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BOOK REVIEWS


Some of the books listed here come with my personal recommendation,
others have been recommended by knitting friends and colleages.

Hopefully all will be of some interest to the miniature knitter.



MINIATURE KNITTING AND CROCHET

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EDWARDIAN STYLE -HAND KNITTED FASHION
For 1/12 Scale Dolls

Yvonne Wakefield. 2002 GMC publications
Historically authentic patterns for dozens of knitted garments,
from underwear to a family morning at home, afternoon on the beach, thru to party time, then off to bed.
MINIATURE CROCHET PROJECTS
in 1/12 scale

Roz Walters GMC Publications
Victorian to Modern crochet Projects for mini people and their homes
including a wedding outfit, a table cloth, dressings for a four poster bed and lots more.



THE KNITTING BIBLES

TREASURY OF KNITTING PATTERNS
Barbara G Walker 1968 Charles scribner's sons
Over 500 stitch pattern designs.
A must have.
2nd TREASURY OF KNITTING PATTERNS
Barbara G Walker 1970 Charles Scribner's Sons
700 different stitch patterns.
  
CHARTED KNITTING DESIGNS
Barbara G Walker 1972 Charles Scribner's Sons
350 new charted designs,
using original charting symbols developed by the author.
4th TREASURY OF KNITTING PATTERNS
Barbara G Walker 2001 Schoolhouse Press
100 new charted designs,
plus complete text of her book 'Sampler Knitting'.
  
MARY THOMAS'S book of KNITTING PATTERNS
Mary Thomas 1985 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
first printed in 1943
an old fashioned gentle book,
with delightfull drawings by Margaret Agutter
MARY THOMAS'S KNITTING BOOK
Mary Thomas 1985 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
An interesting how-to-knit book, first printed in 1938,
some ideas/opinions may cause raised eyebrows.
  
KNITTING WITHOUT TEARS
KNITTERS ALMANAC
KNITTING WORKSHOP


Elizabeth Zimmermann   Schoolhouse Press

'In her magic world, one learns that a knitted garment is not an article of clothing.
It's an organic growth, compounded of warmth, love and fun'.

Barbara Walker (1981)
A HISTORY OF HAND KNITTING
history
Richard Rutt (new ed.) 2003 Interweave Press
A broad history of knitting, knitting tools and techniques,
from pre 1500 to post World War Two.



KNITTED LACE

CREATING ORIGINAL HANDKNITTED LACE
Stove.
Historical techniques, equipment and patterns.
230 illustrations.
KNITTING LACE
Lewis.
Patterns from 19th century lace samplers.
  
TRADIONAL KNITTED LACE SHAWLS
Waterman.
Traditional stitches described.
Plus full details for 8 shawls.
THE LACY KNITTING OF MARY SCHIFFMAN
Nehring.
39 pattern structures
from schiffmans' collection.
  
GOSSAMER WEBS
Noble and Khmelva.
A book about Russian Orenburg lace knitting
with stitch directory.
GOSSAMER WEBS - the design collection
Noble and Khmelva.
more Russian Orenburg lace shawls.
Knit a sample shawl.
  
HEIRLOOM KNITTING
Miller.
Shetlan Isles lace knitting
techniques and projects.
GATHERING OF LACE
Meg Swanson.
42 patterns, both traditional and contemporary.
  
LAVISH LACE:
Knitting with Hand Painted Yarns

Carole R noble and Cheryl Potter
2004 Martingale and co.
Painting and stitch techniques plus projects.
 






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