[PDF] Yarn Substitution Made Easy eBook

Author : Carol J. Sulcoski
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1454711027

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An in-depth guide to choosing the right yarn for your project—including ten patterns that explore how different yarns affect your final product. If you want to change the yarn in a designer’s knitting pattern, you’ll face a basic question: “What art the best substitutions?” In this comprehensive guide, Carol J. Sulcoski gives you all the information you need to learn in order to evaluate the types of yarns and patterns that are best suited for each other. She focuses on specific yarn characteristics that will dramatically affect the substitution process, breaks down the process into manageable steps, and provides ten versatile, classic patterns on which to experiment with your own yarn substitutions, each one with swatch photo of three possible alternative replacements as starting points.

Author : Clara Parkes
Publisher : Potter Craft
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0307586987

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Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater that started pilling before it even came off the needles. The stunning colorwork scarf that you can’t wear because the yarn feels like sandpaper against your neck. If only there were a way to read a skein and know how it would behave and what it wanted to become before you invested your time, energy, and money in it. Now there is! With The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, you’ll learn how to unleash your inner yarn whisperer. In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the inside stories behind the most common fiber types, preparations, spins, and ply combinations used by large-scale manufacturers and importers, medium-sized companies, boutique dye shops, community spinneries, and old-fashioned sheep farms. And, because we learn best by doing, Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the knitting world to provide a wide assortment of patterns created to highlight the qualities (and minimize the drawbacks) of specific types of yarns. The Knitter’s Book of Yarn will teach you everything you need to know about yarn: How it’s made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The next time you pick up a skein, you won’t have to wonder what to do with it. You’ll just know–the way any yarn whisperer would.

Author : Nikki Gabriel
Publisher : Search
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 27,20 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Knitting
ISBN : 9781844487509

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This guide gives you all the information you need for using any yarn, in every weight and fibre. At a glance, you can check the pros and cons of knitting with a particular fibre or blend, or look up its recommended uses.

Author : Emma Varnam
Publisher : GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 39,65 MB
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1784943762

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These five pairs of crocheted chums - rabbits, mice, cats, foxes and bears - all have distinctive personalities and enviable wardrobes to mix and match.

Author : Classic Elite Yarns
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 31,64 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Knitting
ISBN : 1600850103

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For over 25 years, knitters have relied on premium-quality yarns and patterns from Classic Elite, one of the country's most respected leaders in the knitting industry. Now, Classic Elite Knits gathers a wide variety of their very best designs in one superbly packaged collection. One hundred different, easy-to-follow patterns are included for such essentials as sweaters, hats, and gloves for women, children, and men, as well as accessories such as bags, purses, and scarves. Completely contemporary but crafted to remain stylish for years to come, the patterns are presented in myriad sizes and spotlight the work of such beloved designers as Melissa Leapman, Annie Modesitt, Michele Rose Orne, and Kathy Zimmerman. And the book will appeal to all skill levels: beginners and intermediates will be challenged to expand their repertoires while experts will find plenty of patterns to keep their fingers happy.

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 2017-06
Category : Knitting
ISBN : 9781640210035

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Colorful photographs illustrate this step-by-step instruction guide for beginning knitters.

Author : Julie Armstrong Holetz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607744570

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In Uncommon Crochet, designer Julie Armstrong Holetz applies new ideas and unconventional materials--like wire, raffia, jute, sisal, recycled belts, fabric strips, and felted beads--to twenty-five patterns for bins, baskets, totes, handbags, clutches, jewelry, and more. Step-by-step instructions, detailed how-to photographs, and essential advice about creativity, design, and experimentation encourage you to play with fiber, add funky embellishments, and use your creative spirit to customize any pattern--even the ones in this book! From practical containers like Red's Goodie Basket (a stylish home for your WIP--works in progress) and Vintage Satchel (a sturdy retro messenger bag) to just plain fun projects like Petite Fleur Vases (tiny bud vases that hold water) and Sushi (crocheted California rolls, anyone?), Uncommon Crochet offers fresh twists on old-school techniques that turn simple projects into gift-worthy creations.

Author : Jillian Moreno
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612125212

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Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want (wool, cotton, silk, synthetic), establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful yarn with the structure, texture, and color pattern that you want. In addition to teaching you the techniques you need for success, Moreno also offers 12 delicious original patterns from prominent designers, each one showcasing hand-spun yarns.

Author : Lynne Barr
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1453268200

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Illustrated with beautiful color photography, this pattern book offers fun and imaginative scarf designs for knitters of all levels. Scarves are often the first garments beginning knitters try. Then, when they feel ready for a greater creative thrill, they move on to other types of garments. In Knitting New Scarves, Lynne Barr beckons all levels of knitters back to their humble beginnings and then wows them with 27 spectacularly modern designs, each created using an innovative new technique or a unique take on a traditional one. This novel approach, which dares knitters to rethink what is possible by simply manipulating knits and purls, leads to a collection of flattering, functional, and fun-to-make accessories. Imagine a scarf that looks like a strand of black pearls or unfolds like an accordion, one that playfully draws inspiration from the famed Chanel jacket or a twisting futuristic high-rise. Every scarf is shown in its finished form in beautiful still-lifes by photographer Tyllie Barbosa, and, when unusual techniques are called for, up-close step-by-step photos are provided as well. This means every scarf in this masterful collection is both captivating and accessible for all levels of knitters.

Author : Jillian Moreno
Publisher : Potter Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,19 MB
Release : 2009-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780307586377

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Contains a variety of ideas for knitting projects.