BALTIC STITCHES Inspiration from Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia
MITTENS OF LATVIA
by Maruta Grasmane
Price £33.70. Presents 178 traditional mitten patterns.
http://www.loopknittingshop.comBold Beginner
Knits
by Kate Davies
Kate Davies’s new book is aimed at novice
knitters, and offers six projects to teach
new techniques and construction methods.
Kate decided that the designs shouldn’t look
like beginner pieces, though, and they are
definitely interesting enough to appeal to
more experienced knitters, too!
The ‘Upstream’ seamless yoked pullover,
for example, has a slipped stitch pattern that
looks complex but is straightforward to work.
Explore top-down raglan knitting with the
sleek, striped ‘Downstream’ cardigan, or try
side-to-side construction with a pattern for
a slouchy textured shrug.
The triangular ‘Footfall’ lace shawl
introduces the principles and techniques of
charted top-down shawl knitting, while
modular knitting is used to produce the
colourful ‘Skep’ blanket, which is formed
from hexagonal motifs.
There are links to video tutorials for extra
guidance, and every element of the book
is designed to be easy to follow.
£15 for print + e-book; http://www.shopkdd.com
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1 Try charted lace knitting
with ‘Footfall’ 2 ‘Slipstream’
is a top-down raglan cardigan
3 The ‘Corryvreckan’ hatTHE HAAPSALU SHAWL
by Siiri Reimann & Aime Edasi
Price $65. Comprehensive stitch dictionary, original
patterns, and a history of Haapsalu knitting.
http://www.schoolhousepress.comTHE ART OF LITHUANIAN
KNITTING
by Donna Druchunas & June Hall
Price £24. Contains 25 accessory patterns.
Available from http://www.amazon.co.ukThe Knitter 16 Issue 141 Subscribe now at TheYarnLoop.com