- Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: Xrx Books; New edition edition (April 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1893762246
- ISBN-13: 978-1893762244
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.3 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 921 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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#102,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #17 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Lace & Tatting
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"'A beautiful book that samples the best of both traditional and contemporary lace knitting; it is a collection of patterns from a number of sources and includes biographies of the designers and a snippet of prose for each pattern. It is good to see lace patterns in a variety of yarns, both chunky and fine. All designs are charted with some suitable for beginners and others very much for the experienced lace knitter. This would make a delightful present for someone special or for yourself.' SlipKnot, Knitting & Crochet Guild, Sept '04"
Product Description
Collected from knitting designers all over the world, the patterns in this guide will be a joy to create for any knitter. The lavish full-color illustrations and easy-to-follow instruction charts will make these traditional patterns an exciting addition to a lace knitter's repertoire. From beginner to advanced, the 34 projects contained include designs for sweaters, vests, shawls, scarves, gloves, and socks. With beautiful photographs of these unique patterns, this knitting book is perfect for those who love to knit lace and those who would love to learn.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Can't completely love it, or hate it.,
By A. Reader (Boise, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Gathering of Lace (Hardcover)
This is a collection of beautiful designs, and it has great color pictures of each shawl. The designs are unique and challenging. Pattern instructions are presented in chart-form only, which makes things exceptionally difficult because many of the charts are flawed. Written instructions would have been an easy way for knitters to double-check confusing instructions. An errata file can be found at www.knittinguniverse.com, but this is the only knitting book I own with errors, so it's disappointing that the errata sheet is necessary. Most of the patterns are for shawls, with a few sweaters, a hat, a pair of gloves, three sock patterns, a couple pillows, a child's pinafore, two purses, and a hat thrown in. Then, for some reason, there are pictures in the back of shawls without patterns provided, which is completely baffling in a pattern book. While I love the designs and the variety of the patterns, the book falls short of expectations. I would not recommend any of the patterns for beginners.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful book, but beware...,
This review is from: A Gathering of Lace (Hardcover)
As noted, this is a fabulous, inspiring book on lace knitting. Before embarking on one of the patterns, however, check the errata posted on the publisher's website. There are LOTS of errors in the charts and instructions. It's disappointing, because the publisher is one of the best-known knitting publishers, and one expects better editing from them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful book, HOWEVER,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Gathering of Lace (Hardcover)
The long awaited A Gathering of Lace is truly a beautiful book containing so many projects that you just have to make that it will be hard to decide which one to knit first. However, be aware that there are NUMEROUS errors in the charts and directions in the first edition. Before knitting anything it would be prudent to check the publisher's website for revisions and corrections. If not for the large number of errors, I would have given this book five stars.
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