Sweaters from New England Sheep Farms: 26 Original Designs in Hand-Dyed and Natural Colored Yarns [Paperback]

Candace Eisner Strick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892724463
• ISBN-13: 978-0892724468
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,315,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Learning both music and knitting at the age of three, Candace Eisner Strick has followed these two loves all her life. She was co-director and cello instructor of the Suzuki String Program of Mansfield, CT for 16 years. Her latest book, Strick-ly Socks, features a revolutionary and amazingly simple way of knitting socks.

She is the author of Sweaters From a New England Village (Down East Books, 1996), a book about Harrisville, NH which features twenty original designs using Harrisville Designs yarn. Her second book, Sweaters From New England Sheep Farms (Down East Books, 2000) is a series of portraits of eight New England sheep farmers who hand-dye the wool they produce, and includes over 25 original designs using their fiber. Her third knitting book, Beyond Wool (Martingale and Co., Feb. 2004), uses a variety of fibers other than wool. There are chapters about the fibers as well as 25 original designs. Her fourth book, The Quilter's Quick Reference Guide, was released in June, 2004 by Martingale and Co. Her fifth publication, Little Box of Crocheted Bags, was released in March 2006 by Martingale and Co. Her sixth book, Knit One, Stripe Too, was released by Martingale and Co. in October, 2008.

Her designs and writing have appeared in Knitter's Magazine, Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting, Knit It Magazine, Wild Fiber Magazine, Cast On Magazine, Vogue Knitting books and Interweave Knitting books. Candace designs for yarn companies while she and her husband run their internet based business, www.Strickwear.com, which features her exclusive designs, and her new line of yarn, Merging Colors.

Candace teaches workshops internationally at major knitting conventions and guilds. Her other fiber related interests include spinning, weaving, dyeing and quilting. When not doing the above, she is riding her bicycle. She lives in rural Connecticut with her pianist/knitting husband Ken, wonder-bunny Abraham, and 2 birds. She has three grown sons, all of whom know how to knit but refuse to do so.

You can follow Candace by reading her blog at http://candaceeisnerstrickknitting.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-here.html

Videos of knitting techniques can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/Strickwear

Customer Reviews

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another WONDERFUL collection of Sweaters, February 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sweaters from New England Sheep Farms: 26 Original Designs in Hand-Dyed and Natural Colored Yarns (Paperback)

Candace has done it again - a wonderful collection of sweaters that range from classic gansey designs to dressy cardigans that can take you to the office. The best is the variety of the sweaters I like to wear - texture. And for those looking for more than sweaters there is a pair of mittens, socks, a shawl and a coat.

The stories of the sheep farmers was compelling and makes me appreciate all the people who bring the products that make our knitting possible. A must buy.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best knitting book in years, April 26, 2000

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M. Poller (Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweaters from New England Sheep Farms: 26 Original Designs in Hand-Dyed and Natural Colored Yarns (Paperback)

If you buy no other knitting books this year, buy this one. It's the best I've seen in years. Of the 26 patterns, only one doesn't interest me. Strick shows tremendous ingenuity with her designs and also has lots of helpful hints. Sweaters for all levels included plus some very interesting colorwork patterns.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous knitting book!!, July 14, 2001

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Judy Anderson (Rexford, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweaters from New England Sheep Farms: 26 Original Designs in Hand-Dyed and Natural Colored Yarns (Paperback)

This book is extremely well done; the sweater designs are superb, and there are several interesting techniques included with some of the designs. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I don't usually "read" knitting books, but the author's descriptions of her visits to the various farms are really interesting and fun to read. The accompanying photographs are excellent. I also really appreciated the inclusion of substitute yarn suggestions for those of us who might not have access to the specialty yarns used in the book. This book is a terrific addition to my knitting library, and I hope to purchase more of her books in the future.