Scottish Highland Knits

by Sarah Dallas, Wendy Baker, Catherine Tough

Scottish tweed yarn, with its soft heathery colors reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands, provides the inspiration for this beautiful collection of 18 knits for men, women, children, and the home. Projects include a cable wrap cardigan, a seed stitch jacket, a simple felted child's cardigan, a delicate and feminine lacy wrapover top, and a shrug. Accessories with Scottish flair include Fair Isle socks, gloves, scarves, and some great knits for the home, such as a Fair Isle throw blanket with Fair Isle stripe, Fair Isle chunky cushions, and a patchwork blanket.

Genres: Knitting, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a charming book of 18 patterns. The patterns are rustic and homey. There is a repeating fair isle pattern that shows up in many of the patterns. There are pillows, scarves, socks, some great sweaters, and an afghan.

[reading is my hustle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, comfort knitting- I think it might be better than comfort food. This book makes me want to rent a cottage in Manzanita and knit, knit, knit. The seed stitch jacket, the fair isle stripe throw, the tie shrug, the textured scarf, the patchwork throw. Yes, please.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book exculsively uses Rowan Tweed yarns. That's not bad, but worth mentioning, I think.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. It's not often I find a pattern book that I love all the patterns, but this one has it all.

I'll be looking out for more from this Author!

[JL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute patterns, they would take a lot of yarn but I can't wait to try out some of the scarves and the blanket jacket!

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing for me.