Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters

by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts

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A comprehensive guide to traditional and ethnic knitting skills. It presents fifteen sweater shapes and teaches color and texture techniques.

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Indispensible inventory of traditional designs. Not a pattern book, but a guide to ethnic sweaters and traditional construction methods for thinking knitters.
Intricate procedures, thoughtfully presented.
Designs & techniques from ethnic sweaters. expanded edition
reviewed as one of the best books for teaching yourself to knit at http://janientrelac.blogspot.com/

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Banks, Katie (Index and proofing)

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Original publication date
1985; 2004 (revised & expanded) (revised & expanded)

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Home & Garden, Nonfiction, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
746Arts & recreationDrawing & decorative artsFashion Design / Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery
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TT825 .G52TechnologyHandicrafts. Arts and craftsHandicrafts. Arts and craftsHome arts. Homecrafts
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English
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Paper, Ebook
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