Alice Starmore Fair Isle Knitting:designing sweaters HB

Alice Starmore's Fair Isle Knitting Handbook

Copyright 1988 Taunton Press

Non-fiction Instructional Book: Hardcover, 199 pages, approximately 9"x12" (2.5#). 

In very good condition, except a small hole along one edge of the jacket, and minor staining to the dustjacket and one page in a bottom corner. 

Contents:

• a brief history
• pattern: types of patterns; reading pattern charts; creating patterns
• pattern library: peerie, border, large fair isle, allover, norwegian star, seeding patterns
• color
• technique: circular knitting, gauges, casting on, stranded knitting, increases and decreases, steeks, joining, trimmings, care for shetland wool garments
• a wardrobe of patterns: border pattern gansey; child's panel gansey; allover pattern sweater; cotton sweater; border pattern cardigan; child's cardigan set; oversize panel cardigan; wave pattern cardigan; water lily jacket; v-neck vest; long line v-neck vest; tammy, mittens and gloves set
• creating your own designs: from design to working instructions; designing a cap and tammy; designing a gansey with gussets; gansey variations; planning a gansey; classic cardigan; exploring shapes and styles; choosing yarns; a final word.

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