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Diamond Basketweave Pattern
by Barbara G. Walker
A brand-new pattern stitch from the author of the beloved Treasury of Knitting
Patterns books.
Who Was Miss Money? In Search
of a Victorian Knitter
by June Hall
The author discovered handwritten directions for fourteen edgings and insertions
penned “in code” by Miss Money circa 1847; she shares her quest to
find information about Miss Money and offers some of the patterns, which she has
decoded.
Knitting in Jewish Lithuania
by Donna Druchunas with with Anna Verschik
During the Holocaust in ghettos, in concentration camps, in hiding, and in
the forest fighting with partisans, Jewish women and girls continued to knit.
Anyone who had a skill, even one as seemingly commonplace as knitting, had a survival
advantage.
A Kippah to
Knit
by Donna Druchunas
Donna Druchunas designed a kippah (skullcap) in a lacy stitch that is appropriate
for a Jewish woman.
Latvia’s
Favorite Knitter: Jette Užane
by Barbara Plakans
Jette Užane, a severely disabled farmwoman, was a nationally recognized knitter
of mittens who chose to “paint her world view in yarn.”.
Birch Mittens to Knit
by Barbara Plakans
Step-by-step instructions for making an adaptation of one of Jette Užane’s
original three-dimensional designs.
THE Brewster Stocking
by Jacqueline Fee
A “christening piece” is a long-standing Scottish tradition. Make
your own christening bag as a gift for a special baby using the techniques of
knitting and broomstick lace.
Broomstick Lace Workshop
by Karen E. Hooton
Learn the basics of broomstick lace with this step-by-step tutorial.
The Three-Rib Beret
by Jacqueline Fee
Jacqueline Fee examined the original of a man’s stocking made between 1620
and 1640 that is now in the collection of the Pilgrim Society in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Contemporary Brewster Socks to Knit
by Jacqueline Fee
Make this adaptation of the Brewster stocking with the intriguing Circling Purls
pattern.
Knitting for
Income in Halland, Sweden
by Anneli Palmsköld
From the seventeenth through the early twentieth century, knitting was a cottage
industry in the southwestern coastal province of Halland, Sweden.
Mittens to Knit
Inspired by a Late Medieval Mitten
by Susan Strawn
Contemporary mittens to knit in child and small adult sizes.
A Child’s
Mitten from Sixteenth-Century London
by Susan Strawn
The Medieval Gallery of the Museum of London exhibits this solitary mitten
as a rare survivor of late medieval handknitted textiles.
Offering Mitts
to Knit
by Nancy Bush
Also known as “mitts with tongues” because of their unusual shape,
offering mitts were a traditional hand covering in rural Norway.
Ice Harbor Compass
by Robin Lynn Scott
Eleven-year-old Josy Eldredge has Compass mittens with magic knitted into
them.
Ice Harbor Compass
Mittens to Knit
by Robin Hansen
Complete instructions for knitting “shrinking” mittens, a tradition
in Maine and Nova Scotia.
Knitting for
the Stage
by Elizabeth Cobbe
Discover the many ways stage costume designers use knitted garments and
accessories, including chain mail. A pattern for making your own knitted chain-mail
hood is included.
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