From Estonian knitting authority Nancy Bush comes a new
classic, Knitted Lace of Estonia. Knitters will deepen their knowledge
of knitting in Estonia, home to some of the oldest knitted artifacts in northern
Europe—particularly mittens, gloves, and socks—where the craft has
played a major role in customs and traditions for hundreds of years. Learn about
traditional lace-knitting techniques, including the traditional twig,
peacock, and lily of the valley patterns and their variations; different ways
to make the distinctive nupp, or subdued bobble; as well as modern adaptations
of the classic ways of constructing shawls and scarves and adding lace edges.
Technique chapters will include information about traditional Estonian lace knitting
as well as modern adaptations of the classic ways of constructing shawls and scarves
and adding lace edges. Photographs from several Estonian museums and from the
author's own collection of modern knitted shawls are used as source material for
patterns and construction techniques.
A chapter includes dozens of Estonian lace patterns, with both graphed and
written instructions, so they are easily understandable to readers. Instructions
for fourteen heirloom-quality projects to knit are included: scarves and shawls
in square, rectangular, and triangular shapes; some with added edgings, some without.
The text covers instructions for interchanging patterns and designing an Estonian-style
shawl, stole or scarf from beginning to end. Tips and techniques used in Estonia
are included and augmented with expert advice from the author.
Paperbound, 8½ x 9, 160 pages
100 photographs, 24 illustrations, 60 charts
ISBN 978-1-59668-053-1
About the author:
Nancy Bush has worked as a freelance designer and consultant to several yarn
companies, as a contributing editor to Knitter's Magazine, and is currently
knitting contributor to PieceWork
magazine. Her designs and articles have appeared in Interweave
Knits, Spin-Off,
Vogue Knitting, and Threads. She teaches workshops for guilds, shops,
and at conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Finland, and Estonia.
She owns The Wooly West, a mail-order and online yarn business in Salt Lake City,
Utah. She is the author of Folk Socks,
Folk Knitting in Estonia, Knitting
on the Road, and Knitting
Vintage Socks (all from Interweave). She lives in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
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