Author: Craig Bolland
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702233197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Meet Mark Heron ... twenty-something, burned out and recently washed up at the West End house they call Heartbreak Lodge. Meet his new neighbours ... Steve, who won a local art prize and hasn't been able to finish a painting since; Agenes who looks like Malibu Barbie but dresses like a 40s schoolmarm; Dave, optimist, idealist, connoisseur of 'Star Wars' memorabilia and hard core porn; Sarah, compassionate mystic with a checkered past; Speedy a try-sexual Vietnam vet; Trix, rave chick diva and professional nutcracker; Errol ex-Olympic fencer, sliding into old age and dementia. Mark's life becomes interwoven with his fellow tenants, their stories overlaying to form pieces of a whole, . As events unfold that threaten to turn their world upside down, Mark finds he must either go under ... or learn to knit water.This novel deals with urban loneliness. It does not shy away from the difficult questions, the philosophies of life, or from its secrets. It is intelligent, insightful and above all movingly honest. The judges were impressed by Craig Bolland's deft characterisations, his perceptiveness and the gentle humour with which he reveals aspects of the human condition.
I Knit Water
Author: Craig Bolland
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702233197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Meet Mark Heron ... twenty-something, burned out and recently washed up at the West End house they call Heartbreak Lodge. Meet his new neighbours ... Steve, who won a local art prize and hasn't been able to finish a painting since; Agenes who looks like Malibu Barbie but dresses like a 40s schoolmarm; Dave, optimist, idealist, connoisseur of 'Star Wars' memorabilia and hard core porn; Sarah, compassionate mystic with a checkered past; Speedy a try-sexual Vietnam vet; Trix, rave chick diva and professional nutcracker; Errol ex-Olympic fencer, sliding into old age and dementia. Mark's life becomes interwoven with his fellow tenants, their stories overlaying to form pieces of a whole, . As events unfold that threaten to turn their world upside down, Mark finds he must either go under ... or learn to knit water.This novel deals with urban loneliness. It does not shy away from the difficult questions, the philosophies of life, or from its secrets. It is intelligent, insightful and above all movingly honest. The judges were impressed by Craig Bolland's deft characterisations, his perceptiveness and the gentle humour with which he reveals aspects of the human condition.
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702233197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Meet Mark Heron ... twenty-something, burned out and recently washed up at the West End house they call Heartbreak Lodge. Meet his new neighbours ... Steve, who won a local art prize and hasn't been able to finish a painting since; Agenes who looks like Malibu Barbie but dresses like a 40s schoolmarm; Dave, optimist, idealist, connoisseur of 'Star Wars' memorabilia and hard core porn; Sarah, compassionate mystic with a checkered past; Speedy a try-sexual Vietnam vet; Trix, rave chick diva and professional nutcracker; Errol ex-Olympic fencer, sliding into old age and dementia. Mark's life becomes interwoven with his fellow tenants, their stories overlaying to form pieces of a whole, . As events unfold that threaten to turn their world upside down, Mark finds he must either go under ... or learn to knit water.This novel deals with urban loneliness. It does not shy away from the difficult questions, the philosophies of life, or from its secrets. It is intelligent, insightful and above all movingly honest. The judges were impressed by Craig Bolland's deft characterisations, his perceptiveness and the gentle humour with which he reveals aspects of the human condition.
Knitting the National Parks
Author: Nancy Bates
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
ISBN: 1681888440
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
From the brightly colored pebbles of Lake McDonald in Montana’s Glacier National Park to the regal granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome in California’s Yosemite Valley, the US National Parks contain some of the most recognizable and iconic natural landmarks in the world. Capture the majesty each national park offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer and outdoor enthusiast Nancy Bates. Beanies range from simple beanie constructions to more challenging stitch patterns such as the two-color crossovers inspired by South Dakota’s Badlands or the multiple cable designs inspired by New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love and appreciation of our national parks with these beautiful and practical beanie projects you can wear any time or any place. 63 KNITTING PATTERNS: Every US National Park is celebrated with a unique beanie design, including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED: Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and gorgeous images of the park’s landscapes that inspired it INSPIRED BY NATURE: Learn about each national park’s unique fauna, flora, and landscapes that inspired each original beanie, from the Painted Wall in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Salt Flats in California Death Valley EASY-TO-FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the 63 beanies knitting patterns have been tested and verified and offer clear charts so that knitters of every skill level can knit a beanie in no time.
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
ISBN: 1681888440
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
From the brightly colored pebbles of Lake McDonald in Montana’s Glacier National Park to the regal granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome in California’s Yosemite Valley, the US National Parks contain some of the most recognizable and iconic natural landmarks in the world. Capture the majesty each national park offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer and outdoor enthusiast Nancy Bates. Beanies range from simple beanie constructions to more challenging stitch patterns such as the two-color crossovers inspired by South Dakota’s Badlands or the multiple cable designs inspired by New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love and appreciation of our national parks with these beautiful and practical beanie projects you can wear any time or any place. 63 KNITTING PATTERNS: Every US National Park is celebrated with a unique beanie design, including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED: Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and gorgeous images of the park’s landscapes that inspired it INSPIRED BY NATURE: Learn about each national park’s unique fauna, flora, and landscapes that inspired each original beanie, from the Painted Wall in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Salt Flats in California Death Valley EASY-TO-FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the 63 beanies knitting patterns have been tested and verified and offer clear charts so that knitters of every skill level can knit a beanie in no time.
A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Author: Barbara G. Walker
Publisher: Schoolhouse Press
ISBN: 9780942018165
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Contains 500 different knitting patterns.
Publisher: Schoolhouse Press
ISBN: 9780942018165
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Contains 500 different knitting patterns.
Dyeing to Spin & Knit
Author: Felicia Lo
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 163250412X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and highly sought after teacher and lecturer, provides clear and accessible guidance for creating gorgeous hand-dyed yarns and spinning fibers and an understanding of how dyeing affects knitted yarn and handspun yarn. Fiber artists will learn the fundamentals of how color works, how to combine and coordinate colors, and how to control the results when dyeing wool and silk yarns and fibers. Spinners will learn how to subdue intense and bright colorways or prevent muddiness in handspun. Knitters will gain the knowledge to avoid or maximize the effects of pooling. And finally, this book will include 10 patterns that use hand-dyed and handspun yarns and fibers to their most exciting advantage in knitting projects. Complete with detailed photographs from Felicia's own dyeing studio, Dyeing to Spin and Knit offers a master class in preparing hand-dyed yarns and fibers. Ignite your love of color--unapologetically!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 163250412X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and highly sought after teacher and lecturer, provides clear and accessible guidance for creating gorgeous hand-dyed yarns and spinning fibers and an understanding of how dyeing affects knitted yarn and handspun yarn. Fiber artists will learn the fundamentals of how color works, how to combine and coordinate colors, and how to control the results when dyeing wool and silk yarns and fibers. Spinners will learn how to subdue intense and bright colorways or prevent muddiness in handspun. Knitters will gain the knowledge to avoid or maximize the effects of pooling. And finally, this book will include 10 patterns that use hand-dyed and handspun yarns and fibers to their most exciting advantage in knitting projects. Complete with detailed photographs from Felicia's own dyeing studio, Dyeing to Spin and Knit offers a master class in preparing hand-dyed yarns and fibers. Ignite your love of color--unapologetically!
Susan B. Anderson's Kids’ Knitting Workshop
Author: Susan B. Anderson
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579655904
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Beloved knitting instructor Susan B. Anderson presents her first book targeted at a young audience. This accessible introduction to knitting in the round includes easy-to-follow illustrated tutorials on techniques from casting on and binding off to joining colors to make stripes, and 17 progressively challenging knitting projects—beginning with simple infinity scarves and hats and building to supersweet toys and decor. Step-by-step text and photographs that kids can read and follow on their own mean they will be knitting independently in no time! Also included is a chapter on stocking your toolbox and sourcing yarn; plus advice on starting a knitting group, connecting with local knitting communities, charity knitting, and more.
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579655904
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Beloved knitting instructor Susan B. Anderson presents her first book targeted at a young audience. This accessible introduction to knitting in the round includes easy-to-follow illustrated tutorials on techniques from casting on and binding off to joining colors to make stripes, and 17 progressively challenging knitting projects—beginning with simple infinity scarves and hats and building to supersweet toys and decor. Step-by-step text and photographs that kids can read and follow on their own mean they will be knitting independently in no time! Also included is a chapter on stocking your toolbox and sourcing yarn; plus advice on starting a knitting group, connecting with local knitting communities, charity knitting, and more.
Let's Knit!
Author: Monette Satterfield
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 0871164612
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The enormous popularity of knitting makes a book like this especially valuable as new knitters enter the hobby. Let's Knit! contains 20 projects, ranging from the beginning level of a rectangular scarf with no shaping to a simple yet fashionable fitted sweater constructed with finishing techniques found in intermediate-level patterns. The book has projects that can be used by everyone in the family, even the dog, and projects that will make a house more of a home.
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 0871164612
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The enormous popularity of knitting makes a book like this especially valuable as new knitters enter the hobby. Let's Knit! contains 20 projects, ranging from the beginning level of a rectangular scarf with no shaping to a simple yet fashionable fitted sweater constructed with finishing techniques found in intermediate-level patterns. The book has projects that can be used by everyone in the family, even the dog, and projects that will make a house more of a home.
Sequence Knitting
Author: Cecelia Campochiaro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Every knitter, whether a beginner or an expert, wants easy projects for travel, gifts or those times when following a complex pattern is impractical. Sequence Knitting introduces a radical and simple approach for creating amazing fabrics by working a sequence of stitches over and over again. Beginning with 1-row patterns, the book delves into the possibilities of this technique, expanding into methods for creating complex designs that can be worked back and forth, in the round, or in shapes like triangles. The book includes stitch dictionaries with over 190 fabrics, many of which are new and reversible, as well as over 40 patterns for simple and elegant accessories. This groundbreaking book is sure to become a classic must-have for every knitter s reference library.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Every knitter, whether a beginner or an expert, wants easy projects for travel, gifts or those times when following a complex pattern is impractical. Sequence Knitting introduces a radical and simple approach for creating amazing fabrics by working a sequence of stitches over and over again. Beginning with 1-row patterns, the book delves into the possibilities of this technique, expanding into methods for creating complex designs that can be worked back and forth, in the round, or in shapes like triangles. The book includes stitch dictionaries with over 190 fabrics, many of which are new and reversible, as well as over 40 patterns for simple and elegant accessories. This groundbreaking book is sure to become a classic must-have for every knitter s reference library.
Knit or Dye Trying
Author: Allie Pleiter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593201817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Business is booming for Libby Beckett and her fabulous Maryland shop, aptly named Y.A.R.N., but when a town festival brings a fatality with it, Libby gets all tangled up in murder. As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson—known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color—will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop. The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First a flock of sheep parades down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie’s antiwool stance. Then Julie’s celebrity chef sister appears, and the siblings resume a long-standing rivalry. Despite all this, Julie’s workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they’re preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space—dead. The witty “Watch Julie Wilson Dye” workshop title now has a terrible new meaning—and it’s up to Libby to catch a crafty killer.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593201817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Business is booming for Libby Beckett and her fabulous Maryland shop, aptly named Y.A.R.N., but when a town festival brings a fatality with it, Libby gets all tangled up in murder. As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson—known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color—will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop. The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First a flock of sheep parades down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie’s antiwool stance. Then Julie’s celebrity chef sister appears, and the siblings resume a long-standing rivalry. Despite all this, Julie’s workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they’re preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space—dead. The witty “Watch Julie Wilson Dye” workshop title now has a terrible new meaning—and it’s up to Libby to catch a crafty killer.
Knit it Together
Author: Edited by Suzyn Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 1616732016
Category : Knitters (Persons)
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
For as long as people have knitted, they have gathered to share their craft0́4and each others company. Knitting bees brought industrious colonists together to socialize. Knitters joined forces during the World Wars to knit warm socks for soldiers. And today the bond between knitters is as strong as ever, with knitting circles springing up in neighborhood coffee shops and community centers, making their way online, and taking up social causes. This book puts the knitting circle, with all its profit and pleasures, within reach of anyone who wants to Knit It Together. A delightful, practical resource for knitters hoping to start or join a circle, or for a knitting circle looking for patterns or inspiration, the book provides how-to tips as well as wonderful stories of knitting circles past and present0́4and best of all, a collection of patterns designed to be completed in a group.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1616732016
Category : Knitters (Persons)
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
For as long as people have knitted, they have gathered to share their craft0́4and each others company. Knitting bees brought industrious colonists together to socialize. Knitters joined forces during the World Wars to knit warm socks for soldiers. And today the bond between knitters is as strong as ever, with knitting circles springing up in neighborhood coffee shops and community centers, making their way online, and taking up social causes. This book puts the knitting circle, with all its profit and pleasures, within reach of anyone who wants to Knit It Together. A delightful, practical resource for knitters hoping to start or join a circle, or for a knitting circle looking for patterns or inspiration, the book provides how-to tips as well as wonderful stories of knitting circles past and present0́4and best of all, a collection of patterns designed to be completed in a group.
The Water Sprite Council
Author: A D Jones
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728353726
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
It may be hard but take that leap of faith in yourself, go on, you might surprise yourself You can do anything you want to put your mind to. It does not matter if you can not go out, if you can find something arty to do at home why not. Adult and Child alike. If you are a child listen to what is inside you and never loose faith, be true to yourself. If you are an Adult it is never to late to listen to yourself, it is never to late to try. Never loose your imagination it is a wonderful thing to have. Always be yourself you are unique. If I can do it. So can you. Believe. We are wonderful people to know. Never give up. ----------------------------------------------------- I have written a book about my local area within a Children's Fictional Novel. It also mentions historical events in local area which is in Devon, Dartmoor to be exact. Dartmoor National Park is a beautiful place. I live in a town that surrounds part of Dartmoor. I can see the Moor every time I walk out of my front and back door at home. I was born in Devon and know all the Myths Tales and Sightings on the Moor. My Story is set in the late 1800s, when times were innocent. They knew nothing about War or Supermarkets or even the Holiday Flights to Exotic places. Children did not answer back to their Parents. Now we are selling our Dartmoor Ponies Abroad. No one saw that coming. This book is to raise funds for NHS Mental Health in Devon.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728353726
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
It may be hard but take that leap of faith in yourself, go on, you might surprise yourself You can do anything you want to put your mind to. It does not matter if you can not go out, if you can find something arty to do at home why not. Adult and Child alike. If you are a child listen to what is inside you and never loose faith, be true to yourself. If you are an Adult it is never to late to listen to yourself, it is never to late to try. Never loose your imagination it is a wonderful thing to have. Always be yourself you are unique. If I can do it. So can you. Believe. We are wonderful people to know. Never give up. ----------------------------------------------------- I have written a book about my local area within a Children's Fictional Novel. It also mentions historical events in local area which is in Devon, Dartmoor to be exact. Dartmoor National Park is a beautiful place. I live in a town that surrounds part of Dartmoor. I can see the Moor every time I walk out of my front and back door at home. I was born in Devon and know all the Myths Tales and Sightings on the Moor. My Story is set in the late 1800s, when times were innocent. They knew nothing about War or Supermarkets or even the Holiday Flights to Exotic places. Children did not answer back to their Parents. Now we are selling our Dartmoor Ponies Abroad. No one saw that coming. This book is to raise funds for NHS Mental Health in Devon.