Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary: More Than 150 Stitch Patterns to Knit Top Down, Bottom Up, Back and Forth, and in the Round

By Wendy Bernard

Stitch dictionaries are to knitters what Webster' s is to a writer. Within the pages of these inspiring reference books are the endless variations of knit and purl stitches that produce the fabrics of all knitting. But in the Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary , designer Wendy Bernard does something no other author has done before-- she presents instructions for working 150 popular stitch patterns four different ways: top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and cables to colorwork and fancy edgings, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. To showcase the stitch patterns in action, Bernard also includes instructions for eight garments as well as her famous formulas for knitting garments without a pattern. This is an invaluable go-to resource, sure to inspire legions of knitters to use stitch patterns in new and exciting ways.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617690996
• ISBN13: 9781617690990
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

A Must Have Book for All Knitters' Libraries!

Wendy Bernard's books have helped me to learn SO many new knitting techniques and thos book is a vital resource to anyone who loves to change up any pattern. I prefer top down and seamless, but often I find a design I adore, but it was designed bottom up and or seamed. This book will help you to change that beautiful lace pattern upside down or even sideways. Giving the knitter so many new ways to creatively knit what you want, how you want with gorgeous, professional looking results that you will love to wear for years or give proudly!