Wild Mittens and Unruly Socks

Author: Lumi Karmitsa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781646011629
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
A third volume of imaginative, adventuresome mitten and sock patterns from hip, young Finnish knitwear designer Lumi Karmitsa. The highly anticipated third installment of this popular set takes knitters on a brand-new and freshly exhilarating journey, filled with color and imagination: roaring tigers, cunning foxes, wide-eyed fawns, whirling flowers, and so much more! With Lumi Karmitsa's creativity, inventiveness, and unforgettable color combinations coming to life on every page, this is an endlessly charming collection full of design delights no knitter will want to miss. Packed with dynamic, expressive, irrepressibly fun patterns for mittens, socks, and matching sets Clear step-by-step instructions, with full-color charts and high-quality photos Readily adaptable designs--mix and match, choose your own colors, work long or short socks and mittens with or without decorative cuffs

Wild Mittens and Unruly Socks 2

Author: Lumi Karmitsa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570769856
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Lumi Karmitsa, author of the bestselling Wild Mittens & Unruly Socks, is back with a brand-new collection of hand-knit adventures! With her trademark eye for color, unmistakable style, and sense of fun in full swing, these expressive animal figures, imaginative pattern concepts, and delightfully vivid yarns will have you reaching for your needles in no time. Clear instructions and full-color charts will guide you through charmingly retro pineapples, endearing raccoons, and graceful angels' wings--or quirky flamingos, proud peacocks, and even a smiling skull or two. You won't be able to resist the temptation to get a little wild!

Wild Mittens and Unruly Socks

Author: Lumi Karmitsa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782217176
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Who said knitting had to be boring? With fascinating designs, irresistible colours, and a genuine passion for handcrafting shining through every page, Lumi Karmitsa's collection of mittens and socks is a dream come true! Discover a colourful cornucopia of animals, flowers, lettering and playful contemporary motifs, all made in bright and easy-to-work yarns. Knitters on the lookout for fierce colourwork knitting needn't look further! The patterns have been drawn as simply as possible - as Lumi herself only started to learn stranded knitting a few years ago - and she pays special attention to not only their design but also their fitting, making them perfect practical pieces to knit too.

Op-Art Socks

Author: Stephanie van der Linden
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620334852
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 429

Book Description
Enjoy a fresh new approach to sock knitting! Stephanie van der Linden is a master knitter and shows her technical skills to great effect in Op-Art Socks. A collector of op-art ceramics, she was inspired to translate graphic optical illusions into knitted patterns for socks, replicating their eye-popping effects. Op-Art Socks contains 19 projects. Explore graphic colorwork, textured knitting (knit and purl), shadow knitting, and shifting ribbing to create optical illusions. The book includes black and white swatches of all patterns so that you can readily perceive the op-art illusions in each piece. Op-Art Socks is truly unique in theme and designs. Go beyond ordinary sock knitting into new territory!

Beaded Wrist Warmers from Lithuania

Author: Irena Felomena Juskiene
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570769047
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
Beaded wrist warmers are a vital, beloved, and beautiful part of Lithuanian traditional costume. That's how Irena Filomena Juskiene discovered them: As a member of a group of artists dedicated to classic Lithuanian dance and music, she wore them during performances. When she decided to explore the roots of these knitted accessories, Irena found they were a fascinating part of the regional history and culture of Lithuania. The results of her journey have now been brought together in a compilation of beaded knitting patterns that spans centuries, dialects, and multiple museum collections. Irena shares over 60 designs organized according to their place of origin within the current and historical borders of Lithuania. Projects are presented with straightforward instructions and easy-to-follow charts, along with full-color photographs of sample wrist warmer pairs. In addition, readers will find thoroughly researched discussions of the origins of wrist warmers in each region, a catalog of further historical examples of the craft, and personal accounts shared by local contributors.

Sock Knitting Master Class

Author: Ann Budd
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620333147
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
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.

Wild Mittens and Unruly Socks

Author: Lumi Karmitsa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570768996
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Knitting clothes and accessories is more popular than ever, and knitters are always on the lookout for new patterns. Well, look no further: with fascinating designs, irresistible colors, and a genuine passion for handcrafting shining through every page, Lumi Karmitsa's collection is a dream come true! Colorful animals, flowers, and lettering, in bright and easy-to-work yarns, with clear step-by-step instructions and patterns suited for a variety of skill levels--it all adds up to vivid, fun, wearable accessories anyone can make.

Murder Wears Mittens

Author: Sally Goldenbaum
Publisher: Seaside Knitters Society
ISBN: 1496711033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
"Includes a knitting pattern"--Front cover.

Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy

Author: Tanis Gray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683839870
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Featuring 25 projects based on George Lucas's epic film saga, this is the ultimate guide to creating stunning projects inspired by Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Rey, and a whole host of droids, ships, and aliens from a galaxy far, far away.

Winter Knits from Scandinavia

Author: Jenny Alderbrant
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN: 1646011139
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
Comfy multi-color projects to keep you warm all winter long. There's nothing quite as cozy as multicolor stranded knitting—and with quick, fun projects, clear instructions, and easy-to-follow charts, it's never been simpler! Knit designer Jenny Alderbrant has collected 24 of her best-loved patterns for mittens, hats, and socks, with dozens of colors and delightful motifs that'll keep you warm all winter long. Try out time-tested classics like flowers and starry snowflakes, or get creative with cats, butterflies, and more, with these wild and wonderful winter knits! Easy-to-adjust sizes, for children and adults! Eye-catching designs to suit every taste, from traditional Scandinavian and Christmas patterns to unique renditions of adorable snails, charming foxes, and happy tulips. All kinds of decorative options: use your own favorite colors, add pompoms, or swap between faux-cabled brims, ribbed and unribbed cuffs, and picot edgings.