Knitting from the British Islands: 30 Original Designs from Traditional Patterns

by Alice Starmore, Anne Matheson

Provides patterns and directions for making traditional sweaters, cardigans, skirts, hats, blouses, dresses, and jackets

Genres: Knitting, Nonfiction, Crafts

125 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

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 knitting traditions, Starmore founded Windfall Press in 1991. Windfall produces knitting patterns and instructional manuals as well as a large number of Scottish Gaelic titles.

Starmore expanded her career beyond knitting in the 1990s, focusing on fine art and photography. She held her first major solo exhibition in 2008 on the Isle of Lewis.

Reviews

[Mckinley]

Nice

[Apryl Anderson]

Beautiful classic designs; update the colors, shaping, and styling and they're timeless—worth all the time you put into it. Knitter beware: The patterns are not for the stark beginner or faint-of-heart. I recommend making a copy to mark up your size, make notes, and color the charts. And befriend a master knitter for support.

[Ruth]

Tree of life sweater, fivefold braid pattern. Beautiful sweaters.
NOT A USER FRIENDLY BOOK.
Patterns and charts are extremely difficult to follow