The Knitting Palette
25 Stunning Colour Inspired Designs
Published on 28. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-7153-2918-4 (ISBN)
Description
Develop your personal knitting palette with this enthusiastic guide to harmonising colours and textures to create knitted garments that are personal, contemporary, and stunningly beautiful.Play with your new colour freedom with 27 fresh and funky projects including hats, scarves, mittens, socks and sweaters.Work colours into your knitting with wide or narrow stripes, surprising bobbles and fringes, and basic stitches that lend playfulness to even the simplest patterns.Discover which colours work in combination, where to seek inspiration and how to develop your own colour style. You can soon create uniquely personal garments that are as fun to knit as they are to wear!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
778 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-2918-4 (9780715329184)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Kristin Nicholas is a knitwear designer and decorative artist. She was named one of Vogue Knitting's Master Knitters of the '90s and has designed knitwear for Vogue Knitting, Family Circle Knitting, and other major magazines. Kristin lives in western Massachusetts.
Content
SENSATIONAL SCARVES; Polka Dot; Dotty Striped; Collegiate; Florals & Tassels; Coleus; Navajo-inspired Afghan; COLOURFUL HATS; Sister-Love Striped Hats; Twins' Beanies; Kaleidoscope Cap; Bull's Eye; Waves & Tassles; COSY SOCKS; Boot Toppers; Be Happy, Be Colorful; Wild & Woolly; Atlantic & Pacific; Autumn Leaves; Persian Carpet; MARVELLOUS MITTENS; Fingerless Flowers; Olivia's and Celia's; Dots-and-Checks; Nordic-Inspired; Put-It-All-Together Gloves; STUNNING SWEATERS; Ode to Picasso; Circles, Bobbles & Stripes; Diamond Panes Pullover; Striped Turtleneck in the Round; Embroidered Fair Isle Cardigan; BACK TO THE BASICS; Fair Isle; Surface Decoration of Knits; Other Embellishments; More Knitting Techniques; Finishing Techniques.