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Books
We currently have over 600 titles in stock, including many imports from the states. Don't forget to check out our Christmas books section. Browse our book selection by title or try out our new search function. You can do a general search or restrict it by title or author. Please note that this search facility does not support the use of special characters such as ", + or -.
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Lace Style – traditional to innovative, 21 inspired designs to knit
complied by Pam Allen & Ann Budd, editors of Interweave Knits.
This contemporary collection from a range of designers showcases a wide variety of styles, inspiring new ways to think about lace. A Design Notebook section demystifies the elements of knitted lace so that you can incorporate lace patterns into your own designs, plus pointers on how to correct mistakes. “Lace. It’s always in STYLE!”
£14.95 |
Latvian Dreams: Knitting from weaving charts
Joyce Williams
Garments with colour patterns based on Latvian weaving designs. Includes how to design your own garments. Colour pattern charts. American. Hardback. ISBN 0-942018-19-2.
£27.99
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Latvian Mittens: Traditional Designs & Techniques
Lizbeth Upitis
New Expanded Edition published by Schoolhouse Press in 1997. The expanded colour section has 44 new mittens and 23 new graphs -- more than enough to justify buying this even if you already have the original. The book opens with a short cultural background, explains colour and design symbols, and provides more than 125 black and white diagrams. All colour pattersn are charted. The text is in English and Latvian. All mittens come in 7 sizes. Apparently Latvian brides knit 100 to 200 pairs of mittens for their marriage chest before the wedding.
£18.50 |
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Learn to Bead Crochet
Nancy Nehring
General directions followed by 7 projects to get you started. American terminology. ASN 1373.
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£1.50, formerly £5.50 |
Learn to Crochet
Basic beginner's book from Twilleys with large easy to follow black and white diagrams and projects to put the skills learned into practise. Suitable for children. Also available in a Learn to Crochet kit, with hook and yarns, for £2.50.
£1.00
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Learn to do Hairpin Lace: 9 Great Projects
Instructions for basic stitches, how to join the loops, various edgings, a circular and a square motif, followed by the projects from a variety of designers; a hat & scarf set, two afghans, two doilies, two lacy edgings, and a pretty stole. American. Annie’s Attic 871072.
£6.85 |
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Learn to do Symbol Crochet Doilies
Learn to use crochet symbols then you can follow any crochet charts in any language! Patterns for 5 doilies are given both in words and in symbols. American. Annie’s Attic.
£5.50 |
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Learn to do Tunisian Lace Stitches with Interactive DVD
Kim Guzman
Basic Tunisian stitches combine to create timeless Tunisian Lace Stitch patterns which are used in 10 unique projects. Includes 6 pages of instructions for basic Tunisian crochet stitches with very clear photos of each stage and exactly where to insert the hook. Needs Region 1 DVD player
£10.95 |
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Learn to do Yo-Yo Crochet: 9 great projects using this FUN technique
Wendy Harbaugh
Build your design using small crochet shells (half circles). Two rows make a circle like a yo-yo. The yo-yos are joined into blocks. Clear diagrams show how to join the yo-yos and how to make edges. Projects include a striped triangular shawl with matching hat, two throws, two mats, a scarf and a cushion cover. American. Annie’s Attic 871037.
£6.85 |
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Learn to Knit on Long Looms
Designs by Anna Bipes
Clear instructions on how to get started, how to make stitches, how to cast off, and how to join the pieces of knitting. Includes purl stitch and two-colour stitch (a different colour on the back and front of the work. Projects include scarves, throws, slippers and a shawl. American.
£6.85 |
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Learn to Knit Socks
Edie Eckman
Twelve designs for anklet and cuffed socks knitted in the round (4 needles) in sport weight (DK) yarn. Includes turning a heel and Kitchener Stitch (grafting). American School of Needlework 1273. ISBN 0-88195-871-9
£4.99 |
Learn To Pattern-Play Crochet
Carol Wilson Mansfield
Intarsia crochet designs for 3 afghans, a bag and a stunning coat. Instructions on joining in colours, changing colours, carrying colours and weaving in ends. Charts for the colour patterns; all other instructions written out in full. ASN 1354.
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£2.00, formerly £8.00
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Lerwick Lace Shawl - a study in knitted lace design - from the antique to the modern
Sharon Miller of Heirloom Knitting
Working from a antique Shetland lace shawl in her collection, Sharon recreates the pattern using modern yarn. The shawl is examined in detail with glorious close-up photos followed by charts and scans. This leads on to a discussion of the lace wool industry of a century ago and of its creation. Some source materials from the mid 1800s are included. Another super book from this very gifted designer/historian.
£17.95 |
Let it go to your head - inspiring ideas for hats
Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer
Garter stitch hats in any yarn, guaranteed to fit.
£3.50
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Little Box of Crochet for Baby
Denise Black and Sandy Scoville
Portable project cards with colour photos, size and materials information plus step-by-step instructions, for 20 jumpers, bootees, hats and more from size 6 to 18 months. American.
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£9.50, formerly £16.99 |
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Little Box of Crocheted Scarves
Denise Black and Sandy Scoville
Portable project cards with colour photos, size and materials information plus step-by-step instructions, for 20 scarf patterns hat feature creative stitch patterns. Classic, romantic and wonderfully wild styles with stripes, ruffles, fringes and more. American.
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£9.50, formerly £16.99 |
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Little Box of Knits for Baby
Sandy Scoville
Box containing 20 patterns on laminated cards. Sweaters, booties, hats, mittens and more for age 6-18 months. Full colour photos and step-by-step directions for each project.
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£9.00, formerly £14.45 |
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Little Box of Knitted Throws
20 patterns for throws using beautiful yet affordable yarns. Range of sizes from baby blankets, lap rugs and larger throws. Laminated project cards feature full-colour photos on the front, with size, materials and instructions on the back.
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£7.00, formerly £14.45
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Little Box of Socks
Charlene Schurch & Beth Parrott
20 projects on laminated cards, each featuring a colour photo, sizes, list of materials, and step-by-step directions for a wide variety of knitted sock patterns—something for everybody.
£11.55 |
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Little Luxury Knits: 20 accessories in Rowan’s Kidsilk yarns
Alison Crowther-Smith
Knitted in fine mohair-silk yarn, this collection includes more than 20 designs for shawls, scarves, shrugs and capes, mittens, socks, bags, hats, a cushion and a throw. The yarns have a luxurious sheen from the silk and airy lightness from the mohair – perfect for these exquisitely delicate lacy designs. Some projects feature two or three colours knitted together for delicious colour-washed effects. These little accessories are quick to knit and make terrific gifts – especially when presented in their own Kidsilk knitted bag.
£14.99 |
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Loom Knitting Socks: 50 easy no-needle designs for all loom knitters
Isela Phelps
Starts with basic information about using the loom: casting on and off, basic stitches, cables, lace, short rows, wrap and turn, charts of shoe sizes with relevant sock measurements, then patterns for Simple Socks, Textured Socks, Colourwork Socks, Cables & Beads; Lace; Footsies and Kids’ Socks.
£9.99 |
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Love to Knit Socks : 35 fun socks, legwarmers and bootees you will [heart] to knit
Bronwyn Lowenthal
Bornwyn is a fashion knitwear designer (Lowie label), and here she brings her witty style to the world of socks with fashion-forward court shoe socks, fun flip-flop socklets, groovy lurex legwarmers, sexy lace socks and stockings, slipper socks and cute cashmere bootees. Here are socks to suit every event in your social calendar!
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£9.50, formerly £12.99 |
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Lucette Book
Daniel C Phelps and E C Field
Clear instructions for 3 basic cords: square, diamond and flat, multi-loop cords, two strand variations worked on one or two of the “horns” of the lucet, one of which makes an interesting chevron braid, three strand cord.
£8.75 |
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Luxe Knits – Couture Designs to knit & crochet
Laura Zukaite
A clever, creative re-interpretation of classic knit and crochet stitch patterns gives shape, texture, form and elegance to these timeless garments and accessories. Follow Laura’s design process from start to finish, and try 26 chic projects including a folded hat, beaded clutch bag, tonal skirt, cable throw, half moon stole, peplum cardigan, and lots more.
£16.50 |
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Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences
edited by Judith Durant
Give yourself a treat: buy one skein/ball of that wonderful expensive yarn you’re lusting after and knit one of the lovely designs in this book. The projects are divided by yarn weight, from lace weight to bulky. The yardage of the yarn used for the photographed sample is given to enable you to substitute with a degree of confidence, if you so wish. Scarves, gloves, hand/wrist/arm warmers, hats, wraps, a baby jacket, and more. Patterns from a range of designers with mini-biographies in an Appendix. One of the best “one-skein” books.
£14.50 |
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