Can't find the right knitting pattern? Want to produce your own designs but aren't sure how? Now it's not just possible to make original patterns, it's actually easy! All it takes are five simple steps, each laid out in this colorful resource-along with 48 pages of special knitter's graph paper to work on. First, see how to find inspiration for your work, decide on the stitches, and select the yarn. Second, learn how to put those ideas onto paper like a pro. Step three involves knitting a swatch to get a quick sense of how it will look and if your gauge is right. Then you're ready to map out the entire design. And finally-start knitting! The results are sure to be fabulous.
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Debbie Abrahams graduated from Nottingham Trent University, UK, with a degree in Knitwear Design. After working as a buyer for a major retailer she joined Rowan Yarns, progressing to become their Design Consultant Manager. Debbie has worked as a freelance knitting designer since 2005, and this is her fifth book. Location: Nottingham, England
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great book for people who want to learn how to design their own...well you know,
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This book is very exciting. It's just what I was looking for. It is extremely well organized and concisely put together. I think that is the most impressive part, for me. Sections include choosing the right fiber, proper swatching, proportion, going from idea to paper, and then paper to pattern. It's true there aren't any patterns included, but that's the point isn't it?
Instead there are frameworks to help you design your own. For example, under Basic Shapes is the Scarf. How to design and knit a scarf. Points to consider for scarves. A template of a scarf. Too easy? How about a Slipover. A drop-shoulder sweater. A sweater with set-in sleeves. Each comes with a "how to design and knit" section and a template to give you an idea of what pieces are involved and how they go together. There's a section on necklines, collars, and sizing charts for men, women, children, and babies. The book addresses choosing a direction to knit in (top to bottom or vice versa, center out, etc), working with color, and determining how much yarn will be needed. Working with repeating patterns, texture, scale. Sorry, I'm rambling. It's just that cool of a book.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to read and understand,
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Very easy to read and understand and starts from real basics about design and inspiration. It doesn't teach all the fundamentals about knitting itself but that's because this is a design (for knitting) book so it assumes the reader already knows how to knit (otherwise why would you want to be designing something you have no clue about, right?!) I give it 4 stars only because it doesn't go through all the possible stitches you can do for knit design, but then, like I said, this is more about setting up design, rather than how to do the stitching. If you want to learn more about stitch dictionary, other books will be necessary, such as Vogue reference book.
I like the illustrations and photos in it that really help visualize the concepts, the language is simple, and the graph paper is definitely going to be helpful.
16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
basic reference,
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This review is from: Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps (Paperback)
this book is good in:
1. it's quite complete for basic designing reference... 2. it has formulas of some knitting project... 3. it has grid paper on the bag...so you can scan it and use it.. 4. it gives more knowledge about knitting to newbie...like yarns type, swatching, etc... this book is really-really basic for designing...no patterns here... the paper of this book is thick, plastic like...very good stuff... hey, this is not a tutorial book, ok?...so, if you expect a tutorial, don't buy this book...this book is a tutorial for knit designing...
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