Gunn Birgirsdottir

Quick Icelandic Knits: Sweaters, Hats, Socks, Mittens and More

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Produktbeschreibung

CLASSIC KNITWEAR INSPIRED BY ICELAND'S KNITTING TRADITION From Broad Techniques to Detailed Patterns "It's more than a pattern book … it's an idea book." -Gunn Birgirsdottir • Knitting in the round, including sweaters with hoods, collars, and special edgings. • Cardigans with and without pockets, plus tips for attaching button bands. • Designs and techniques for smaller projects, such as hats, socks, mittens, shawls, and bags. • Sections on raglan shaping and knitting with beads. • Plus, instructions for felted hats, slippers, mittens, and bags! FEATURING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ICELANDIC WOOL

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trafalgar Square Books
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 268mm x 207mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781570765810
• ISBN-10: 1570765812
• Artikelnr.: 38025763

Autorenporträt

Gunn Birgirsdottir has been knitting since she was a girl. Her family business, established in 1998, produces designs that combine traditional Icelandic patterns with modern touches, all in environmentally friendly Icelandic wool.

Inhaltsangabe

TABLE OF CONTENTS
4 Foreword
5 History
6 Knitting in the Round
9 Techniques
11 Basic Pattern for Children's Sweaters
13 Basic Pattern for Adult Sweaters
14 Sweaters with Ribbed Edgings
15 Sweaters with Picot Edgings
16 Hooded Sweaters
17 Roll Collar Sweaters
18 Cardigans
20 Cardigan with Button/Buttonhole bands knitted on
21 Cardigan with Button/Buttonhole bands sewn on
22 Cardigan with Pockets
24 Various Edgings
25 Yarn Amounts for Models Knitted in the Round
26 Model 1
25 Models Knit in the Round
28 Model 2
32 Model 3
36 Model 4
38 Model 5
40 Model 6
42 Model 7
44 Accessories
44 Cap - Basic Pattern
45 Cap Models
49 Socks - Basic Pattern
50 Mittens - Basic Pattern
51 Mitten Models
54 Bags
56 Raglan Shaping and Knitting with Beads
56 Model 8
59 How to - Raglan Shaping
60 How to - Knitting with Beads
61 Models 9 and 10
64 Model 11
66 Model 12
68 Models 13 and 14
70 Bags and Shawls with Beads
70 Model 15
71 Yarn Amounts for Models with Raglan Shaping
72 Models 16 and 17
74 Felting
76 Felted Hat
76 Felted Cap
77 Felted Stocking Cap
78 Felted Slippers
79 Basic Pattern - Felted Mittens
79 Felted Wrist Warmers and Felted Mittens for Hunting and Fishing
80 Felted Bags