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Packed with color and design, this significant book presents a complete Alice Starmore workshop in Aran Knitting.Step-by-step instructions, photos and drawings lead readers through 60 charted patterns that progress from the basic concepts of using a cable needle to the myriad variations of Aran technique.It includes 14 original Alice Starmore designs, and celtic knotwork.

Traditional Aran Island Knitting

by Pam Dawson

Casting Off

by Nicole R. Dickson

Casting Off: 1. Ending a knitted work. 2. Releasing lines holding a boat to its mooring. 3. Letting go... On a tiny island off the west coast of Ireland, the fishermen’s handmade sweaters tell a story. Each is unique—feelings stitched into rows, memories into patterns. It is here that Rebecca Moray comes to research a book on Irish knitting. With her daughter, Rowan, accompanying her, she hopes to lose... (more)

Jamieson's Shetland Knitting Book

by Codling, Courtney

Jamieson's is pleased to present this second book of handknitting patterns. Many use traditional techniques - some are more contemporary. All use the dazzling array of colours and four distinctive weights of yarn produced by Jamieson's of Shetland. All levels of knitters will be inspired to stretch themselves and try new and challenging techniques - or simply enjoy familiar stitch patterns and garment shapes,... (more)

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