How to Use, Adapt and Design Knitting Patterns
How to Knit Exactly What You Want, Every Time - with Confidence
Published on 14. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4081-2761-2 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how to create your own basic knitting patterns, tailored to your measurements by using an existing garment as a blueprint for your own knitted designs.
Discover how to adapt patterns - whether your own or shop bought - to suit you by varying the design elements: necklines, sleeves and body shape, and by adding embellishments, such as embroidery, applique and repeated stitch patterns.
This book gives you the power to get the best results from any pattern, while learning how to adapt them to suit your own body shape, taste and style.
Discover how to adapt patterns - whether your own or shop bought - to suit you by varying the design elements: necklines, sleeves and body shape, and by adding embellishments, such as embroidery, applique and repeated stitch patterns.
This book gives you the power to get the best results from any pattern, while learning how to adapt them to suit your own body shape, taste and style.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-2761-2 (9781408127612)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sam Elliott and Sidney Bryan met whilst studying constructed textiles. After graduating Elliott freelanced as a knitwear designer before setting up her own label selling knitted accessories to some of the world's most renowned boutiques and department stores. Bryan did his MA at the Royal College of Art and now works as a consultant designing knitwear for catwalk shows and manufacturers all over the world. They are both also visiting lecturers in Fashion Knitwear at the RCA, St Martins and Kingston art schools.
Content
Introduction Basic knitting techniques All about knitting patterns How to adapt a pattern How to adapt a pattern with cables Working with intarsia Designing your own patterns Ready-to-use knitting patterns Index and credits