Knitting from the British Islands: 30 original designs from traditional patterns

Provides patterns and directions for making traditional sweaters, cardigans, skirts, hats, blouses, dresses, and jackets

Knitting from the British Islands: 30 Original Designs from Traditional Patterns

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

STARMORE, Alice

Matheson, Anne

Crafts & Hobbies

St Martins Pr

Scotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting, and Alice Starmore is famous for her expertise in designing and instructing knitters in this appealing regional tradition. Starmore's richly illustrated guide offers both beginning and advanced knitters a complete workshop in the Fair Isle style. It not only explores the art's history, patterns, and traditional techniques but also encourages knitters to develop their own creativity. Starmore explains the traditional Fair Isle techniques of circular knitting and presents detailed tutorials on incorporating classic motifs, exploring color schemes, and creating unique patterns and designs. She shares fourteen of her own original designs, including patterns for cardigans, vests, fishermen's sweaters, hats, gloves, and mittens. More than 250 photographs, drawings, and easy-to-follow charts illustrate sources of inspiration, simple instructions, and spectacular results. Knitting devotees agree: If you have only one book of Fair Isle patterns, this is the one to have!

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting (Dover Crafts: Knitting)

Dover Publications

The definitive guide to designing and knitting in the Irish Aran tradition, this highly sought after book returns to print after a decade's absence in a revised and expanded version. The author of many knitting classics, Alice Starmore is internationally renowned as a knitwear designer and an expert on knitting technique. In this guide, she presents a fascinating history of Aran knitting and an analysis of the traditional style, in addition to a complete workshop in technique, pattern, and design. "Highly recommended" by Library Journal, this volume offers step-by-step instructions, photographs, and drawings. It provides complete directions and charted patterns for the original edition's fourteen designs — many of them reknit in contemporary yarns — plus a new design. Patterns include the St. Brigid, one of the author's most popular hand-knitted designs, which represents a step forward from Aran knitting into the realm of Celtic design. Brilliant color photographs depict all of the finished caps, sweaters, and shawls. Sixty easy-to-read charted patterns guide readers through the design process and encourage the development of unique patterns. Beginners and experienced knitters alike will cherish this comprehensive guide to a beloved craft.

Aran Knitting, Expanded Edition

In the course of her career as an internationally recognized authority on knitting design and instruction, Alice Starmore has acquired a remarkable collection of charted designs for color knitting. This treasury features a choice selection of her source material, arranged into four parts: (1) Traditional patterns from Europe, Russia, and South America (2) Adaptations from textiles and other art, including Japanese porcelain and Celtic metalwork (3) Alice Starmore's own geometric and nature-inspired originals (4) Practical instructions that explain how to incorporate these motifs into unique designs. Suitable for beginning as well as advanced color knitters, these charted designs can also be adapted to other crafts, including weaving and embroidery. The first U.S. publication of Charts for Color Knitting, this new and expanded version explains how to incorporate color into your work and features color photographs of knitted swatches created expressly for this Dover edition.

Alice Starmore's Charts for Color Knitting: New and Expanded Edition (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)

"It is the perfect blend of fashion, photography, English history, and knitting!" — Petals to Picots "A gorgeous book filled with classic-looking sweater patterns." — Canary Knits Featuring new and reimagined garments based on the original edition published in 1998, this volume of Tudor Roses presents gorgeous knitwear inspired by the historical female figures of the Tudor Dynasty. Through garment design, Alice Starmore and her daughter Jade tell the stories of fourteen women connected with the Tudor dynasty. They weave a narrative around the known facts of their subjects' lives using photography, art, and the only medium through which the Tudor women could leave a lasting physical record in their world—needlework. Tudor Roses includes fourteen patterns for sweaters and other wearables that follow the chronological order of the Tudor dynasty. A different model portrays each of the Tudor women, from Elizabeth Woodville, grandmother of Henry VIII, through Mary, Queen of Scots. The stunning design and photography appeals to knitters seeking designs that offer an attractive balance of historic and modern elements.

Tudor Roses: Inspired Garments To Knit (Dover Crafts: Knitting)

Shares patterns from Britain, Europe, Scandinavia, and South America for children's pullovers, dresses, jackets, sweaters, coats, hats, cardigans, blouses, and ponchos

Children's Knitting from Many Lands/Patterns for Children Aged 1 to 13

Harpercollins

The elegant styling and exquisite detail of traditional fisherman's knits are brought to life in Alice Starmore's 20 original sweater designs for men, women, and children.

Fishermen's Sweaters: 20 Exclusive Knitwear Designs for All Generations

Peter Smith Pub Inc

Best-selling author Alice Starmore combines style, practicality, and the mystery of the Celtic spirit in this gorgeous collection of knitwear designs.

The Celtic Collection: Twenty-Five Knitwear Designs for Men and Women

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Scotland's Fair Isle has long been known for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting. A designer from the region, Alice Starmore explores the history and techniques of the art and provides instructions for over 15 of her own knitwear designs. 100 color photos.

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting

Taunton Press

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Knitting from the British Islands: 30 Original Designs from Traditional Patterns

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting (Dover Crafts: Knitting)

Aran Knitting, Expanded Edition

Alice Starmore's Charts for Color Knitting: New and Expanded Edition (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)

Tudor Roses: Inspired Garments To Knit (Dover Crafts: Knitting)

Children's Knitting from Many Lands/Patterns for Children Aged 1 to 13

Fishermen's Sweaters: 20 Exclusive Knitwear Designs for All Generations

The Celtic Collection: Twenty-Five Knitwear Designs for Men and Women

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting

Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting