- Hardcover: 162 pages
- Publisher: XRX Books; 1 edition (Jan 28 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 096463919X
- ISBN-13: 978-0964639195
- Product Dimensions: 31.4 x 23.8 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #598,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Almost ten years old, but looking well over twenty, the patterns in this book belong to the older 80's style of knitting. If that is what you are looking for then dive in for 48 designs inspired by the decorative arts. For me, even in 1999, this misses the mark. The patterns do not connect with the so-called inspiration in my eyes. They include pattens for men, women and children and home with an emphasis on womenswear. Beautifully produced book with fabulous photography and clear instructions - KarenPlatt.co.uk
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These 30 projects comprise the definitive work on thick 'n thin weaves. This book is the second in a series of articles and projects from Weaver's Magazine
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Challenging but beautiful,
By Helga "bookwormh" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sculptured Knits (Hardcover)
I am an experienced knitter but haven't done anything in the past years - on one hand because I am too busy - on the other hand because I was searching for something challenging that also looked nice when finished. Well, I search no more. This book gives me all that I need: challenge, beautiful designs and a pretty result that I can wear, give away or have in my home and enjoy. You will not find the usual bulky sweater in this book and the designs are thought through and very artful. I am sure, I will keep knitting things from this book for the next few months and I will keep this book as a very special knitting design book. I have not seen such designs anywhere else yet and would love to see a sequence of sculptured knits soon.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous Designs,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sculptured Knits (Hardcover)
I'm not yet a good enough knitter to make most of these, but it's waaay more inspiring than any other pattern book I've seen. Usually I'm lucky if a book has two patterns that I can imagine wearing more than once; this one I keep paging through and sticking new notes to.I count 17 patterns for women, 8 for men/teenage boys, 1 unisex jacket, 9 for kids, and 11 for the home (including shawls). The flap says there are 48 patterns total, but I can't figure out what that last one is. Of these, there are 15 patterns that I'd very much like to try and only 4 garments that I hope never to see on anyone, anywhere. There are 17 that I'm pretty sure I _could_ make given my current skill level (I've knitted one scarf and 1-1/2 sweaters, all quite plain); almost none of these happen to be the ones I _want_ to make, so I have a strong incentive to learn to do stuff other than knitting and purling. Most of the patterns are shown in more than one color, which is helpful if you tend to immediately dismiss a pattern that's in a color you dislike--or to get excited about one that's in your favorite color, whether it would look good on you or not. I had to stick Post-its over the heads of some of the models, but the photographs in general are lovely. XRX makes beautiful books. I'm very glad I bought this book but have docked it a star because (a) I wish there were some kind of difficulty ratings on the patterns, and (b) the range of sizes is small and vague. I have a feeling the size L will fit snugly on me (I wear a US 14-16), and there's no XL. Note that there are alternate photos of a few pieces (Fortuny, Lalique, Tiffany, and Klimt) on Jean Moss's web site, jeanmoss.com, where you can order a kit for any project from the book. There _are_ difficulty ratings for some of the projects there: everything I assessed as "difficult" is rated "average" or medium." The ones I considered "doable" are marked "easy."
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sculptured Knits,
By Lori Beaulieu (Gorham, ME USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sculptured Knits (Hardcover)
I just received my book a few minutes ago, and just finished looking through all the patterns. I love them! They are simply beautiful patterns - all of them. I am just learning to knit (I've been a crocheter for years), and I hope that I'll be ready to tackle some of these very soon.
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