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Making Clothes for Your Dog
Simple Chic Knits
Everyone loves their pooch, and with this inspiring
collection of hand-sewn pet apparel, dog owners
everywhere will be keen to invest some time in
their canine's style. Featuring dozens of fun and
funky designs, there's something here for every
doggie personality. Making Clothes for Your Dog
teaches how to pamper man's (and woman's) best
friend with one-of-a-kind dog clothes and lovely
designer outfits, including dresses, shirts, aprons,
hats, hoodies, bandanas, capes, scarves, and even
a wedding set. Readers will discover plenty of
ideas for making both functional and fashionable
pet clothing, with pages full of stunning dog
photography and delightful color illustrations.
Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie, of online yarn store
Mrs Moon, bring you stitch-by-stitch proof that it
can be super-simple to create modern-casual knitted
clothes, accessories, and homeware. There are quickto-knit pieces that you can make in a day, through
to more ambitious projects that will take longer, and
will introduce novice knitters to techniques such as
cables, colorwork, and chunky lace.
144 Pages, ISBN 978-1-57421-610-3
Fox Chapel Publishing
www.thomasallen.ca
130 Pages, ISBN 978-1-78249-310-5
Cico Books
www.thomasallen.ca
by Tingk Lee
Karen and Susan’s successful business and constant
interaction with knitters of all levels of skill and all
kinds of tastes, have given them a wonderful insight
in to the types of projects knitters crave, and Simple
Chic Knits is filled with items that will have fingers
itching to knit.
Increase Decrease
99 Step-by-Step Methods
by Judith Durant
Increase, Decrease is a comprehensive guide to 99
different methods for increasing and decreasing
knitting stitches. Each method is clearly described
and includes step-by-step how-to photographs,
swatches showing the look of the featured stitch,
and a list of best uses. You'll find the best technique
for every situation, whether you want to increase
from the centre, shape sleeves and necklines, work
shaped lace, or decrease for the top of a hat.
256 Pages, ISBN 978-1-61212-331-8
Storey Publishing
www.thomasallen.ca
Yarn Happy
Baby & Me Knits
Knitting Loves Crochet
The dramatic icy colors and shapes of beautiful
Rosendal, Norway and a Scandinavian antique sock
pattern are the inspiration for Yarn Happy. Turid
Lindeland gives traditional patterns a modern twist
by using non-traditional color palettes, the cool
shades of ice and the vibrant colors of summertime.
In Yarn Happy, you’ll find more than 30 knit and
crochet projects that represent the beautiful,
simple, clean designs that Scandinavia is famous
for. Easy to follow charts will inspire a beginning or
accomplished knitter to explore the beautiful world
of Scandinavian color work.
If you like large-scale knits or you appreciate the
bigger stitches and open texture you can achieve
by knitting with your arms or fingers, then you will
find plenty of inspiration in Arm and Finger Knitting