Family Album: Kniting for Children and Adults
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by: Kaffe Fassett, Zoe Hunt, Steve Lovi
Topics include: foll colour, last sts, colour sequence table, front between markers, foll row, working inc sts into patt, foll alt row, main knitting, work border patt,lightweight double knitting, work into front, striped rib,same colour sequence, neck sts, twisting yarns tog, alt rows, facing rejoin yarns, cable patt, matching centre, size sleeve, size bodice, form patt, sts evenly
Book Description:
Book Description -- In this combination how-to and inspirational book, Kaffe Fassett collaborates with fellow knitwear designer Zoe Hunt to create colorful garments for the whole family. There are 33 basic patterns grouped by motifs, which include squares and plaids, circles and dots, flowers, bows, and more. Eighty variations are fully illustrated; most are in stockinette stitch and easy to knit. Each chapter has a lively introduction by Fassett in which he describes the inspiration for the designs and gives advice on how to make a better finished garment.
Family Album -- Zoe Hunt, Kaffe Fassett, -- 80 variations on 33 basic patterns. -- Designer Kaffe Fassett has made a tremendous impact on the world of knitting. Through his lectures, exhibitions, television series, and books, Kaffe has brought his colorful ideas to a worldwide audience and inspired knitters everywhere. Following his highly successful book Glorious Knitting, Kaffe has now teamed up with fellow designer Zo Hunt to produce a brilliantly colorful knitwear collection to suit all ages. The 33 basic patterns are grouped according to their motifs, which include squares and plaids, circles and dots, flowers and bows, and many more. Almost 80 variations on the basic patterns are illustrated in over 200 photographs. In Family Album, Kaffe and Zo form a design partnership that revels in the use of color and texture to produce a versatile, inspiring collection of patterns for the whole family.
Not for the meek of heart, but worth a look! -- I had heard a great many people say how much they liked Fassett's use of color, and so I found this book and explored. I'm glad I did that before I bought it: I have a very different set of sensibilities when it comes to color than the authors of Family Album. I've given it a relatively high score, though, for the nice lines of their clothing and the clear instructions. I am just not the right knitter for their designs. There's nothing here for anyone below the level of an adventurous intermediate knitter (IMHO), but the book itself would be great inspiration to increase your skill if you like their style - great pictures and good-looking models make this almost a coffee table book. The patterns and colors are too overstated for my taste, but it's very clear to me that they love their subject and they give good value in the book (over thirty designs for about $20 on this site).
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