Knitting Today's Classics: 65 Beautiful Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite [Hardcover]

Kristin Nicholas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1999

Classic Elite Yarns, one of the best-known and most respected yarn manufactures and design studios, showcases patterns for every season of the year, every member of the family, and every skill level.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; 1st edition (December 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887374361
• ISBN-13: 978-1887374361
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristin Nicholas is a knitwear and stitchery designer who lives on a working sheep farm with her husband and daughter in western Massachusetts. She is the author of 8 books on both knitting and embroidery including her newest Color by Kristin. She has also illustrated many of her own books.

She learned to knit, crochet, embroider and sew as a young girl. She studied Textiles and Clothing at the University of Delaware and received a MS from Colorado State University. For 16 years she was the Creative Director of Classic Elite Yarns in Lowell, MA. She writes the popular farming, knitting and lifestyle blog http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com/

Kristin is known for her innovative use of bright colors and textures. Many of her designs feature the Fair Isle knitting technique and many of the projects are worked in the round on circular and double pointed needles.

Kristin and her family have a sheep flock of over 250 breeding ewes. The sheep are raised for meat with they sell at local Farmers' Markets in western Massachusetts. Their two border collies, Phoebe and Ness, help herd the sheep and keep everyone in line.

Kristin hosts Knitting Retreats on her farm a few times a year where knitters come to learn about colorwork, design, and living on a working sheep farm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars reprint of Knitting the New Classics, September 9, 2001

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"cashi" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knitting Beautiful Classics: 65 Great Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite (Paperback)

This book is a reprint of Knitting the New Classics with a different cover illustration & a different title. The original hardcover book was very nice with some interesting patterns, not great but very good. Why the change in title & cover picture? It seems to be the thing to do these days.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat confused, December 12, 1999

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Phyllis Cove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knitting Today's Classics: 65 Beautiful Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite (Hardcover)

This book contains many beautiful sweaters. I picked one that really appealed to me and have been struggling ever since to make sense of the instructions. There are instructions that are hard to follow, as well as typos and errors. I recommend this book to experienced knitters who are able to figure things out for themselves.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Elite's Newest Edition, November 29, 1999

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Sherrel B. Johnson (bronx, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knitting Today's Classics: 65 Beautiful Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite (Hardcover)

I just wnat to say that KNITTING TODAY'S CLASSICS is a must have book. Aside from the beautiful and colorful patterns, this book has a very "user friendly" approach to knitting. The instructions are easy to follow, pattern sizes are detailed throughout and, there is something for every knitter's taste. Aran, Fair isle and Intarsia. A "must have" addition for one's knitting library!