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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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Magic Loop
Bev Galeskas
Learn to use just one long circular needle to knit any number of stitches in the round. 20-page booklet includes patterns for Wristlets, Socks and Toe-up Baby Socks.
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£6.50, formerly £5.25 |
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Magnificent Mittens & Socks: the beauty of warm hands & feet
Anna Zilboorg
New expanded version of the original. Wonderful colour patterns, all charted, for mittens and a few socks. The mitten structure is ‘a dynamic merging of innovation and minimalism’. This version includes Anna’s toe-up, free-sole sock design, with stranded patterning on the top of the foot and a plain sole: it is elastic, easily reinforced and easily repaired. Includes 42 charted mittens, 13 finished for cuffs, 7 embellishments to add colour and texture; luxurious linings, dye recipes, outline charts for design-your-own mittens, step-by-step instructions for socks using mitten charts. An absolute joy.
£17.99 |
Marriner's Yarns - the story of the Keighley Knitting Wool Spinners
Dr George Ingle
This book gives a fascinating account of a single firm from its establishment to its demise into a brand name used by another firm, through detailed research and the collation of records, backed by an appreciation of the textile industry as a whole and the various factors that affected it. It also includes the human side of the story such as the conditions of the workers. Signed copies available.
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£2.00, formerly £10.00
Mary Thomas's Knitting Book
Mary Thomas
This book will prove invaluable to anyone who wants to knit intelligently. It is profusely illustrated with diagrams and special pictures collected from all over the world. Modern reprint of a 1940s classic.
£7.95
Mary Thomas’s Book of Knitting Patterns
Mary Thomas
Starts with the basics (how to differentiate the back and front of the knitted fabric), then introduces one motif or design in each chapter. Uses charts, written instructions, diagrams and photos with special symbols to indicate critical points to stop you going astray. Some garment patterns included. Modern reprint of a 1940s classic.
£8.95
Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines: patterns, stories, pictures, true confessions, tricky bits, whole new worlds, and familiar ones, too
Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne
A new collection of thirty “delicious projects that we hope will take you on your own knitting adventures”. Includes Fair Isle, knitting for Children, projects for special occasions (holidays, house-warmings, picnics) and “the sophisticated kitchen”, all interspersed with tips, rules and hints. Mason-Dixon Rule #2: The more you knit, the more you learn. American.
£17.50
Mathemagical Mittens
Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer
Step by step instructions to make mittens in any size, all in easy garter stitch using only one yarn at a time. Suitable for any yarn.
£3.00
Men’s Knits: a new direction – a capsule collection of 20 hand knits for men
Erica Knight
Sweaters, cardigans, waistcoats and accessories that are practical and comfortable but also stylish and distinctive. The yarns used are all natural: wool, cotton, bamboo and hemp (but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t substitute your favourites). Each garment comes in five sizes from Small (42 inch) to XXL (47 inch), with diagrams detailing the key mesurements.
£14.99
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Mile-A-Minute Afghans
26 of Leisure Arts' best-of-the-best afghan patterns with 30 new designs. These patterns work well if you only have a few minutes to crochet -- and the strips are easy to carry if you like to work on the go. Leisure Arts 108200.
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£7.50, formerly £10.95 |
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Mile-a-Minute Baby Blankets
6 easy-to-make blankets! An original by Annie. Bright ideas for eye-catching multi-coloured blankets as well as a more sober denim-coloured one. Annie’s Attic 877506. American.
£6.00 |
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Mile-a-Minute Collection
Patterns for 12 wraps/throws that are quick to make. Clear instructions, helpful diagrams and valuable stitching tips. DK/Aran weight yarn. American terminology. American terminology. Leisure Arts 2860.
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£3.50, formerly £5.25 |
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Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters
Iris Schreier
Learn how to create triangles, diamonds, squares, and other designs in an assortment of beautiful modular knitting projects where you knit shapes continuously without cutting yarn and picking up stitches. From easy projects like a Zigzag Scarf to more challenging garments such as a Square Holes Sweater, you'll build your skills and find new inspiration in this unique knitting guide.
£13.95 |
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Module Magic - Creative projects to knit one block at a time
Ginger Luters
This book , inspired by Horst Schulz's techniques, presents ideas for making fabrics and garments from modules. They can be knitted as presented, but you can also personalize them in any colour, stitch, and texture you prefer. From there, you can design your own combinations - one square, one triangle, or one strip at a time. Full of glorious colour.
£14.99 |
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More Beaded Purses: lessons in knitting techniques
Nancy Seven VanDerPuy
Learn beading and design techniques. Each project illustrates a different stitch or type of design. The patterns are original and inspired by different things: a ring, a Tiffany lamp, a quilt block, and a landscape. Excellent close-up photography and clear charts.
See also: Knitting Beaded Purses
£10.00 |
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More Big Girl Knits: 25 designs full of colour & texture for curvy women
Jillian Moreno & Amy Singer
Goes beyond the basics of fit, proportion, motif placement and balance, to tackle new methods for creating knitwear with brilliant colours and sumptuous textures that voluptuous women can wear with pride. Includes patterns that are proportioned to fit and shaped to create an attractive silhouette. Packed with tips on what to avoid and what to embrace, and how to modify any design to flatter your body. .. All that for only £16.00!
£16.00 |
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More Kumihimo Designs: Mini Book
For the disk; some of the same braids as in Kumihimo Accesssories plus new braids including a flat spiral and a braid with beads! Ten braids in all! In Japanese with diagrams and English notes. Softcover, 32 pages.
£3.75 |
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More Kumihimo for Disk and Plate
Five braids for each; some duplication with the first book. This full colour book has new ideas for anklets, shoe laces, bracelets, necklaces, keyholders and straps for a tote bag! Great diagrams and photos with step-by-step instructions. In Japanese with English notes. Softcover, 60 pages.
£7.95 |
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More Sensational Knitted Socks
Charlene Schurch
More patterns, more stitches, more styles, more possibilities. 11 basic designs with loads of different looks and more than 1,000 variations of adult- and child-sized socks. Use four or five double pointed needles or two circulars; knit toe-up or top-down. Customise your socks with heel, toe and cuff options.
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£11.50, formerly £15.95 |
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Mosaic Knitting
Barbara G Walker
The original version of this book was originally published in 1976. Since then, the author-creator-designer-technician has created 116 more mosaic designs which are rotationally symmetrical. For those not familiar with mosaic knitting, it is a method of two-colour knitting with only one colour per row. In the author's words, mosaic knitting is a "beginner's paradise.” Begins with instructions for reading the charts. Reprint.
£25.00 |
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Mostly Mittens: Ethnic Knitting Designs from Russia
Charlene Schurch
These mittens from the Russian Komi people are knitted in the round and include a thumb gore for excellent fit. This newly revised collection features patterns for 35 pairs of mittens plus four traditional hats. All the colour patterns are charted. Includes directions for adapting the colour patterns to be used for caps. Revised edition, with new hat patterns, of a book published in 1998.
£16.75 |
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Mother Daughter Knits: 30 designs to flatter & fit
Sally Melville & Caddy Melville Ledbetter
Sally’s knowledge and experience combine with Caddy’s creativity to show you how to design garments to fit your body type perfectly whatever your shape, height and age.
£20.50 |
Mr Funky’s Super Crochet Wonderful
Narumi Ogawa
Includes Amigurumi animals and super-cool accessories. Pattern for “the real Mr Funky, a pink bear with lots of heart who would love to snuggle up with you”. Patterns for 10 animals including two key-ring sized, and 16 accessories: scarves, hats, bags, mittens and earrings. All the patterns have written instructions and charts for the crochet stitches. The (real) animals are shown in drawings illustrating various activities, and the (real) accessories are shown on drawn figures. American.
Sale price
£7.00, formerly £10.00
My Knitting Journal
A combination between a reference book and an easy-to-keep notebook. Pages for you to fill with design notes and yarn swatches. Lists of useful websites and mail order suppliers (British and American); six pockets for storing design ideas and magazine clippings; step-by-step knitting techniques; 35 brilliant tips for achieving professional results every time; original projects to create plus plenty of pages to record your own projects; advice on designing simple knitwear; knitter’s graph paper for designing motifs.
£13.95
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