Show your personal style with Knitted Jackets,
a folk-inspired collection of fun-to-knit and easily wearable designs from designer
Cheryl Oberle. These appealing patterns make folk traditions modern and range
from extremely simple to moderately involved, are “knitter friendly,”
and are especially flattering to every figure.
Worn to protect, to identify, and to adorn, some type of jacket is currently
found in nearly every culture. This collection of twenty-plus handknitted, modern
jacket designs is inspired by textiles and cultures from around the globe. A variety
of techniques and clearly written instructions gives knitters an opportunity to
showcase and expand their skills. Each section focuses on a particular knitting
technique, and each garment is accompanied by a beautiful photo and the history
or folk lore that illuminates the culture of origin. Projects include easy step-by-step
instructions and color technique illustrations.
Countries represented include Austria, England, Canada, United States,
Japan, Peru, Norway, and Ireland with several variations.
Techniques include lacemaking, cabling, color work, and more. Knitted Jackets
takes the knitter on a world tour to find inspiration for incredibly beautiful
creations that can be worn every day.
Paperbound, 8½ x 9, 144 pages
50 photographs, 35 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-59668-026-5
About the author:
Cheryl Oberle has been teaching nationally and designing knitwear for several
years. She has written for Interweave Knits and Knitters magazines,
and is the author of Folk Vests
and Folk Shawls (Interweave).
When she isn't writing or creating new designs, you can find her in her studio—Cheryl
Oberle Designs, in Denver, Colorado—dyeing yarns for her popular line of
vests and shawls. She has held annual knitting retreats for many years in Taos,
New Mexico at other Rocky Mountain locations.
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