In the 1980's there has been a huge revival in the art of knitting which gradually became a "designer medium" with its subsequent links to a strong and flourishing British fashion industry. This in turn spawned a large number of successful knitting books. While knitting requires considerable skill, rugs are easy to make and cost a fraction of the price of ready-made ones. "Magic Carpets" features 30 original rug designs with full instructions on how to make them and simple colour graphs to follow. The basic techniques of latch hooking and cross stitch are given at the beginning of the book and there is a brief history of rugs and rug making.

Magic Carpets: A Creative Guide to Rug Making

COSS, MELINDA

New York

Art Masterpieces in Needlepoint: 20 Projects from the World's Great Museums

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Publisher

This book comprises of knitting patterns , photographs and instructions with explanations of knitting terms for all sizes and levels of ability for knitting with mohair. It includes everything from buttonholing to fairisle, from a traditional crewneck to glamorous evening jackets and coats. Melinda Coss is an internationally known handknitter and designer providing garments for Harrods and Harvey Nichols, began her Knit Kit business in 1986 and created "squeaky" jumpers with animal motifs in 1982. Debby Robinson is author of "The Encyclopaedia of Knitting Techniques" and created a major kit offer in the "Sunday Times Magazine" series "Born Again Knitting".

Knitting in Mohair

Robinson, Debby

Pan/Macmillan

This collection of 20 knitting patterns is inspired by characters from Walt Disney's films such as Mickey Mouse and Bambi. The garments range from toddlers suits to sophisticated sweaters and dresses. An introductory section explains techniques such as fair isle, intarsia, and button holing.

Disney Knits

Sidgwick Jackson Ltd

This collection of 20 knitting patterns is inspired by characters from Walt Disney's films such as Mickey Mouse and Bambi. The garments range from toddlers suits to sophisticated sweaters and dresses. An introductory section explains techniques such as fair isle, intarsia, and button holing.

Robinson, Debbie

Wild Animal Knits

This is a collection of knitting patterns featuring wild animals. Designs include: "Mane attraction" which has a zebra design; Tiger Lily", a boldly striped jumper; and patterns for children. There are 19 designs in total, mostly for sweaters, but including a jacket, cardigan, sweatshirt and a coat, using a variety of yarns including cotton, mohair, chunky wool, alpaca and aran. The book provides a guide to the techniques required, and separate instructions, a chart and helpful hints on the making up of each garment, including yarn suggestions and measurement diagrams.

Arts & Photography

UNKNO

This collection of knitting projects, all inspired by favorite Disney characters, features patterns ranging from toddlers' suits to sophisticated sweaters and includes helpful charts, diagrams, and photographs

The Disney Book of Knitting

Fashion

St Martins Pr

Provides instructions for knitting cardigans, guernseys, blouses, fisherman's sweaters, camisoles, jackets, polo shirts, skirts, and children's clothes, and demonstrates basic stitches

Knitting With Cotton

Provides instructions for knitting sweaters, leggings, jackets, coats, pullovers, tea cosies, and cushions featuring cat motifs

Cat Knits

Provides pattern instructions for creating eighteen knitted garments featuring cartoon characters, from Popeye and Olive Oyl to Betty Boop and Hagar the Horrible

The Popeye and Friends Knitting Book: 18 original Designs Featuring Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Brutus, Sweet Pea, Betty Boop, Hagar, Phantom and Ming

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Books by COSS, MELINDA

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Magic Carpets: A Creative Guide to Rug Making

Art Masterpieces in Needlepoint: 20 Projects from the World's Great Museums

Knitting in Mohair

Disney Knits

Disney Knits

Wild Animal Knits

The Disney Book of Knitting

Knitting With Cotton

Cat Knits

The Popeye and Friends Knitting Book: 18 original Designs Featuring Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Brutus, Sweet Pea, Betty Boop, Hagar, Phantom and Ming