The Pocket Wife: A Novel

Susan Crawford

William Morrow

The Pocket Wife

Harper Audio

From the co-author of A Stitch in Time, Vintage Knitting & Crochet 1920-1949 and A Stitch in Time, Vintage Knitting Patterns, 1930-1959 this delightful book features 16 glamorous yet practical knits, inspired and adapted from knitting patterns of the 1900s to the 1950s, all perfect to make as gifts or for yourself. Projects include: Dutch bonnet, scarf and mitten set, The perfect Christmas jumper, Child's dressing gown, Tea cosy, Motoring hood, Fair Isle gloves, Victorian stockings, and mens socks, a simple corsage, the most beautiful hooded Bed jacket, a little girl's cute cardi, an elegant cape, and a skating skirt! Knitters of all abilities are catered for with both beginner and more advanced projects. Uses standard weight yarns for all projects.

Vintage Gifts to Knit

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Arbour House Publishing

This beautiful book features 59 original and updated versions of knitting and crochet patterns for women, from the 1920 to 1949, with an overview of the style of each decade and its social context. Each pattern has been knitted in a contemporary yarn, multi sized for the first time and reinterpreted for easy knitting. The patterns are available in a wide range of sizes (some up to 60 inch chest). There are patterns for sweaters, cardigans, accessories, a stunning 1940s dress, period swimming costumes and even underwear! With over 100 stunning full colour photographs, authentically styled for each period this book brings alive these amazing period designs and truly offers Vintage Knitting for the Twenty First Century. This book is inspirational not just to the knitter but also to the designer, collector, fashion student, dress historian, stylist and anyone in love with yesteryear.

A Stitch in Time: v. 1: Vintage Knitting & Crochet Patterns 1920-1949

Jane Waller

Building on the incredible success of Volume 1 this breathtaking book takes us on a journey through knitting pattern history from 1930 to 1959. This substantial treasury contains 80 stunning, classic patterns for women, carefully chosen to offer the knitter the best of design from each period, alongside a thoughtfully balanced selection of projects; from beginner to advanced; cardigans to sweaters; dresses to hats; stocking stitch to cable and from Fair Isle to lace. With the patterns chronologically arranged the book also acts as a historical insight into this golden age of knitwear design. Both the original and a re-written, updated and multi-sized adaption of each pattern is included, with beautiful full colour images, authentically styled and photographed. Additional information explaining vintage fit and finishing techniques complete this inspiring publication. This truly amazing book is for all knitters, young and old, and of all abilities. It affords the opportunity not just to knit, but to knit a piece of the past and create an heirloom of the future.

A Stitch in Time: Vintage Knitting Patterns, 1930-1959 v. 2

This stunning new book of authentically styled knitwear offers 14 classic designs for men, women and children, drawing on inspiration from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Focusing on fashion influences during the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Coronation Knits looks back at this special event as we celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Commemorate this year s Jubilee by producing your own hand knitted vintage inspired garments that you and your loved ones will enjoy for years to come.  Coronation Knits brings an enticing selection of both new material and updated period designs that invites knitters to create something truly beautiful. With patterns for women, men and children, this exquisitely presented book offers an array of designs including jumpers, cardigans, tank tops, shawls and hats. These designs will appeal to knitters of all ages and abilities with a range of techniques and construction methods that include lace, cable, Fair Isle and intarsia.  Coronation Knits provides a wide range of sizes and clear written instructions plus full colour charts, schematics and technical information. The photographs by Susan are carefully and elegantly styled, adding additional glamour and chic to every page. This beautiful book will capture the imagination of knitters, vintage enthusiasts and book lovers who will adore these celebratory knits. Susan also casts her eye over this magical event and tells us a little of the history of the Coronation and interweaves this with its social context of the time.  A collectors item for knitters and non-knitters alike.

Coronation Knits A Hand Knitted Celebration for the Diamond Jubilee

The Vintage Shetland Project is the culmination of eight years of hard work and personal determination. Inspired by the patterns and colours of Shetland knitting, the fashion historian, author, designer and publisher Susan Crawford began a journey into the rich heritage of Shetland knitwear, and in particular the pieces held in the Shetland Museum archive. With the help of Dr Carol Christiansen, the museum’s curator, Susan undertook the task of carefully selecting the most stunning and original designs from the 1920s to the 1950s, transcribed them stitch by stitch, and has here recreated them for the modern knitter, in stunning detail and a range of sizes for women and men. In combination with the collection of 27 comprehensive patterns for garments and accessories are carefully researched essays exploring the stories behind each piece and honouring their creators – some famous, some forgotten. Photographed by Susan on the island of Vaila, situated off the west coast of Shetland, this book also celebrates the untameable beauty of Shetland itself. Compiled with Susan’s trademark attention to detail, this book is a fabulous treasury of Shetland knitting design and a valuable insight into its textile traditions. It offers you the chance to delve into a fascinating era for knitwear design and to bring it to life in stitch-perfect vintage style.\nThe meticulously written patterns showcase Susan’s new yarn range, Fenella, created specifically to enable you, the knitter, to perfectly recreate these unique museum pieces. Made using 100% British wool, grown, spun and dyed in Britain, in a range of 26 colours carefully chosen to emulate the shades found in the original vintage pieces. 
The Vintage Shetland Project is a celebration of stunning design, beautiful knitting and the people of Shetland themselves, during a time of local change, international conflict and revolution in the knitting industry.

The Vintage Shetland Project

Susan Crawford Vintage

The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance

Stephen Goldsmith

Jossey-Bass

It isn't safe. That's what Joe tells her when he ends their affair moments before their car skids off an icy road in a blinding snowstorm and hits a tree. Desperate to keep her life intact, Dorrie will do everything she can to protect herself, even if it means walking away from the wreckage. Joe's death has left his wife in free fall as well. Trying to cope with grief is devastating enough without the constant fear that has overtaken her this feeling that someone is watching her. Insurance investigator Maggie Devlin is suspicious of the latest claim that's landed on her desk. The former cop knows that things are never what they seem to be. As the fates of these three women become tightly entwined, layers of lies and deception begin to peel away, pushing them to a shocking end.

The Other Widow: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio

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