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Alice Starmore's Charts for Color Knitting: New and Expanded Edition
An internationally recognized authority onknitting design and instruction presents charted patternsfromherpersonalsource materials.Alice Starmoreincludes her own geometric and nature-inspired motifs as well as traditionalpatterns from around the world, pluspractical instructions onincorporating theminto uniquedesigns. Suitable forbeginning andadvanced color knitters and fo...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
October 20th 2011
by Dover Publications
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If you like to knit with color, this book goes into a few techniques, but not in great detail. It assumes one is an experienced knitter in that regard. The charts are what I bought this for, and of course the photos of Alice Starmore's knitted designs as well as some reference photos that show how she came up with some of her designs. She is truly a knitwear artist, with stunning color sense, a sense of knitting history that gives her an interesting perspective, and she's also a great photograph...more
This is a most awesome reference book for color motifs from around the world. Absolutely amazing variety of ideas that could be incorporated into many knitting projects. I did notice that there are really not any north or South American native patterns, and i know they surely exist! Looks like a sequel is in order. I can see how valuable this would be for a designer. I don't think that I have a need to buy this, but it's wonderful to have it as apart of the library's collection.
Aw, I soon have to give this back to the Library. I may have to buy a copy for me, or keep putting it on hold, again, and again.
Inspiring, the color work is incredible. It's a shame I have yet to figure out how to read and knit at the same time.
Just a note, these charts are not just for knitting. Anyone doing mosaic work, needle point, painting, any color work at all, will benefit from reading this book.
Inspiring, the color work is incredible. It's a shame I have yet to figure out how to read and knit at the same time.
Just a note, these charts are not just for knitting. Anyone doing mosaic work, needle point, painting, any color work at all, will benefit from reading this book.
A beautiful book, maybe some day I'll actually attempt fair isle knitting. Lovely designs.
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Alice Starmore (née Matheson) was raised in a traditional, Gaelic-speaking Scottish fishing village. She began knitting as a child, studying the folk knitting traditions of her native Scotland. Starmore later expanded her textile studies, traveling in Scandinavia in the late 1970s on a Winston Churchill Fellowship.
Broadly recognized as one of the world's authorities on Fair Isle and other folk kn...more
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