Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps Debbie Abrahams

Name: Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps par Debbie Abrahams
SKU: 9780600616382
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Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps Debbie Abrahams

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Résumé

Can't find just the right knitting pattern? Want to create your own designs but not sure how? This book shows how to make original knitting patterns in 5 easy steps. It offers comprehensive information, advice, and 48 pages of special knitters' graph paper to help you find inspiration, choose the correct materials, and get your designs onto paper.

Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps Résumé

Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps Debbie Abrahams

Can't find just the right knitting pattern? Want to create your own designs but not sure how? This practical book has all you need to know to make original knitting patterns in 5 easy steps. Comprehensive information, expert advice and 48 pages of special knitters' graph paper make finding your inspiration, choosing the correct materials and getting your designs onto paper a breeze. And once you have completed the preparation, Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps shows you how to let your ideas flow through your needle with easy-to-understand references for all knitting techniques.

À propos de Debbie Abrahams

Debbie Abrahams is renowned for her vibrant, contemporary hand-knit designs that have inspired knitters world-wide. She has a keen eye for colour and stitch detail, which, combined with her passion for accessories, has resulted in unique designs for knitters of all abilities. As part-time Design Consultant Manager for Rowan Yarns, Debbie spends the rest of her time working with a team of design consultants to teach and encourage knitters to keep the craft of hand-knitting alive - a position that perfectly complements Debbie's never-ending desire to design. Debbie lives in Nottingham.

Sommaire

Introduction. Inspiration and materials. Where can you find inspiration?; Translating your inspiration to knitting; Making sketches; Seeing colours, patterns, motifs and shapes; Creating your palette; Making colours work together; What yarn do you use?; Ideas onto paper. Understanding scale; Simplifying the design; Working with stitches and rows; Creating repeat patterns; Making patterns fit; Converting stitches and rows into measurements; Sample swatches. Why knit a swatch?; How to knit a swatch; How to measure tension accurately; Recording the results; What if the design doesn't work?; Getting the tension right; Mapping out the design. The specification drawing; Where do I get the measurements?; Making all the maths work; Creating your own specification drawing; Drafting basic shapes; Get knitting. Yarn requirements; Calculating quantities; Writing your own pattern; Knitting know-how;

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR002673988

ISBN 13

9780600616382

ISBN 10

060061638X

Titre

Design Your Own Knits in 5 Easy Steps Debbie Abrahams

Auteur

Debbie Abrahams

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Broché

Éditeur

Octopus Publishing Group

Année de publication

20080215

Nombre de pages

176

Prix

N/A

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