Selvedge magazine, Summer 2010 issue (number 35)

Selvedge magazine is a special and collectable magazine, covering interior design and contemorary textile art.

With 96 pages and outstanding photography and writing, it feels more like a book than a magazine.

Selvedge magazine, Spring 2010 issue (number 34)

Selvedge magazine is a special and collectable magazine, covering interior design and contemorary textile art.

With 96 pages and outstanding photography, it feels more like a book than a magazine.

Knitting Stitch Bible

The ultimate reference for traditional and innovative knitting stitches for beginners and experts interested in creating beautiful and individual hand-knitted garments.

Over 250 traditional and contemporary stitches photographed with easy-to-follow charts. Each entry features a photograph of a piece of sample knitting and a clear and concise instruction chart.

Clear guidance for with a how-to-use section and a comprehensive list of symbols.

Spiral bound so lays open easily, 145 x 195 mm, 150 Illustrations

Sock Innovation: Knitting Techniques & Patterns for One-of-a-Kind Socks by Cookie A

Cookie A., pioneer of the unconventional sock - think traveling stitches, mirrored pairs, twists on the heel, cables and lace - shares her secrets for making rule-breaking socks in Sock Innovation. Even if you haven't been bitten by the sock bug, you will find fascinating technique information!

Paperback. 144 pages

Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn by Carol Sulcoski

Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn is designed to provide sock knitters with technical guidance so these wonderful yarns can be used to their best advantage, explaining the differences between various kinds of handpainted yarn and showing how to avoid undesirable effects. Combining her handdyeing and knitwear designing knowledge, Carol shares techniques and tips to help every sock knitter turn out fabulous footwear. Fun, original sock patterns from a variety of contributors illustrate these techniques. The patterns will be written for widely-available handdyed yarns so that readers can get the same results, but readers will also learn to identify patterns for their unique yarns.

Paperback. 120 pages

Spin to Knit by Shannon Okey

This is another excellent 'getting started' book, this time aimed at experienced knitters who'd like to knit with their own handspun. Half of the book teaches you to spin and the other half is packed with imaginitive knitting patterns designed with handspun in mind. They're well-chosen to make you want to get your hands on the fibre and get started!

Read my review of Spin to Knit