Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns Contributor(s): Thomas, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486228185 ISBN-13: 9780486228181 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1972 Annotation: A widely used instruction of classic knitting patterns -- and how to create them. Patterns, illustrated in charts, diagrams and photographs, range from cross and cross-over motifs to lace knitting, medallion knitting, and filet lace. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework - General |
Dewey: 746.432 |
LCCN: 72188246 |
Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace |
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.46" W x 8.7" (0.79 lbs) 352 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book contains the fruits of centuries of experience and invention in knitting and is quite possibly the best single manual of knitting patterns ever written. Turning its pages, you will see the patterns grow from simple to more elaborate. You will find this to be the best arrangement for instructional purposes as well as a demonstrations of the orderly and scientific methods on which knitting patterns are based. You will be astonished at the great beauty and variety of these patterns, and you will come to realize the potential of knitting, in practiced hands, as one of the finest of crafts. |