Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitter
by Elsebeth Lavold, Elsbeth Lavold
List Price:
Our Price: $14.23
You Save: $8.72 (38%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $9.80 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Elsbeth Lavold, Elsebeth LavoldEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2000-03-01
ISBN: 157076137X
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Book Reviews of Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitter
Book Review: For lovers of cables and Celtic knotwork
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not a beginner's book, unless you buy it for inspiration and something to aim for. It's a great coffee table book, even if you don't intend to knit anything.
If you are a fan of, and like to knit cables or Celtic knotwork, this is the ultimate book for you. Also, for Medieval reenactors, this has tons of information for documentation, although you should be aware that no knit patterns here are accurate.
There are really two kinds of things in this book, although they are intertwined.
The first is the projects. There are sweaters, coats, a pillow (with a dragon on it--Fafner), an afghan and more. They are all stunning, with designs taken from historic finds and adapted for knitting. There are some very unusual pieces here. There are new techniques used in cable/knotwork construction, but they're just old techniques adapted to cables. The designs, are innovative, new, clean, modern, and wonderful! There's even a child's pullover with "Kiss me" in runes!
Then there are the discussions of museum pieces and the designs that spring from them. There are cables, knotwork designs and the entire elder futhark (runes) charted that can be used by an experienced knitter on her own designs.
Elsebeth Lavold has taken motifs from ancient artifacts and adapted them to knitting with wonderful results.
I should mention that I keep saying Celtic Knot because the Vikings and Celts were very close in their art, and inhabited a lot of the same territory during this Viking period, and it's a little hard sometimes to separate the art. Also, the phrase "Celtic knotwork" has become popular, but I've never heard the phrase "Viking knotwork," although knotwork was prevalent in both cultures art.
If there were a fire, and I could only save one knitting book, this would be the one.
If you like this, you can find more great designs in Arans & Celtics: The Best of Knitter's Magazine (Best of Knitter's Magazine series)
Summary of Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitter
In Viking Patterns for Knitting, ancient Nordic ornamentation has been translated into an exquisite array of designs for knitters. Featuring 14 projects, clear instructions and charts, inspiring color photos, and 60 Viking motifs.
General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Knitting Inspirations
Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knittersby Iris Schreier
Lark Books; Published: 2005-08-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.09
Price in other shops:
Knitting Nature: 39 Designs Inspired by Patterns in Natureby Norah Gaughan
STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books; Published: 2006-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.63
Price in other shops:
Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitterby Elsebeth Lavold, Elsbeth Lavold
Trafalgar Square Books; Published: 2000-03-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.92
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Traditional Scandinavian Knittingby Sheila McGregor
Dover Publications; Published: 2004-07-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.74
Price in other shops:
Knitting Ganseysby Beth Brown Reinsel
Interweave Press; Published: 1993-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.50
Price in other shops:
Victorian Lace Todayby Jane Sowerby
XRX Books; Published: 2008-04-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.45
Price in other shops:
Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweatersby Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
Nomad Press; Published: 2005-11-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.46
Price in other shops:
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanacby Elizabeth Zimmermann
Dover Publications; Published: 1981-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.90
Price in other shops:
The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarnby Clara Parkes
Potter Craft; Published: 2007-10-16; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $17.30
Price in other shops:
Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys, and Arans: Fishermen's Sweaters from the British Islesby Gladys Thompson
Dover Publications; Published: 1979-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Fisherman's Sweaters: Twenty Exclusive Knitwear Designs for All Generationsby Alice Starmore
Trafalgar Square Books; Published: 1995-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.75
Price in other shops:
Arans & Celtics: The Best of Knitter's Magazine (Best of Knitter's Magazine series)Xrx Books; Published: 2003-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.24
Price in other shops:
The Celtic Collection: Twenty-Five Knitwear Designs for Men and Womenby Alice Starmore
Trafalgar Square Books; Published: 1994-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.16
Price in other shops: