology
• Guides and Markers
• Reading a Knitting Pattern
• Reading Your Knitting
• Rescue Skills
• Working in the round
• Beginner Projects

I feel as though we have all been gifted by the return of this collection - this time in English. For far, far too long this classic and unparalled collection of patterns from the countrysides of Bavaria and Austria has languished out of print. As knitter's we owe a debt of gratitude to Schoolhouse Press for bringing it back to life and also for translating it into English.

Originally, Twisted-Stitch Knitting was a trio of Austrian books (originally titled, Überlieferte Strickmuster) created by Maria Erlbacher to continue the preservation of folk knitting in Austria. Her three little books (now in this single volume) were always my favorite sources for this style of knitting. There is a warmth, a heart to them that no other such books convey in quite the same way.
And they are packed with everything a knitter could want: 174 intriguing twisted-stitch designs plus instructions for a number of jackets/cardigans, vests and elegant stockings with separate motifs in the calf-shaping. Meg Swansen and Amy Detjen have expanded the technique section for this English edition, explaining more fully things that had stymied them and other English-speaking knitters.

Pure joy!

PS The perfect yarn for this style of knitting is Edelweiss - its spring and life are perfect for the tight knit of the twisted-stitch. We carry it here at www.euronaturayarn.com.