The nook book ebook of the the knitters book of wool. The knitters book of wool by clara parkes overdrive. The ultimate guide to choosing, using, and enjoying yarn 9780307352163. Parkes helps knitters understand how wool behaves and how particular yarns can be used in knitting. In this complete guide to wool the most popular yarn a.
How its made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The ultimate guide to understanding, using, and loving this most fabulous fiber ebook. How can you resist a book that begins, i have always loved wool i mean really and truly loved it, like claude monet loved his giverny and julia child loved her butter. Discovering a new wool yarn, smelling it, touching it, dreaming of what i can do with it, knitting and washing a swatch and seeing how it transforms those things make me feel complete and fulfilled.
I think this is especially useful to know for those of us living in the damp pacific. The ultimate guide to understanding, using, and loving this most fabulous fiber by clara parkes at due to covid19, orders may be delayed. The stunning colorwork scarf that you cant wear because the yarn feels like. Here, she describes the qualities that make yarn suitable for sock knitting, explores the different types of fibers that can be used in sock yarn, and analyzes stitches and stitch patterns commonly used in sock knitting. In this complete guide to wool the most popular yarn around passionate wool expert clara parkes translates the vast world of sheep and their wool into the language and context of knitting. Hardcover published in october 2009 by potter craft.
The nook book ebook of the the knitter s book of wool. Ill leave you with one more tidbit of information that ive picked up from the knitter s book of wool. Well show you the knitting basics, such as how to knit stitch and how to cast on when knitting, so you can get started today. The ultimate guide to understanding, using, and loving this most fabulous fiber by clara parkes 200910. The knitter s book of wool the ultimate guide to understanding, using, and loving this most fabulous fiber. The knitters book of wool teaches you everything you need to know about wool and its journey from pasture to pullover. In the knitter s book of wool and the knitter s book of yarn, parkes educates knitters on the ins and outs of fiber and makes minutiae interesting. The ultimate guide to understanding, using, and loving this most fabulous fiber by clara parkes 200910 4.
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