Walker, author of Treasury of Knitting Patterns.Elizabeth Zimmerman once wrote, "So please bear with me, and put up with my opinionated, nay, sometimes cantankerous attitude. I feel strongly about knitting." Perhaps her passionate opinions, as well as her love of wool craft and her delightful style, hark back to her English upbringing or long residence in the Wisconsin woods; in any case, the "Busy Knitter," as she calls herself, is one of the most charming and informative, as well as "un"ventive (her word) knitter-authors anywhere. This book gives full scope to her tireless imagination through a year's worth of projects, fitted to the seasons, moods, and needs of knitters who would like to design their own work.The year begins with an Aran sweater and proceeds to February baby things, a March Shetland, April blanket, May mittens, and so on through the months, completing the zodiac with November moccasin socks and a December last-minute wishbone sweater. Projects are completed in the midst of canoe trips, fishing expeditions, travel, and snowstorms. The author continuously comments on the project, its history, other ancient and modern customs, and personal beliefs.Mrs. Zimmerman works step by step with the reader, suggesting alternative methods and ideas as she goes. Her patterns are "classic," historically suited to wool, thus remaining ever-fashionable as well as tasteful and attractive. The knitter may easily adapt the designs at will, creating new, individual projects. Mrs. Zimmerman's hints (such as how to measure gauge when working a pattern and tips for baby's items) help ease the way and will instruct even the most experienced knitter. This corrected edition of the Knitter's Almanac will provide at the very least a year's worth of knitting pleasure to intermediate and advanced knitters and may even help stimulate a knitting passion.

    Following instructions for basic casting on and stitch structure, a logical progression of patterns will lead you through: knit-purl, mosaic, slip stitch, twist-stitch patterns, cables, increase/decrease, and lace. When the 63rd square is finished, there will be very little you do not know about stitch-pattern techniques, and you will have a snug and beautiful afghan as a bonus.The book sections are set up as follows:INTRODUCTIONBEGINNER'S BASICSTHE LEARN-TO-KNIT AFGHANSECTION I - KNIT-PURL COMBINATIONS (SQUARES 1-8)SECTION II - MOSAIC PATTERNS (SQUARES 9-16)SECTION III - SLIP-STITCH PATTERNS (SQUARES 17-24)SECTION IV - TWIST-STITCH PATTERNS (SQUARES 25-32)SECTION V - CABLES (SQUARES 33-40)SECTION VI - INCREASE-AND-DECREASE PATTERNS (SQUARES 41-48)SECTION VII - LACE (SQUARES 49-56)SECTION VIII - SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (SQUARES 57-63)BLOCKING, FINISHING AND JOINING

    Volume 13 of a 24-volume set, pages 1542-1664Topics: Pin Striping, Pipe Making, Plastic Pipe Constructions, Plywood and Foam Furnishings, Pod and Cone Art, Potpourris and Pomanders, Pottery, Preschool Activities, Puppetry, Puzzles

    Also included are a brief history of this great traditional craft and instructions on its principal techniques.

    A treasury of things for children to make and do.

    Bestselling reference book for a wide range of Celtic design.

    This beautifully illustrated book present the history of development and expansion of the Impressionism between 1874 and 1886. Impressionists were the first western artists to find inspiration outside the boundaries of Europe, and the first to be influenced by the world of popular imagery which had been despised for centuries. Bernard Denvir, in his splendidly lively and entertaining text, shows how Impressionism, in substituting a perceptual rather than a conceptual way of recording reality, was at once the last significant statement of visual pragmatism which would profoundly alter our attitudes both to nature and to life itself.

    For at least 3,500 years, this finger-controlled technique has been used where a stretch fabric was required, but its revival today is based mainly on its many decorative and structural possibilities. In addition to chapters on the definition, history, and terminology of sprang and equipment and setup, the book covers the immense range of sprang techniques, illustrated with 160 diagrams and photographs of samples. A practical book for those who want to learn and explore the technique, it is also valuable for textile students and researchers. (71/2 X 91/2, 324 pages, b&w photos, diagrams)

    Includes instructions for making invitations, presents, and decorations.

    Wide variety of flowers, greenery, sprays, plus butterflies, owls, insects, more. Large and small motifs as well as numerous borders. Over 500 illustrations.