Sweaters by Hand

This is a lovely book that belongs in every spinners collections. The photographs are wonderful and the information is presented in a very clear and concise manner. This book covers the basic information needed to spin a coherent yarn to specifications & produce the sweater shown. The knitting directions are well written. When dyeing was needed to produce a given effect in the article, the directions were also clear and concise. I bought this book right after I learned to spin. I have made several articles from it, and have used it as source material for some original designs. Now that I teach others to spin, I use this book as a reference material for my students.

I was impressed with this book for two reasons:1. It 's about knitting sweaters from handspun yarn, and since I'm learning to spin-I found much inspiration/information on type of fiber and exactly how to spin (in detail)for each sweater. The instructions were very thorough on how they created their yarns for each and every sweater.2.The designs were beautiful, interesting without being overcomplicated.It challenged me to take my time with each process of sweater design, paying attention to detail, with the end goalof creating the perfect sweater with the perfect yarn for that sweater. Each sweater was unique and deserved unique,individual attention through the whole process from choosing the fiber, to the final knitting of the garment.I would highly reccamend for a beginning knitter/spinner first sweater book,or for an advanced knitter who wants a new challenge: learning to spin and work with handspun.Rhonda Thomasbeginning spinnerbeginning knitteradvanced crocheter