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Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit (Style)

by Pam Allen

Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit (Style) Cover

ISBN13: 9781596680289
ISBN10: 1596680288
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With an emphasis on innovative designs that range from simple to complex, this collection of contemporary knitting projects includes garments and accessories for women. Featuring projects with a sense of style that will appeal to knitters of all ages, it includes designs for socks, hats, sweaters, dresses, and shrugs. A basic primer on knitting lace that is closely linked to the projects in the book includes information on how to knit lace, choosing yarn and needles, types of increases and decreases, reading charts, simple ways to achieve a lacy effect, ways to incorporate lace designs in knitting patterns, and information on blocking. Each pattern has detailed step-by-step instructions, lavish lifestyle photographs, and plenty of detail shots. Experienced knitters looking for inspiration and beginners trying lace knitting for the first time will find everything needed to knit lace with confidence.

Synopsis:

With an emphasis on innovative designs that range from simple to complex, this collection of contemporary knitting projects includes garments and accessories for women. Each pattern has detailed step-by-step instructions along with lavish lifestyle photographs.

About the Author

Pam Allen is the editor of Interweave Knits magazine and the author of Knitting for Dummies, Scarf Style and Wrap Style. She lives in Portland, Maine. Ann Budd is an editor for Interweave Press and former senior editor of Interweave Knits magazine. She is the author of The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns and The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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Krista Smith-Moroziuk, July 7, 2008 (view all comments by Krista Smith-Moroziuk)
This is a great book to add to your knitting library. It has good lace knitting instructions, and many beautiful patterns to knit. Wonderful photographs.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781596680289
Subtitle:
Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit
Author:
Allen, Pam
Author:
Budd, Ann
Publisher:
Interweave Press
Subject:
Lace
Subject:
Knitted lace
Subject:
Needlework - Lace & Tatting
Subject:
Needlework - Knitting
Series:
Style
Publication Date:
April 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
8.96x8.48x.50 in. 1.23 lbs.

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