Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Needlework - Knitting

Even the average knitter can now begin to knit in modern lace patterns -- -Celandine, - -Mosaic, - -Rose Leaf, - -Candlelight, - -Coronet, - -Valentine, - -Azalea, - -Primula, - -Sun Ray, - -English Crystal, - -Springtime, - -Three of Hearts- -- all by well-known modern lace designer Marianne Kinzel. What is especially attractive about Mrs. Kinzel's approach is not only her fine knitted lace designs but also the comparatively short time and low cost involved in accomplishing each project.
Marianne Kinzel, well known to knitters in the United Kingdom and the United States, has long been...

Although the book is targeted to knitters, any craft person will appreciate the passion and affection that these essays communicate. Readers laugh at the author's inability to reduce her yarn stash in "The One Who Dies with the Most Yarn Wins." Every hobbyist will recognize herself or himself in "A Knitter's Life," as the author confronts her mortality while knitting hats for...

Knitting is the miracle of creating new dimensions from a strand of yarn. Let it bring that miraculous transformation to your spiritual life too.

"This book is about seeing and listening. It's about becoming aware that through knitting you can hear and give attention to what's in your heart and soul--that knitting can be a place of rest and thought and a place for the Divine. It's about connection--to yourself, to the world, to others and to the Holy."
--from the Preface

What can you learn about yourself through your knitting? What deeper symbolism lies behind the...

A memoir of crossing cultures, losing love, and finding home by a New York Times notable author. As steadily and quietly as her marriage falls apart, so Kyoko Mori's understanding of knitting deepens. From flawed school mittens to beautiful unmatched patterns of cardigans, hats and shawls, Kyoko draws the connection between knitting and the new life she tried to establish in the U.S. Interspersed with the story of knitting throughout, the narrative contemplates the nature of love, loss, and what holds a marriage together.

Whether you're new to lace or a more adventuresome knitter, here you will find plenty to occupy your needles. With twenty original patterns for gorgeous lace shawls, delicate camisoles, sweaters, hats, scarves, and socks, Wendy D. Johnson provides thorough instruction on the best lace techniques.

At last - gorgeous lace projects that are not only sumptuous, but designed for your everyday life.

The craze for crocheting cute characters was born in Japan and now everyone can discover the appeal of this latest art form. Bakemono are traditional monsters of Japanese culture; the word literally means 'changing things' and legends are full of animals and humans transforming into something bizarre. This has inspired the authors of Crochet Bakemono to create 20 weird and wonderful creatures that are all about transition to another form, to amuse and delight. The instructions are simple to follow and are accompanied by innovative, easy-to-read charts, as well as...