Handknit Style: Contemporary Sweaters from Tricoter [Spiral-bound]

Linden Ward (Author), Beryl Hiatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2005

Pairing simple-to-knit shapes with spectacular yarns is the winning combination at the heart of the smart, sassy Tricoter style. This all-new sweater collection features 16 patterns that spotlight the latest silhouettes. Full color. with 16 gatefolds. Concealed spiral binding.

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About the Author

Hometown: Seattle, Washington

The designs of four-time authors Linden Ward and Beryl Hiatt have been featured in Victoria, Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and other national publications. Together they own the world-renowned Seattle knitting shop, Tricoter.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 80 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564775801
• ISBN-13: 978-1564775801
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,007,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

TRICOTER (Tri'*ko*tay) French verb to knit feels, in retrospect to be the inevitable destiny of partners Beryl Hiatt and Lindy Ward. The store is a tribute to the wisdom of true friends who can sometimes see us more clearly than we can see ourselves, the timing of events that bring together the most unlikely individuals, and the electricity of shared passions borne of an appreciation for beauty, color and texture. It speaks also, to the ability of the timeless process of knitting to transform the lives of those who succumb to it's rhythmic progression of stitches. We believe that we are products of our passions.

The key to Tricoter's success has been due in great part to our commitment to help our customers make beautiful sweaters that really fit, to design easy-to-follow patterns that reflect the individual style of each customer, and to provide a broad selection of the most beautiful, luxurious and colorful fibers available. We are constantly knitting new sample sweaters for inspiration. We provide complete finishing services and can assemble the sweater that has been sitting unfinished in a closet for months creating guilt or handle the tricky technical parts of completing sweaters that, when properly executed make them look truly professional. We also design and custom knit for many clients who love sweaters but do not knit themselves.

Tricoter has been described as an "experience rather than a store" by more than one customer. We have also been accused of being "a front for a healing center". Our love of beauty, color and design was the catalyst for a bright, colorful environment (not unlike our living room) but it is the sense of community that gives us the greatest pleasure. This has been created in part by the large round tables where customers are invited to come and work through challenging details of their project with expert assistance always close at hand. It is due even more to the unique bond that knitting creates between souls with little else in common, the friendships forged by the shared joys and trials inevitably discussed around the tables as women (and a growing number of men) knit, that makes Tricoter truly unique.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classy Patterns that are for Real People, October 24, 2006

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fiber farmer (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handknit Style: Contemporary Sweaters from Tricoter (Spiral-bound)

Tricoter has produced a book with the classy and sophisticated sweater patterns that normal people can and will wear. The patterns are not difficult and it's nice to see some attractive designs that live and work in the real world. While I'm a fan of knitting magazines, many of the "cutting edge" and "new" fashions shown are things I wouldn't be caught dead in. This book, however, shows very wearable and practical styles that most women would actually wear to work, shopping, social events and everyday.

If you're the type of knitter who freely substitutes yarns, uses different colors than the suggested colors, inserts stitch and color patterns that aren't written into the pattern, and alters patterns and details to suit yourself, then this book is for you. The photography is beautiful and the layout with spiral binding and fold out pages is practical. The sweater designs will send your imagination into overdrive, as it did mine, simply because I can see myself and my friends wearing them.

I'm working on "A Touch of Glass" and have substituted 100% alpaca, hand dyed and worsted weight. I've altered the pattern to work it in the round on circular needles--not a great leap of intellect, I know--and it's turning out to be lovely. I don't have access to the yarns specified in the patterns, so, as all experienced knitters know, I worked a gauge swatch and all is well. A few of the patterns have large areas of plain stockinette stitch or ribbing that can be knit on a knitting machine and then picked up on regular needles to finish the details and some of the shaping.

I did the "Kimono" in a much cheaper yarn (Lion Brand Homespun) along with a strand of alpaca and the results were spectacular. My next project from this book will have to be the "Eyelet interest" sweater in a purple alpaca blend, perhaps with some wool to help it hold the shape of those sleeves....

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 29, 2005

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This review is from: Handknit Style: Contemporary Sweaters from Tricoter (Spiral-bound)

I actually prefer their first book, which at least had loads of very useful tips. I completely agree with Cultured Purl. There are a couple of cuite things here, but except for a cropped sweater which is called a shrug for some wierd reason, most of them really need the yarn specified. Can't see them coming out quite the same with subs.

Take a look at Teva Durham's new book - loop d loop. I just received it and am crazy about it. Over 40 patterns, and gorgeous to boot. I have a huge collection of knitting books, and this is the only one I wouldn't part with. HIGLY recommended.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most stylish knitting book EVER!, March 18, 2005

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This review is from: Handknit Style: Contemporary Sweaters from Tricoter (Spiral-bound)

From the design, format, and photography of the book itself to its fabulous patterns, this is the most sophisticated book of knitting patterns on the market! Each design is fashion forward yet wearable. The designs stand alone and don't depend on designer yarns. Most importantly, the book inspires the reader's imagination and suggest design elements and resources that enhance a project. Buy it now!