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December 31, 2005

The Art of Knitting

The book is called The Art of Knitting and it was written by Francoise Tellier-Loumagne (in French originally, but it has been translated into English).  The sub title is "Inspirational Stitches, Textures, and Surfaces" and that is a great explanation for what this book is all about. 

The basic format is this -- there is a graph with a basic stitch pattern, following that  is a diagram of the pattern (this is in a format strange to me, but very useful in describing what the yarn "does" in a particular stitch pattern), then there is an illustrated representation of the knitted fabric.  Next is the incredible part -- there are *numerous* photos of the stitch pattern knit with different materials including many different yarns and sometimes combinations of yarns.  It is a visual treat!

The book is massive with over 300 pages, 600 color photos and hundreds of diagrams.  There aren't any "patterns" in here, it's more of a collection of ideas that will inspire and hopefully get you creating your own knitwear!

Really -- check this book out!  I think that you will be glad that you did!

Posted by Julie at 11:46 AM