Arne & Carlos

Designers and knitters Arne and Carlos share a basic pattern for a Chrismtas ball ornament and 55 motifs to knit or duplicate stitch. Photos, Christmas poems, stories, and notes about where the motifs came from originally are included.

Most of the patterns are repeats of four and thus easiest to knit on four needles to keep count of where you are, though a handful are meant to be worked over two needles. I do recommend reading through the introductory material that explains what size needle and what type of yarn and filling may be best, as well as suggestions for embellishments (the last page helpfully includes an international list of subscribers and mentions a comparable yarn to what they use for a US yarn store). They draw on inspiration from all over the place, whether it be Nordic sweaters or children's mittens, to make a wide variety of potential patterns, and the result is a fun collection of patterns sure to please.… (mehr)