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Title: Afghans and Crochet Classics Red Heart
by Leisure Arts
Softcover  144 pages
Price:
$17.95    SALE $12.95
Over 50 patterns for the new and experienced crocheter

 

Title: Arans, Celtics, the best of knitters
Softcover , 108 pages
Price:  SPECIAL $27.95   $29.95
30 classic projects, sweaters, vests and jackets for the whole family. For those who love Cables or those who have never knit a cable.

Title: the Beatrix Potter Knitting Book
by Pat Menchini
Hardcover , 128 pages
Price:  SPECIAL $15.00  
More than 50 delightful handknits for all the family. The tales of Peter Rabbit and other children's books by Beatrix Potter are knitted into everything from sweaters, to leg warmers, mitts, blankets, and even includes patterns for hooked rugs

Title: The Celtic Collection
by: Debbie Bliss
Softcover , 80 pages
Price:
special $19.95

Over 25 Celtic-inspired designs for babies, children and adults.  Designs range from chunky Aran and Guernsey sweaters to a delicate Fair Isle cardigan for a baby, with matching socks and an irresistible throw.

Title: Colourful Knits for You and Your Child
Author: Zoe Mellor
Soft Cover,   80   pages
SPECIAL $24.95  $29.95

Over 25 original knitwear designs for women and children up to ten years old. Creative use of colour in designs to suit knitters of all abilities. This was top designer Zoe Mellor's first collection.

Title: Cottage Knits
Author: Elna Gravel
Soft Cover-spiral bound,     52  pages
$15.95
Great collection of easy to knit, easy to fit pullovers for worsted weight wool. This book includes the following  designs: Cat on Sill, Beetlemania, Playful Penguins, Lounging Cat, Fairisle Sampler, Nautical, wooly kitten, Rocking horses, Siamese Cats, Textured Multi-coloured pullovers, Peruvian roots, Wheels, Duck Trio, Footloose, Artic Images and a section on designing your own.

*see other books by Elna Gravel, More Cottage Knits , One More Row
Title: Cotton Knits for all Seasons
by Debbie Bliss
Softcover , 128 pages
Price:
special $24.95
25 projects for babies, children and adults. Irresistible sweaters, jackets and accessories knitted in cotton and cotton mixes, the ideal year round yarn. Clear photographs, charts and drawings and illustrated techniques section show you all you need to know to make cosy and stylish knits for all ages from newborn to adults.

Title: Country Knits Knits
Author:  Carol Huber
Soft cover, spiral bound , 96 pages
SPECIAL $19.95 $22.95
Complete patterns and instructions for 23 casual sweaters inspired by American folk designs, including: country goose, schoolhouse, Irish chain, sampler, tree-of-life, Basket, Plaid blanket, Shaker Tree-of-life, diamonds, Patchwork sampler, Double Irish chain, Windowpane, Log Cabin, Flying Geese, Pot of Flowers, Bargello Vest, to name a few.


Title: Country Knits II
Author: Carol Huber
Soft cover, spiral bound,  96 pages
SPECIAL $19.95 $22.00

Complete patterns and instructions for 20 casual sweaters inspired by American folk designs. Included are Smutt-the-folkart cat  as shown on the cover, Navajo Railroad and Indian Blanket are designs out of the SouthWest. The Crazy Quilt, Flower & Vine, Indiana Fan, Mosaic, and Nine Patch are classic quilt patterns from the 19th century.
*see other book  by Carol Huber Country Knits


Title: Country Knits for kids
Author: Stephen & Carol Huber
Soft cover, spiral bound,  110 pages
SPECIAL $14.95

Complete patterns and instructions for 24 casual sweaters inspired by American folk designs. Included are rabbit,  goose, sampler, boats, flamingo, diamonds, flying kite, etc.
 

Title: Creative Crochet
Author: Leisure Arts
Hardcover, 144 pages   sale price $9.95
A great collection of crochet projects from tasteful decorator pieces to jazzy wardrobe accessories. Nine patterns for afghans,  items for the living room, dinning room, kitchen, and bedroom including rugs, tablecloth, sheet and pillowcase edgings, pot holders, towel toppers, dishcloths. Many gifts for showers, babies, birthdays. Projects with holiday themes
including Valentines, St. Patrick's, Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

   

Title: Decorating Sweaters with Duplicate Stitch
Author: Nola Theiss
Hardcover,  128 pages
Special  $24.95 regular $34.95
Even if you have never held a needle other than to sew on a button, you can add delightful designs-from elegant flowers to bold shapes and whimsical pictures-to a plain sweater to turn it into a stunning piece of  wearable art.  Duplicate stitch is an embroidery technique that is the simple duplication of knitted stitches to create a motif or a pattern. Within minutes, following the instruction and diagram you will be ready to get to work on any of the 60 fabulous projects in the book.


Title: Designer Knits
Author: Ruth Maria Swepson
hardcover  150pages
SPECIAL $14.95  

Designer Knits presents handmade knitwear for casual days or glamorous nights, for warm or cool weather, and for young or old, men or women. Sweaters, jackets, dresses, cardigans and skirt---something to appeal to everyone.


Title: Double Knits, Pairs of Patterns for Babies and Toddlers
Author: Zoe Mellor
Softcover, 96 pages
SPECIAL $22.95
Packed with great knitting ideas for babies and toddlers. You don't have to be knitting for twins to fall in love with this book. Each striking project can be made up in two ways: choose the colourway, style or motif. Pullovers, cardigans, blankets, hats, sundress, duffle coats, jester booties, flat cats, lots to choose from. 
 
Title: Elle Knits
from Elle magazine
Hardcover, 128 pages
SPECIAL $19.95  

Elle Knits is a stunning collection of 50 hand knits selected from the pages of Elle, the chic French fashion magazine. Featuring unique designs for women, men and children created by many of France's top designers. Includes cozy mohair sweaters for winter, cool cotton for summer, a jacket for the spring, and pullovers, cardigans, coats, jackets, vests, dresses

 

 

Title: Exclusively Yours
Author: Frances Kennett
Hardcover, 124 pages
SPECIAL $19.95
Fashion knits from the world's top designers including Perry Ellis, Carol Horn, Calvin Klein, Joan Vass, Louis Dell'Olio for Ann Klein, Adrienne Vittadini and Sasha Kagan to name a few. The garments in this book have been selected by the designers to illustrate the best of their work.

 

 

Title: Fabulous Fairisle
Author: John Allen
Hardcover, 120pages
SPECIAL $19.95  
John Allen is keen to encourage knitters to use traditional fairisle patterns and to develop their own designs both for hand knitting and machine knitting. Lots of information for the new or experienced designer. He looks at the history of fairisle , the environment, the knitters, traditional patterns, using colour to create change and includes some basic non traditional sweater patterns.

 

 

Title: Family Album
Author: Kaffe Fassett & Zoe Hunt
Hardcover, 200 pages
SPECIAL $24.95 (regular $35.00)
Kaffe Fassett working with his long time collaborator Zoe Hunt has designed s stunning collection of imaginative tops and bottoms for every member of the family.  Thirty brand new patterns explore the possibilities of circles and dots, squares and plaids, flowers and bows, even brushes and combs with more than eighty variations. The spectacular photography by Steve Lovi makes this a book to add to your collection and it will continue to please for years to come..

 

 

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