The Handknitters Yarn Guide

Author : Nikki Gabriel
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 9781250003072
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handknitter's Yarn Guide written by Nikki Gabriel and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential at-a-glance reference book containing yarn swatches and detailed information about the most widely used types of yarns available to today’s knitters The Handknitter’s Yarn Guide collects all the facts, figures and details that knitters need to know about yarns and gives visual comparisons showing the different effects they create when knitted up. This essential guide for every knitter at any level includes a comprehensive encyclopedia of the most commonly available yarns, complete with full-color photographs of swatches and vital information on how best to work with them. Organized by weight and fiber, the book is divided into three main sections: • Yarn Categories: details the range of yarn weights from super fine to super bulky and advises the reader on what to expect when working with each type. • Yarns in Use: discusses the general qualities of each yarn, the pros and cons of using it, how to care for it, as well as information on gauge and yardage. Includes swatches of each yarn knitted up and vital information on how best to use each yarn. • Reference: offers guidelines on how to calculate yarn substitutions, how to read labels, a comparative US/European glossary of terms, needle information, and much more. The Handknitter’s Yarn Guide is an essential knitting handbook offering both beginners and professionals all the information needed to make the best choice for each project in an easy to use and accessible format.

Author : Nikki Gabriel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781742668291
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handknitter's Yarn Guide written by Nikki Gabriel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential quick reference guide for handknitters of all levels, and includes a comprehensive encyclopaedia of yarns, complete with swatch images and vital information on how best to work with them. Common yarn weights are clearly defined, and readers are offered advice on what to expect when working with each type.

Author : Clara Parkes
Publisher : Potter Craft
ISBN 13 : 0307586987
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Knitter's Book of Yarn written by Clara Parkes and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater that started pilling before it even came off the needles. The stunning colorwork scarf that you can’t wear because the yarn feels like sandpaper against your neck. If only there were a way to read a skein and know how it would behave and what it wanted to become before you invested your time, energy, and money in it. Now there is! With The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, you’ll learn how to unleash your inner yarn whisperer. In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the inside stories behind the most common fiber types, preparations, spins, and ply combinations used by large-scale manufacturers and importers, medium-sized companies, boutique dye shops, community spinneries, and old-fashioned sheep farms. And, because we learn best by doing, Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the knitting world to provide a wide assortment of patterns created to highlight the qualities (and minimize the drawbacks) of specific types of yarns. The Knitter’s Book of Yarn will teach you everything you need to know about yarn: How it’s made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The next time you pick up a skein, you won’t have to wonder what to do with it. You’ll just know–the way any yarn whisperer would.

Author : Montse Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest Knitter's Handbook written by Montse Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the principles and techniques of handknitting.--Title page.

Author : Bonnie Barker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440238618
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Celtic Crochet written by Bonnie Barker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to crochet cables! Have you ever wanted to create a sweater with beautiful cables, but you didn't know how to knit? Now, in Contemporary Celtic Crochet, you can learn how to use basic crochet stitches to create the same stunning effect on sweater wraps, stoles, cardigans, and more. This book features easy projects, such as hats, scarves and device covers, and more difficult projects, including sweaters, wraps and blankets. Make the Hialeah Honey Baby Blankey to swaddle a newborn or create the Inisheer Sweater Wrap to stay cozy in cool weather. The Cables Meet Lace Cape is perfect for evenings out, and the Pennywhistler's Pack will let you carry your essentials on any day trip. These Celtic-inspired stitches and projects are the perfect addition to your crochet repertoire.

Author : Montse Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874912040
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handknitter's Handbook written by Montse Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann Budd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692824900
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knitting Comfortably written by Ann Budd and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern knitters are faced with greater risk of musculoskeletal injury than knitters of a generation ago. This book explores risk factors that impact knitters' productivity, efficiency, and safety. Strategies for reducing risk of injury including early intervention and prevention are discussed. Methods for increased knitting efficiency and productivity are also explained.

Author : Sharon Brant
Publisher : Anova Books
ISBN 13 : 9781843404910
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finishing Techniques for Hand Knitters written by Sharon Brant and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2009-01-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brant helps hand knitters to create professional-looking designs by weaving new techniques into their knitted garments. Proper shaping and sizing techniques are introduced, and a few seaming options are provided.

Author : Anastasia Blaes
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 1592533191
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Knitter's Guide to Yarn Cocktails written by Anastasia Blaes and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also available: The Knitters Guide to Yarn Cocktails.

Author : Clara Parkes
Publisher : Potter Craft
ISBN 13 : 0307586804
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Knitter's Book of Socks written by Clara Parkes and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sock is a work of wonder. No other knitted garment has as many structural demands or endures as much wear and tear. The humble sock must defy gravity, suffer the confines of our shoes, and endure being trampled on all day long. All too often, the root cause of a sock's triumph or failure is the yarn itself. In The Knitter’s Book of Socks, Clara Parkes shows you how to knit socks from yarn up, following the sock yarn life cycle from its foundations to its final moments on a proud foot. By understanding a sock's basic needs—elasticity, strength, and moisture management—you’ll learn how to play with these tools like building blocks, confidently combining fiber, twist, ply, pattern, and clever stitch tricks to construct your perfect pair of socks. To help put these principles into practice, The Knitter’s Book of Socks also offers 20 fresh, original patterns from today’s sock-design luminaries, including Cookie A, Cat Bordhi, Ann Budd, Nancy Bush, Anne Hanson, and Melissa Morgan-Oakes. The socks presented here run the gamut from simple knit-and-purl combinations suitable for beginners to innovative designs with lush colorwork, swirling cables, and delicate lace. Understanding the elements of yarn is the first step on every successful sock knitting journey. With this book as your guide, you’ll learn how to make any sock yarn shine and love every pair of socks you knit.