false 292412 528137 0307352161 9780307352163 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528137.The_Knitter_s_Book_of_Yarn_The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Choosing_Using_and_Enjoying_Yarn 4.41 209 The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, you’ll learn how to unleash your inner yarn whisperer.

In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the inside stories behind the most common fiber types, preparations, spins, and ply combinations used by large-scale manufacturers and importers, medium-sized companies, boutique dye shops, community spinneries, and old-fashioned sheep farms. And, because we learn best by doing, Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the knitting world to provide a wide assortment of patterns created to highlight the qualities (and minimize the drawbacks) of specific types of yarns.

The Knitter’s Book of Yarn will teach you everything you need to know about yarn: How it’s made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The next time you pick up a skein, you won’t have to wonder what to do with it. You’ll just know–the way any yarn whisperer would.]]> 292412 4.43 223 56 2007 6502984 030735217X 9780307352170 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575260m/6502984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575260s/6502984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6502984-the-knitter-s-book-of-wool 4.77 13
What is wool? Clara starts with the fundamentals: what wool is made of, how it gets off the sheep, and how it is transformed from a jumbled mass of dirty fluff into a gorgeous yarn that so tempts us at our local yarn stores.

Who makes it? Parkes conducts an inspiring tour of sheep breeds from around the world - introducing us to the animals who give us their wool - and explains how to best knit with yarns made from their fibers.

Which yarn do I use? If only there were a way to read a skein to know how it would behave and what it wanted to become. Now there is! Parkes demystifies the generic (non-breed-specific) wool yarn you'll find at your local yarn shop, showing you how to best determine what every yarn longs to be.

What do I knit? Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the kniting world to provide more than 20 patterns that highlight the qualities of specific types of wool.

The Knitter's Book of Wool teaches you everything you need to know about wool - and its journey from pasture to pullover. The next time you pick up a skein, you won't have to wonder what to create with it. You'll just know.]]> 292412 4.43 223 56 2009 528163 0760328471 9780760328477 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552888m/528163.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552888s/528163.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528163.KnitKnacks_Much_Ado_About_Knitting 4.00 1 </div>]]> 292412 4.43 223 56 99011 4.00 1 1 2007