Fair Isle Knitting: 22 Traditional Patterns from Where the Atlantic Meets the North Sea - Hardcover

Olsson, Carina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1646011937 ISBN 13: 9781646011933

Verlag: Trafalgar Square, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

The centuries-old art of Fair Isle knitting evolved on the Shetland Islands, inspired by colors and forms found in nature, for a distinctive look that's instantly recognizable. Now, Carina Olsson, one of Sweden's leading experts in Fair Isle knitting, is here to guide you through this technique's fundamental principles: how to choose and combine colors in vivid, organic palettes, with over 20 sample patterns for sweaters, mittens, hats, and gloves, ready to adapt to your favorite motifs―plus inspiration and instructions for designing a Fair Isle sweater of your own.

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Carina Olsson is a textile artist and course leader. She is one of Sweden's leading experts in Fair Isle knitting. Carina has a unique ability to recreate and capture the colors of nature in her Fair Isle knitting garments and we actually have the pandemic to thank for that. For months Carina sat and knitted swatches with inspiration from among other things, nature on Gotland.

Carina Olsson is a textile artist and course leader. She is one of Sweden's leading experts in Fair Isle knitting. Carina has a unique ability to recreate and capture the colors of nature in her Fair Isle knitting garments and we actually have the pandemic to thank for that. For months Carina sat and knitted swatches with inspiration from among other things, nature on Gotland.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Trafalgar Square
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1646011937
• ISBN 13: 9781646011933
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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