The Tap Dancing Lizard: 337 Fanciful Charts for the Adventurous Knitter
by Catherine Cartwright-Jones, Roy Jones
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Author: Catherine Cartwright-Jones, Roy JonesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-02
ISBN: 0934026785
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Interweave Press
Book Reviews of The Tap Dancing Lizard: 337 Fanciful Charts for the Adventurous Knitter
Book Review: Inspired book of patterns.
Summary: 5 Stars
Many knitting pattern books are boring, because they repeat one another. Most of the drawings in this book are original. There are indeed a number of pictures of cats, dogs and horses, but many of them are not your ordinary animal patterns: a cycling cat, two happy cats, a smiling kitten, a dalmatian. What is even more interesting is the richness of inspiration: dragons, a lizard, a snake, the greek gods Pan and Dionysos (for some reason called Dyonisus in the book - in latin, he should have been Bacchus, but this is really nit-picking). And also, trees, a giraffe, an ancient maya gentleman, a moon and a sun, ibexes, griffins, a feathered serpent, some friezes and abstract designs, a football, a french horn, and more. And, of course, a tap dancing lizard.
There are suggestions for garments, on which I basically disagree, but this is personal. The source of my disagreement is that the suggestions are for very, very wide garments. There is another option, which is to use thinner yarn.
All the grids are in black and pale grey. If you want a result in more than two colors in a row, the authors suggest swiss darning a.k.a. duplicate stitch, and fabric painting, which is more original. They give interesting color plates to document this point of view. If you were looking for a double jacquard solution, then you have to select your own colors and if necessary produce your own computer grid. Even in this case, starting from the two colors design in the book is relevant.
In conclusion, this is an inspired and original book of patterns.
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The 337 charted figures in this book are like nothing you've ever seen before. Charts include dogs, cats, horses, African animals, barnyard critters, world mythology and symbolism, trees, flowers, and much more. Graphed in the correct ready-to-use proportions for knitted stitches, each chart includes instructions for placement and design combinations, suggestions for embellishments, and sculptural knitting techniques.General Books
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