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Nancy Bush went to weaving school in Sweden and worked as a nanny in France before opening The Wooly West retail store in 1980. She is the author of five books about knitting including Knitting on the Road: Sock Patterns for the Traveling Knitter, Folk Socks: The History and Techniques of show more Handknitted Footwear, and Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions. She sold the store in 2000. She currently focuses on her writing and teaching workshops. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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A Gathering of Lace (2000) — Contributor — 1,044 copies
Knitted Shawls of Helga Ruutel (2013) — Editor, some editions — 6 copies

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There are a few lovely stitch patterns in here that I'd like to use someday (Gentleman's Shooting Stocking, Gentleman's Sock, Child's First Sock), but I dislike how each pattern is one size. As a sock noob, I'm looking for someone else to do the stitch count work for me!
 
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