Sarah Dallas Knitting [Paperback]

Sarah Dallas (Author), Catherine Gratwicke (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2005

Brilliantly simple, fashionably fun—this collection of knockout knitwear designs is the perfect combination for today’s busy knitter. Get inspired to knit year-round with projects for every season, all from one of the knitting world’s hottest new designers.

· Thirty projects include sweaters, blankets, rugs, mittens, hats, scarves, and more

· Wool, cotton, and silk yarns show off a range of hues, from ice-cream colors to crisp contrasts

· Sarah Dallas’s knitwear collections have appeared in retail stores worldwide, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Harrods

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About the Author

Hometown: London, England

Sarah Dallas teaches fashion at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London. This is her second book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (May 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564776379
• ISBN-13: 978-1564776372
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,109,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Exceedingly simple designs, July 23, 2005

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Med Student (Dayton, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sarah Dallas Knitting (Paperback)

I'm torn on how to rate this book. The patterns given are designer in quality, but uninspiring in form. There are several blanket and pillow patterns, all of which are stripes or color blocks (even relatively new knitters could design these themselves with a little creativity). The blanket sweater on the front is the most innovative design in the book. Plain gloves, cabled socks, very basic child's cardigan, cable afghan, lace shawl, man's tweed turtleneck sweater. The patterns, the use of color, everything is so uninspiring for knitting. In spite of this I could definitely see myself buying some of the items in it from preppy household stores like Pottery Barn. The finished projects do a great job of avoiding that homemade look and they have an uptown urban classiness that I like. But I just cannot see myself devoting much time to knitting patterns that I am not inspired by.

I decided to keep the book because I might try the women's cardigan in it. But I'm sure that I would not have bought it if I'd known I'd only be interested in actually making 1 pattern out of 34. Also, I do want to mention that this may not be a very good book for beginning knitters in spite of its simple patterns because the instructions are strictly shorthand. Since many new knitting books have gone to a more conversational method of instruction this might throw some people.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, kind of..., July 25, 2005

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This review is from: Sarah Dallas Knitting (Paperback)

I echo J Tomich practically all the way. I regret buying this book, it's just too much hassle to return it from Europe. I expected much more from SD. The only pattern that is interesting is the camisole, which is like something out of Vintage Knits. I can imagine this book being published under the name Simple Knits, but if Erika Knight had done it it would have been quirkier.

Oh - and what's with the grouping of patterns under colour stories? Hello, book editors - knitters don't want to have to leaf thru a whole book to find a pattern! Whatever happened to contents pages?

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Dallas has done better work, August 12, 2005

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Yarn Whisperer (The middle of my yarn stash) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sarah Dallas Knitting (Paperback)

I almost pre-ordered this book because I'd liked stuff Sarah Dallas has designed for Rowan. I'm glad I didn't buy it. This is not a knitting book I'll be adding to my (extensive) collection. The chapters are organized around color themes, which I think is ridiculous -- I want a knitting pattern to be about the shaping of the garment itself, because that's what I'll be doing. Thaks, Sarah, but I can pick my own yarn colors. None of the designs are interesting or original from a design standpoint, from what I saw. They're all fine, but they're pretty generic. If you already own a lot of books and knitting mags, you've probably got a few dozen patterns like these already. If you want a book that's well written, gorgeous and actually innovative, (and a more interesting buy for intermediate and advanced knitters) I'd recommend "Loop-d-loop" by Teva Durham.