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All New Homespun Handknit:
25 Small Projects to Knit with Handspun Yarn
Amy Clarke Moore, editor
Softcover $22.95
ISBN 978-1-59668-144-6
Interweave Press, 2009.
145 pages.
Perfect Patterns for precious yarns
In All New Homespun Handknit,
knitters will find ideal projects for small amounts of very special
yarn, ranging from simple items to knit in an afternoon to spectacular
lace wraps to treasure. More than 25 designs showcase the color, texture,
and the incomparable feel of yarn spun by hand. Each pattern includes the
information needed to create the best yarn for the project or even substitute
commercial yarn.
All New Homespun Handknit features designs by distinguished spinners
and knitwear designers like Kathryn Alexander, Amy King, Faina Letoutchaia, Kathleen Taylor,
and Sara Lamb, plus collaborations between spinners and knitters like Nancy Bush, and
Judith MacKenzie McCuin and Lisa and Nancy Shroyer. Most of the patterns use only a
few hundred yards of handspun to create hats, mittens, scarves, socks, bags, children's
items, and more.
Amy Clarke Moore is the editor of Spin-Off magazine and co-author of
Bead Embellishment (Interweave).