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Stitch London

London is an iconic city for a lot of reasons, and it also happens to have a thriving knit scene. The two combine in this book full of fun patterns for wee landmarks, icons and projects to help you knit the city.

Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece

Gail Callahan is an expert dyer and she's revealing a lot of tricks to get you in the kitchen with some dye and make you confident quickly when it comes to yarn dyeing.

Extra Yarn

This charming children's book follows the story of Annabelle, a little girl in a dreary town who finds a box of yarn that looks ordinary but is anything but.

Knitting with Gigi

Combining cute poetry with basic knitting instruction and simple patterns for kids, Knitting with Gigi is a good way to get kids interested in knitting, as well as knitting to help others.

Show Me How: Knitting

Show Me How Knitting is part of a series with a really cute concept: tell kids a story about a craft and then show them how to do it. A storybook and an instruction book are sold together to get kids interested in the craft.

Color Grid

Choosing colors for your knitting and craft projects doesn't get any easier than when you use the Color Grid by Kangaroo Dyer Gail Callahan to help you pick the right hues.

200 Fair Isle Motifs

If you've ever wanted to design your own Fair Isle knitting project, Mary Jane Mucklestone has 200 different pattern motifs for you to choose from, all presented in two colorways to help open your imagination.

Classic Elite Quick Knits

This book of 100 designs for knit accessories from Classic Elite Yarns has something for everyone, and includes bags, hats, socks, scarves and more.

Knit Picks Brava Bulky

Knit Picks Brava Bulky is a 100 percent acrylic yarn that doesn't feel acrylic and would be great for a wide range of projects.

The Best of Knitscene

A collection of 20 favorite patterns from the first five years of Knitscene, this book offers plenty of cute, easy knits that are both fashionable and classic.

Designing Knitwear

This classic book offers lots of advice on fit, design elements, finding inspiration and more for designing and knitting your own garments.

Galler Yarns Inca-Eco

Galler Yarns' Inca-Eco is a 100 percent organic cotton yarn dyed with eco-friendly dyes and spun in a thick-and-thin manner for a soft, lovely yarn you'll want to use for a variety of projects.

Knit, Swirl!

This innovative and beautiful book explores a different design for a knit jacket: a one-piece, one-seam circle or oval that's universally flattering and a fun challenge to knit.

Knitting Brioche

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about knitting brioche stitch (and probably more than you ever thought possible) with this excellent guide to the form.

Knitting with the Color Guys

Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Malby are renowned for their use of color (lots and lots of color) in their striking designs. The pair team up for the first book they've written together, which takes a colorful, dramatic approach to accessories.

Exploring Color in Knitting

Move beyond color theory to practical advice and practice patterns that will have you using color knitting techniques and confidently combining colors in no time.

Extreme Double-Knitting

Alasdair Post-Quinn takes double knitting to places most of us have never seen, including techniques and patterns for working double knitting in three colors, with different images on each side, with cables and more.

Principles of Knitting

The long-awaited reprint of June Hemmons Hiatt's classic tome of knitting techniques should be on every knitter's bookshelf, and next to them while they knit.

Jordana Paige Crafter's Tool Butler

Jordana Paige's Crafter's Tool Butler packs a lot of pockets into a relatively small space to help you get your circulars, double-pointed needles, crochet hooks and other supplies organized.

Knit Picks Andes del Campo

Knit Picks Andes del Campo is a pretty, heavy yarn that lends a great natural look to any project you might want to knit with it.

The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

This staggering resource provides an overview of more than 200 different animals that produce fiber that can be spun into yarn for knitting, crocheting, weaving and felting.

Knit Local

Tanis Gray spotlights 28 yarn companies that have at least one product in their line that is completely made in North America, from the fiber to the yarn production, as well as offering a range of patterns for using these great yarns.

Finishing School

Deborah Newton is a master of detail and she's revealing a ton of tricks and ways to make finishing easier that she's learned over decades as a professional knitwear designer.

Stashbuster Knits

Melissa Leapman offers 21 patterns for different projects you can make with yarns you have on hand to help you clear out your stash to make room for more yarn or whatever else you need that closet for.

What Would Madame Defarge Knit?

These 21 patterns are inspired by different literary characters, and companion essays explore why these characters are worthy of their own knitting patterns and what inspired the designer by reading their stories.

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