A Fine Fleece: Knitting with Handspun Yarns

by Lisa Lloyd

Hardcover, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

746.12

Publication

Potter Craft (2008), 160 pages

Description

The pleasure of knitting is that much greater when you know you are using the perfect yarn. Here, Lisa Lloyd explores the different qualities of handspun yarns and presents projects that show them to their best advantage. Each of the 26 projects shows the finished item knitted with both a handspun and a commercial yarn.

User reviews

LibraryThing member ReadingKnitter01
There are a lot of nice patterns in here- esp sweaters and lace and scarves
LibraryThing member OKGLibrary
A fine fleece, knitting with handspun yarns. Lisa Lloyd, Potter. 2008.

Although the only yarns I spin are stories, I found this book immensely engaging, and it’s beautiful to look at.

She begins with Handspinning, Breeds of sheep, Spinning, the right yarn for the job & Technical Spinning stuff,
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which includes Twist, preparing the yarn for knitting, & how much per project.

The pleasing projects are divided into three sections:
1: Studies in Contrasts, how small adjustments and choice of yarn can give a traditional or contemporary look, be suitable for male or female, Town & Country i.e. dressing up or dressing down. Each of these designs is shown in a handspun and a commercially available yarn.
2. In the Scale & Perspective chapter the projects show how the weight of stitches and cables to different gauges gives a homey or more sophisticated look.
3. And the last group of designs, arans and laces in different yarns, using the large body of sweater canvas shows how to create a mood: mysterious Gaelic mist, symmetry and balance in the Arans, or the snakelike myths of St Patrick.

She finishes with a glossary of terms, and resources for spinners and the yarns used in this book.

Jacqueline Biéler, November 2008
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LibraryThing member MarthaJeanne
I like how she talks about the design process both for spinning and for knitting. I love the patterns. This is one to buy and treasure.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

11.21 inches

ISBN

0307346838 / 9780307346834
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