Pure Knits


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Presents instructions and patterns for creating a variety of knitted garments, including sweaters, hats, and baby booties, with all-white yarns.




More Monster Knits for Little Monsters


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This new collection of 20 animal-themed hat and mitten sets in practical pullover designs features bears; safari animals like zebras and monkeys; farmyard friends such as lambs and turkeys; household pets including a black cat and spotty dog; and even beastly BFFs like dinosaurs, gnomes, and a Chinese New Year dragon! Each project contains step-by-step instructions, plus information for finishing touches to make your projects stand out. A knitting refresher course is given in the back of the book for complete beginners, covering tools, yarns, and all the techniques and stitches you'll need to create the projects.




Quick Baby Knits


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A collection of quick and easy designs, perfect for first-time knitters and everyone with limited time. Includes a wide range of delightful ideas, from a baby blnaket and ballerina cardigan to a stylish hooded sweater and zipped jacket. Every design is illustrated in irresistible color photography.




Nursery Knits


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Provides knitting patterns for infants and toddlers, including sweaters, bootees, hats, jackets, and blankets.




Plain and Simple: 11 Knits to Wear Every Day


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The projects in Pam Allen's Plain & Simple: 11 Knits to Wear Every Day are proof that, with the right yarn, simple shapes and stitches are all that's needed to create essential knits. Worked in Quince & Co.'s worsted weight wool/alpaca Owl yarn, the 11 designs featured in the book cover all manner of plain, simple, and utterly necessary knits including pullovers, cardigans and accessories with details to keep the knitter engaged and the wearer happily warm--a classic collection for the ages.




Consumer Awareness and Textile Sustainability


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This contributed volume discusses how consumer awareness of textile sustainability can lead to a more sustainable textile supply chain. From the initial purchase of a textile to its care and longevity, consumer behaviors are at the core of consumption associated with the textile industry. Making consumers aware of the environmental impacts of the clothing products they buy help them to choose the best alternative which has the lowers footprints and also enable them to help the entire textile sector to become sustainable. In addition, making them aware of environmental footprints of textile products from cradle to grave, make them aware of how best they can take care of their products during use and disposal phases and how they can help to preserve the planet with their earnest efforts to reduce the environmental impacts in their boundary, i.e. the use and disposal phases.




Knitting for Olive


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Discover twenty stunning, timeless knitting patterns, from cult Scandinavian brand Knitting for Olive. This book includes twenty gorgeous, accessible knitting patterns, and includes both brand new designs and a selection of tried and tested fan-favorites. There is a project here for everyone; the designs vary in difficulty, and cover a range of sweaters, tops, cardigans, hats, and scarves. Each project includes a full pattern, explanation, and four-color photographs. There is a techniques section at the back of the book to provide the knitter with any extra information they need to tackle every piece in the book. Fully illustrated with beautiful and stylish photography, this book will take you straight to the heart of the world of Knitting for Olive, and show you how to create your own contemporary, Scandinavian-inspired pieces. Projects include: Chunky Rib Sweater December Hat & Olive Scarf Waffle Sweater Olive Top It's Not A Sweatshirt Karl Johan Sweater Simple and Simple Sweater Puff Tee




Northern Knits Gifts


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In Northern Knits Gifts, knitwear and textile designer Lucinda Guy continues her exploration of folk-knitting traditions in this colorful volume of small projects and accessories. You'll learn some of the traditional knitting techniques of Scandinavia, Estonia, Iceland, and the Faroe and Shetland islands, through modern interpretations of such heritage techniques as twined knitting, two-color knitting, lace techniques, damask, fair isle, embroidery, and rya (knotted knitting similar to shag carpet). Accompanied by notes on the history and folk culture surrounding each technique, the projects in the book embrace the Danish notion of hygge--taking pleasure in comforting and cozy things, which is often associated with family and close friends. The 20 projects include mittens, socks, hats, scarves, and bags, and are perfect for wearing and gifting. Emphasizing pattern and color, these knitted designs also embody the Scandinavian aesthetic of making utilitarian objects beautiful as well as useful. Additionally, the book celebrates the specific wools traditionally used in each project. Immerse yourself in Lucinda's world as you enjoy thumbnail sketches of the history and folk culture surrounding each technique.




New Baby Knits


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Includes how-to information.




Felted Animal Knits


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