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Knitting Daily Workshop Introduction to Fair Isle DVD
If you've ever wanted to work a fancy looking Fair Isle knitting project but were intimidated by all the colors and the skills involved, Knitting Daily Workshop's "Introduction to Fair Isle: The Ivy League Vest" with Eunny Jang will take you through a super-cute project step by step.
Cardigans
Louisa Harding is a master at developing designs with a classic flair but that also include a fashionable twist, as is clear in her book full of cardigan patterns from her previous pattern collections.
Knitchicks' Guide to Sweaters
The Knitchicks want to help knitters get over their fear of knitting garments by introducing them to a range of different sweater patterns for kids, men and women, as well as offering some fun projects for knitters who have a little more experience.
Pet Projects
If you like to knit for the animals in your life -- be they dogs, cats, hamsters or ever a horse -- you'll sure to find a perfect pattern to work up in Pet Projects, a collection of more than 30 patterns for pets of all types.
Knit Along with Debbie Macomber: A Charity Guide for Knitters
Many knitters enjoy working on projects that are donated to charity, but if you're looking for some new charities to help out or simply don't know where to start when knitting for charity, Debbie Macomber's Charity Guide for Knitters will give you a bunch of options.
Knit Green
There are many different ways that knitters and other fiber crafters can make their hobby a little more environmentally friendly. If you aren't sure where to start, Knit Green offers an overview that will help you decide what your priorities are when it comes to eco-friendlier crafting.
Knitting Noro
Jane Ellison clearly loves Noro yarns, and she also loves sharing simple, easily altered patterns that show off the bold colors and great striping potential of this yarn, as she does in the book devoted to the subject.
Hattitude
A great knit hat can be more than just a colorful accessory, it can also reflect your mood. Whether you're feeling high-spirited or haughty, lively or romantic, you're sure to find a hat you'll enjoy in Hattitude by Cathy Carron.
Afghans and Throws
If you want to design your own afghans and throws, this exhaustive resource will give you a lot to think about, from potential motifs to embellishments and finishing techniques. What it won't give you are a lot of actual patterns.
Classic Knits
Marianne Isager is known for straightforward designs that also add extra details to make them a bit more interesting, and such is the case with the projects in Classic Knits, a book full of timeless designs fancied up with colorwork, textured knitting and more.
Knitted Wire Jewelry
Knitted Wire Jewelry provides a range of jewelry designs, from rings to necklaces, using a variety of knitting and jewelry making techniques. Not for beginners in either craft, the book is a fun look at the options available when crafts are combined.
Knitted Gifts
Sometimes it is difficult to decide what to knit when you want to make a gift for someone, but Knitted Gifts offers 37 different options for men, women, babies and more.
Knitted Jackets
Knitted Jackets offers knitters who like outerwear 20 different designs to try, from classic, chunky coats to lacy, cabled and colorwork options.
Essential Knits for Kids
Don't let babies have all the fun; knit for preschoolers, too, with the cute options available in Debbie Bliss' Essential Knits for Kids, featuring a good range of projects for both boys and girls to wear and use.
Creating the Happiest of Holidays
If you're a knitter who likes other crafts as well, Creating the Happiest of Holidays is sure to give you some great ideas for gifts to craft, creative ways to present them and things to cook and bake for the holidays.
One Ball Knits Purses
Three sisters with one ball of yarn team up once again to show knitters how to knit great bags for all seasons using just one ball, hank or skein of yarn in each project.
Gigi Knits and Purls
Gigi McGreedy is back with a lesson in purling for new knitters. Learn Stockinette Stitch, ribbing and basketweave patterns and use them in eight new projects for young knitters.
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.
The Best-Dressed Knitted Bear
If you're a fan of knit toys, Emma King's The Best-Dressed Knitted Bear offers six different bear patterns and three outfits for each, perfect for kids who want dress up to extend to their toys.
Feltique
Working with felt covers a lot more than knitting and shrinking projects on purpose, and Feltique covers a wide range of felting techniques, from using purchased felt to wet felting, needle felting and felting knit and crochet projects.
Knitting in Tuscany
Nicky Epstein shares travel tips, the best in restaurants, accommodations and don't miss attractions for yarn aficionados who might find themselves traveling to Tuscany. For the rest of us there's plenty of eye candy and patterns inspired by the beautiful Italian region.
Knitting in the Sun
If you live in a warm climate or somewhere it gets warm in the summer, you're sure to enjoy this book full of 32 different projects for warmer weather, ranging from tank tops to a knit seat and back for a beach chair.
Knit with Deborah Norville
If you're looking for a few pattern basics to add to your repertoire, regardless of whether you use Premier's Deborah Norville yarns, you're sure to find a bit of inspiration in the pattern book Knit with Deborah Norville.
Sock Innovation
Cookie A is well-known for her interesting sock designs, and her book takes readers into her design studio (and her head) to help them see how her designs come to life and how they can make their own gorgeous sock designs.
Mother-Daughter Knits
Mother-Daughter Knits isn't about matching outfits for moms and their kids, it's all about sophisticated style for adult women who knit that just happens to be designed by a mother-daughter team