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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
A whimsical and modern colorwork stitch dictionary! This is perfect for knitters of any colorwork skill level. Not only does this contain tons of fun stitch patterns for you to incorporate into patterns, but it also has a wealth of succinct information about colorwork knitting, including sections on color theory, color dominance, how to hold multiple colors, and how to work steeks. Five patterns are included at the end of the book, each highlighting how to incorporate the stitch patterns into full garments and accessories.
The stitches are sort of random, sort of broken up into sections–there’s a definitive whimsical section with animals and other fun motifs–but most everything else is randomly included. There are lots of adaptations of traditional motifs that you might find in many other colorwork dictionaries, but there are many other patterns, most of the larger ones, that are unique to this dictionary (at least I haven’t seen them in any other patterns or books), so it’s definitely worth at least a thorough flip through for ideas!
(Please note this is not to be confused with Leigh Radford’s Alterknits books. However, this does complement the subtle pop/mod whimsy of Radford’s patterns!)
(Cross posted on my blog.)
The stitches are sort of random, sort of broken up into sections–there’s a definitive whimsical section with animals and other fun motifs–but most everything else is randomly included. There are lots of adaptations of traditional motifs that you might find in many other colorwork dictionaries, but there are many other patterns, most of the larger ones, that are unique to this dictionary (at least I haven’t seen them in any other patterns or books), so it’s definitely worth at least a thorough flip through for ideas!
(Please note this is not to be confused with Leigh Radford’s Alterknits books. However, this does complement the subtle pop/mod whimsy of Radford’s patterns!)
(Cross posted on my blog.)
This book is an excellent compendium of two color way stitches with charts, and a good guide for introducing that kind of knitting. When it got into the more technical descriptions, it was a head scratcher - definitely better paired with YouTube videos - but the quality of the main content (the stitches) was too good not to give 5 stars.
What an awesome stitch dictionary, and some helpful tips for keeping your colourwork neat and bold! I busted this out today for my first real foray into fair isle knitting (I’m trying to substitute one of the panels in my project) and this book has so many great motifs to choose from.
Also, this sentence really hit me for some reason, despite the fact that it’s about keeping yarn untangled: “It never gets better without intervention, but it can easily get much, much worse.”
Also, this sentence really hit me for some reason, despite the fact that it’s about keeping yarn untangled: “It never gets better without intervention, but it can easily get much, much worse.”
informative
fast-paced
I really love the overview of the techniques as well as the overall variety of motifs. This book has been instrumental for me in designing my own patterns. I also love how its broken up by theme, it pushes me to imagine pieces where a pattern I like fits.
informative
informative
A nice, fresh collection of colourwork motifs, but I prefer being able to find x-stitch repeats easily.
informative
medium-paced
A good collection of two color patterns. Mostly geometric. I really enjoyed the preface to the projects explaining how to manage mismatches between garment sizes and pattern counts.