The inspiration for the patterns derive from garments and crafts from around the turn of the 19th century, before the industrialisation and mass production really began to make inroads in Europe. The booklet contains very light, tight fitting blouses in lace patterns, but also more spacious models with jackets and sweaters in thicker tweed yarns. The collection is kept in natural colours. Two books in one, the Amimono Bird Collection features 7 fashionable designs for women, and the Little Bird Collection features 6 stylish designs for children. Adult designs consist of tops, a cardigan, a vest, a dress, mitts, and a shawl. The Little Bird. In this book, Helga combines knitting, embroidery and weaving. The book includes 10 patterns for womens’ designs: 1 jacket, 1 cardigan, 1 dress, 4 sweaters, 1 blouse, 1 hat and 1 scarf. All patterns can stand alone, but by adding embroidery or weaving you can change the look significantly. Embroidery with many strands of yarn. Amimono Knit Collection 2010 397 88. Ginger/ Else Gloves (エルセ・グローブ) Amimono Knit Collection 2010 1 419 204. Lemon Amimono Knit Collection 20 266 ← previous page: 1 2 3 of 3.
In this latest collection, Helga Isager has designed knitwear that is the perfect balance between fashionable and wearable, but most importantly, within the reach of new knitters. Helga expertly breaks down knitting into its basic parts. Each garment focuses on a single technique: garter, knit, purl, cables, yarnovers, brioche, etc. These stylish, cleverly rendered garments form the basis of a great knitted wardrobe. Helga has combined Isager yarns to create unexpected textures and colorways for jackets, cardigans, pullovers, and accessories. Each garment includes a swatching lesson with a gauge-size photo shown on the facing page. Lay your swatch over the photo to check your gauge! Helga has also added a much-appreciated XL size to each garment. After knitting a few pieces from this book, knitters can confidently tackle some of the more challenging pieces from Helga's previous books, The Bird Collection, The Map Collection, Room 606 and The Artisan.
By Helga Isager. English language / softover / 9½' x 8½' / 80 pages.
Description
In this book, Helga combines knitting, embroidery and weaving. The book includes 10 patterns for womens’ designs: 1 jacket, 1 cardigan, 1 dress, 4 sweaters, 1 blouse, 1 hat and 1 scarf. All patterns can stand alone, but by adding embroidery or weaving you can change the look significantly. Embroidery with many strands of yarn can add an almost three-dimensional finish and you can renew your sweater – even long after it is finished – by adding a new colour or by using a completely different material.
The book is rich in beautiful photos and illustrations for embroidery techniques used in book.