Knitter′s Book of Yarn, The

C Parkes

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Potter Craft
15 May 2008

Knitting & crochet

For knitters who want answers to questions such as ""Which yarn can I use for this amazing vintage pattern?"" ""I found this luscious handspun yarn at the sheep and wool festival, but what should I make with it?"" OR ""Which yarn can I substitute instead of Debbie Bliss's?"" Beginners and experienced knitters alike will want THE KNITTER'S BOOK OF YARN because it will hold all the answers to their yarn questions.

Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater that started pilling before it even came off the needles. The stunning colorwork scarf that you can't wear because the yarn feels like sandpaper against your neck. If only there were a way to read a skein and know how it would behave and what it wanted to become before you invested your time, energy, and money in it. Now there is! With The Knitter's Book of Yarn, you'll learn how to unleash your inner yarn whisperer.

In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the inside stories behind the most common fiber types, preparations, spins, and ply combinations used by large-scale manufacturers and importers, medium-sized companies, boutique dye shops, community spinneries, and old-fashioned sheep farms. And, because we learn best by doing, Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the knitting world to provide a wide assortment of patterns created to highlight the qualities (and minimize the drawbacks) of specific types of yarns.

The Knitter's Book of Yarn will teach you everything you need to know about yarn- How it's made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The next time you pick up a skein, you won't have to wonder what to do with it. You'll just know-the way any yarn whisperer would.

By: C Parkes
Imprint: Potter Craft
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 982g
ISBN: 9780307352163
ISBN 10: 0307352161
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 May 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

CLARA PARKES left her career in the booming high-tech industry to pursue her love of knitting. She lives on the coast of Maine in a farm house full of yarn. She is the publisher of KnittersReview.com and a contributing editor to Interweave Knits.

Reviews for Knitter′s Book of Yarn, The

Un. Real. There is no other way to describe...well, that's a lie because I'll come up with more. But my first impression of The Knitter's Book of Yarn ? Un. Real. I open the hardcover to reveal a fiber family tree. Smitten. Smitten on the spot. This book is, without a doubt, everything you ever wanted to know not just about fiber but were afraid to ask....This is absolutely a MUST HAVE book, and I don't say that often. --MelissaKnits, blog

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