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Aran Knitting: New And Expanded Edition (2010)

by Alice Starmore(Favorite Author)

4.4 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0486478424 (ISBN13: 9780486478425)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Dover Publications

review 1: Aran Knitting: New and Expanded Edition is a great knitting resource for Aran and Celtic designs to incorporate into your own knitting patterns. I enjoyed reading about the historical background (history, mythology and Aran knitting). The book includes many design patterns, complete with instruction, charts, drawings and photo's, so that you can make practice swatches or incorporate them into your own clothing or accessory designs. I plan on making a bunch of different swatches of her Aran and Celtic designs to make a quilt. The final section has many nice patterns for sweaters and accessories. Disclosure: I received this book as a Good Reads Giveaway.
review 2: This truly has to be one of the clearest, easiest-to-follow, and enjoyable knitting books I've ever ... moreseen. It is very high quality in design and lay-out and goes above and beyond being simply a book of patterns. To start with, all the patterns are genuinely Irish, both historical Celtic and classical Aran designs. If you don't know what that is, don't worry, because the first fifty pages of the book are devoted to the entire historical background of this kind of knitting! Thus it is a wonderful and fascinating blend of a history book and a knitting book, rolled into one. The patterns featured (pages 54 to 206, therefore making it a fairly large book) are mainly sweaters, shawls, and a few hats, all of which are beautiful and certainly have an "Irish look" to them. The instructions are VERY clear, line by line, and I think even a beginner would be able to follow them. The photos are stunning, so you get a clear picture of what it will look like at the end. The only reason I have given the book 4 stars instead of 5 is because I would have liked to see a few more articles for children and babies featured. That is the only thing I found disappointing, but perhaps the patterns can be adapted and sized down for an experienced knitter. Apart from that, I would LOVE to make everything in the book!I was one of the lucky ones who received this book as a Goodreads First Read Giveaway. I think it would make a lovely gift for any knitter, so if you need any ideas for Christmas, this is certainly a book I would recommend! less

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