Countryknits
Countryknits
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Countryknits presents 23 ways to knit sweaters and vests based on traditional decorative motifs found in American textiles. Created by Carol Huber, it was published by E. P. Dutton in New York in 1987.
The book features designs that apply motifs found in 18th- and 19th-century American quilts, embroidery, samplers, and textiles to contemporary knitwear. The author specializes in antique textiles with her husband, drawing inspiration from antique bedspreads, rugs, and embroidered works to develop traditional motifs into sweater designs.
It includes pullovers, cardigans, and vests featuring motifs such as geese, flowers and plants, the Tree of Life, baskets, and geometric patterns. The book introduces works incorporating folk-art motifs, including "Irish Chain," "Log Cabin," and "Flying Geese" derived from American quilts, as well as designs inspired by Shaker textiles.
Each design includes knitting instructions and patterns, along with explanations for changing yarns, adjusting sizes, and adapting the designs. More than just a knitting technique book, it is a volume that develops the forms of traditional American textiles and folk art into clothing designs.
[Publisher] E. P. Dutton
[Publication Date] 1987
[Number of Pages] 96 pages
[Size] 235 × 306 × 10 mm / 475 g
[Format] Softcover, ring-bound
[Language] English
[Title Reading] Countryknits
[Author/Editor, etc.] Carol Huber/Author, Marilyn Rey/Book Design, Earl Tidwell/Cover Design
[Printing/Binding] Spain/Printed and bound
[ISBN] 0525481931
[Condition] Used [3] Fair (Wear at the binding of the front and back covers, slight soiling on the title page)
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Carol Huber
An American textile designer and antique dealer. She studied textiles at university and specializes in antique textiles and embroidered works with her husband.
Focusing on decorative motifs found in 18th- and 19th-century American quilts, embroidery, samplers, and rugs, she created designs that applied them to contemporary knitwear. She developed works that translated traditional motifs into sweater knitting patterns.
Initially, she created works with local knitters, but as orders increased, she began collaborating with knitters in Britain. Later, in response to people who wanted to knit the designs themselves, she sold knitting pattern kits and published Countryknits in 1987 as a collection of these works.
In this book, she develops traditional American decorative motifs into everyday sweaters and vests.
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