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Lädt ... Retro Knits: Cool Vintage Patterns for Men, Women, and Children from the 1900s through the 1970s (2008. Auflage)von Kari Cornell
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Despite the cutsie subtitle and its terrible cover design, despite the "gee, whiz!! Ain't these awfully CUTE!!!" book description, this is actually a really good pattern book if you like classic styles and basic patterns, as I do. Nicely arranged by decade, with illustrations and pix from the original advertisements and/or pattern books, the writing is crisp and informative without being intrusive, and the pattern instructions are arranged very nicely, with clear indications of sizes and materials needed. And the authors carefully show (and suggest) yarn substitutions, helpfully indicating easy ways to make such changes within a pattern, as well as a good general information section at the front of the book. Nicely set-out, decently produced book that only suffers a bit from one of my pet peeves and from an aesthetic consideration/pout of mine. My formost pet peeve about knitting pattern books is that so many of them appear to have no consideration that there might be a lot of knitters "out there" who might otherwise enjoy their patterns and want to make them up, but aren't 42" in size or less (sometimes FAR less!) While I'm a very experienced knitter and often graduate up a size or two from a pattern, there are lots of knitters who are loathe to do so, and many more who have tried and wound up with disasters. Not a good advert for your book IMO.... ANYway, that's my pet peeve. The aesthetic consideration (aka "snit") of mine? The cover is a real turn-off! Ugly, ugly, ugly, AND (shame on you, editors!!) many of the nicest patterns shown on the cover are NOT inside the pattern book! I know those pix were chosen to show a representation of knitting books from the past, but, really, if you're going to show a lovely sweater on a pattern book cover, then you really ought to include that pattern inside the book, right? If you just want to show off some of your fave pix from the period, then do that along with your initial write-up inside the book! I was very disappointed to not find one of my favorite patterns from the cover not included inside, and suspect I wasn't the only reader this happened to. But even given those caveats, this is a very good book to keep in your home library. Most of the patterns (except for a couple of really weird 1960s and 1970s ones) are nicely basic, albeit worked in light yarn on fairly small needles, so you've been warned - many of these projects are not for the impatient. But there's a very basic cardigan for women that just cries out to be made up in some super-soft yarn, and a classic mens' v-neck cardigan, and a baby ensemble, and.... (grin) Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Everything old is new again in this collection of fun, hip knitting patterns dating from the early 1900s through the 1970s. Within the pages of this book youll find everything from the pattern for those classic embroidered mittens your grandmother knitted to the alluring mohair sweater your mother stitched during her college days. Retro Knits collects 50 vintage patterns for items as stylish today as they were in their time. Organized by decade, these patterns have been culled from vintage pattern books published by yarn makers, and feature old photos, pattern book covers, and original instructions. The patterns--for hats, mittens, socks, scarves, sweaters, vests, and shawls, all picked to exemplify the era of origin--also offer modern yarn and needle suggestions, new schematics, and updated sizing. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Nicely arranged by decade, with illustrations and pix from the original advertisements and/or pattern books, the writing is crisp and informative without being intrusive, and the pattern instructions are arranged very nicely, with clear indications of sizes and materials needed. And the authors carefully show (and suggest) yarn substitutions, helpfully indicating easy ways to make such changes within a pattern, as well as a good general information section at the front of the book. Nicely set-out, decently produced book that only suffers a bit from one of my pet peeves and from an aesthetic consideration/pout of mine.
My formost pet peeve about knitting pattern books is that so many of them appear to have no consideration that there might be a lot of knitters "out there" who might otherwise enjoy their patterns and want to make them up, but aren't 42" in size or less (sometimes FAR less!) While I'm a very experienced knitter and often graduate up a size or two from a pattern, there are lots of knitters who are loathe to do so, and many more who have tried and wound up with disasters. Not a good advert for your book IMO....
ANYway, that's my pet peeve. The aesthetic consideration (aka "snit") of mine? The cover is a real turn-off! Ugly, ugly, ugly, AND (shame on you, editors!!) many of the nicest patterns shown on the cover are NOT inside the pattern book! I know those pix were chosen to show a representation of knitting books from the past, but, really, if you're going to show a lovely sweater on a pattern book cover, then you really ought to include that pattern inside the book, right? If you just want to show off some of your fave pix from the period, then do that along with your initial write-up inside the book! I was very disappointed to not find one of my favorite patterns from the cover not included inside, and suspect I wasn't the only reader this happened to.
But even given those caveats, this is a very good book to keep in your home library. Most of the patterns (except for a couple of really weird 1960s and 1970s ones) are nicely basic, albeit worked in light yarn on fairly small needles, so you've been warned - many of these projects are not for the impatient. But there's a very basic cardigan for women that just cries out to be made up in some super-soft yarn, and a classic mens' v-neck cardigan, and a baby ensemble, and.... (grin) ( )