Synopses & Reviews
The word and#147;finishingand#8221; fills many knitters with dread. Some even abandon projects rather than complete the necessary steps to achieve beautiful, wearable garments. Now, notable knitter and designer Deborah Newton shares her expertise and love of finishing techniques in an on-the-page master class. Deborah patiently takes her student-readers step by step through the ins and outs of blocking, seaming, edging, and embellishments, giving them the confidence and skills to create professional-looking knitwear. In addition to Deborah's expert instructions, the book includes patterns for 12 sweaters, jackets, and scarves, many with variations.
Review
andquot;Throughout the book, Marchant does a wonderful job of breaking two-color brioche into its component parts, reducing its complexity and making it accessible. . . . Marchant is widely recognized as the expert on brioche stitch, and her continued explorations of such knitting will appeal to experienced knitters looking for the next big trend.andquot; andmdash;Library Journal
Synopsis
World-renowned brioche knitting expert Nancy Marchant takes this versatile European stitchand#8212;which creates a luxurious, reversible ribbed fabricand#8212;to a new level! In her groundbreaking collection, Marchant works brioche in two colors, forming graceful, undulating textures with increases and decreases. She explains everything from how to hold the yarn and cast on (offering multiple options) to creating the basic fabric and reading two-color charts. The stitch library presents 75 all-new patterns, and there are an additional 12 in luscious shawl and scarf projects.
Synopsis
Take your knits to the next level with this essential guide to the brioche stitch from a world-renowned expert. In her groundbreaking knitting book, world-renowned brioche knitting expert Nancy Marchant works brioche - a versatile European stitch that creates a luxurious, reversible ribbed fabric - in two colors, forming graceful, undulating textures with increases and decreases. She explains everything from how to hold the yarn and cast on (offering multiple options) to creating the basic fabric and reading two-color charts. The stitch library presents 75 all-new brioche knitting patterns, and there are an additional 12 in luscious shawl and scarf projects.
Perfect for anyone looking for knitting books and patterns that teach new knitting techniques, Knitting Fresh Brioche is the ultimate guide to this trendy stitch. Whether it's your first time knitting brioche or you're in search of additional brioche knitting pattern books, this comprehensive volume has everything you need to make beautiful and colorful brioche knits.
Synopsis
Drawing on her love of mathematics and numbers, knitting designer Shiri Mor has developed an entirely unique method of knitting seamless geometric shapes that can be used in eye-opening ways. In Knitandbull;ometry, she shares her never-before-seen techniques, along with 11 patterns for dazzling, jaw-dropping designs. These cleverly created shapes, accompanied by Shiriandrsquo;s thorough step-by-step instructions for more than 60 swatches, work with any stitch pattern and type of project, opening up a world of possibilities for knittersandmdash;even those who are math-phobic! Knitters will refer to this landmark reference again and again.
About the Author
Born in Indiana, Nancy Marchant first encountered brioche when she moved to the Netherlands in 1976. She has written articles about and designed knitwear featuring brioche stitch for Vogue Knitting and many other knitting magazines, and is also the author of the bestselling Knitting Brioche (North Light). She maintains a website at briocheknitting.com and teaches the technique at consumer and trade shows across the US as well as in an online class on craftsy.com called and#8220;Explorations in Brioche Knitting.and#8221; Nancy lives in Amsterdam.