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The Harmony Guide to Aran and Fair Isle Knitting: Patterns, Techniques, and Stitches (The Harmony Guides)

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As a knitter for eight years, I found this book a valuable resource for designing afghans and baby clothing for my family. After I purchased this book, I began to buy several copies of this book for my family members. There are detail instructions with excellent pictures to help a knitter create wonderful cable and fair isle designs. For those knitters who desire to expand their knitting collection, this book is one of the best resources to help enhance your knitting projects.

Even the most intimidating and complex designs are simply explained in diagrams that any novice can follow. One can easily use this guide to create patterns for Aran/Fair Isle sweaters, hats, blankets,etc., even if one has never attempted these before! What a find! Arans sweaters made easy!

I must admit, I am a Aran knitting fanatic. I love cables, bobbles, and chart work. I'm not particularly fond of Fair Isle knitting. This book is a good basic starting point if you want to create a knitted item with cables and color changing fair isle. If you don't own the Barbara G. Walker knitting books, start with this one. It is an excellent alternative to someone starting out with patterns ranging from very easy to more intricate and complicated. Definitely worth considering for your knitting library.

If it's inspiration you want for doing aran knitting this is the book; the inspiration it has given me is superb. It has everything from very simple patterns to extremely complicated aran patterns and even fair isle knitting but my interest was the aran patterns.
There are coloured photos and written directions as well as chart directions so all are catered for.
It is quite inspiring....
maryanne