Description
A Designer’s Guide to Understanding Stitches, Alison Ellen
Discover the power of the stitch in shaping and structuring knitting. This book delves into stitch structure and how different stitches work together to alter not just the thickness of the knitting but also its shaping, and how this can be harnessed when making both fabric and garments. Written for knitters and designers, it encourages exploration of experimentation with the aim of gaining a greater understanding of knitted textures, patterns, and shaping. It can be used as a reference book or as a starting point on a journey into knitting.
- Explores how stitches alter the shape, structure, and direction of knitted fabric
- Looks at designing simple, rectangular, and seamless garments using different stitches for shaping
- Analyzes stitches from simple knit and purl through to cables, slip stitches, bias knitting, and color techniques
- Encourages knitters to have the confidence to experiment and design
- Applies different stitches to shaping modular and entrelac knitting
- Provides seven knitting patterns for original designs shaped through stitches alone
