Название: Machine Knitting: Designing with Colour Автор: Alison Dupernex
Издательство: Crowood Press
Год: 2020
Формат: PDF (conv.)
Страниц: 272
Размер: 27.6 Mb
Язык: English
The popularity of hand frame knitting is underestimated and there are many passionate and creative knitters who have taken machine knitting into their heads, hearts, and hands. Overflowing with color and stitch ideas, inspirational photos and customizable patterns, this book will inject vitality into your knitting practice. Explore how colors can be juxtaposed for best effect or where Slip, Tuck, and Fair Isle stitches will add new textures and make intricate fabrics. Seventy-five knitting patterns, ranging from coats and scarves to bags and sculptures, offer enticing new project ideas as well as suggested variations and additions you can make to expand your design skills. Topics covered include: a history of hand frame knitting; techniques and stitches; the design process; stripes, circles, and color; Fair Isle; lace and sculptural vessels; and how to develop your hobby into a business. Written for both experienced knitters and anyone using a knitting machine, this book will act as a catalyst for hand frame knitters to add stitch and color variety to their work.