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First Frost

Cozy Folk Knitting

by Lucinda Guy
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Discover traditional northern European knitting techniques to create modern garments.

Lucinda Guy follows up her recent successes with another exploration of northern European knitting, this time expanding to include Nordic, Baltic, and Scandinavian heritage knitting traditions. This latest collection includes full-sized garments as well as accessories for women, men, children, and home and contains 20 pieces total.

First Frost: Cozy Folk Knitting celebrates all that is wonderful about decorative folk knitting. As essential everyday wear for anyone living and working in the harsh, cold climates of the North, folk knits could range from the simple and utilitarian to textural, braided, tasseled, and exuberantly colored and patterned knits reserved only for special occasions and celebrations.

Lucinda turns historic knitting traditions into everyday wear that is folk-inspired but never costumey and brings heritage knitting techniques to a modern audience.

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  • Release date

    December 11, 2014

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781620335314

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      • ISBN: 9781620335314
      • File size: 19299 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      January 1, 2015

      Knitwear designer Guy is the author of multiple knitting and crochet books for children, along with Northern Knits and Northern Knits Gifts, which were influenced by researching folk-knitting traditions of Scandinavia. This book is a similar collection of knits for men, women, children, and the home. Detailed instructions to complete 20 projects use a combination of traditional northern European, Nordic, and Baltic folk-knitting techniques to create hats, scarves, sweaters, mittens, gloves, socks, toys, a tote bag, and cushions. These patterns are grouped by their emphasis on folk traditions, folk textures, or folk colors. Charts and photos accompany the text. Authentic and often ancient, motifs commonly used in folk tradition are incorporated into each design. Decorative techniques such as unique cast ons, braiding, steeking, colorwork, thrumming, twined and twisted stiches, specific regional shaping, fringing, and embroidery are also incorporated into the patterns. VERDICT Intermediate and advanced knitters will enjoy making these heirloom items. Working on these projects should take knitters to a higher skill level.--Deborah Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Dunwoody

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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