Traditional Danish Sweaters: 200 Stars and Other Classic Motifs from Historic Sweaters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781570769245)

From a little-known chapter of knitting history comes the Danish "night sweater"--part of women's traditional dress in the 1800s, these sweaters have long been overlooked in surveys of Scandinavian handcrafting and design. But now celebrated Danish knitting expert Vivian H xbro has brought together diligent research, comprehensive charts, and her own painstaking efforts to reconstruct these carefully-preserved garments to create a unique collection of single-color relief patterns. Within, knitted, purled, and crossed stitches form hundreds of classic star motifs, edgings, horizontal and vertical pattern panels, and striking "traveling stitch" designs. Learn the history of night sweaters in Denmark, with a rundown of special techniques and regional knitting practices, and then dive into a neatly-organized library of 200 charts for motifs of all kinds. Follow step-by-step instructions as you reconstruct traditional Danish sweaters in contemporary sizes, work traditionally-inspired patterns for a stole, top, tunic, and more--or use these motifs, edgings, and decorative panels in projects of your own design.

Author: Vivian Hoxbro
ISBN-10: 1570769249
ISBN-13: 9781570769245
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2019
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.55lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.90w x 0.70d