Designing Knitwear

By Deborah Newton

Book Overview

If you dream of creating your own knitwear designs, master designer Deborah Newton shares the secrets she's learned over the years. Newton offers in-depth information on shaping and fitting, color and graphics, dressmaker details, finding design inspiration, creating textured fabrics, and more. In addition, Designing Knitwear includes patterns for 16 garments and dozens of partial schematics for you to develop into your own original designs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942391063
• ISBN13: 9780942391060
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant!

I have been knitting since I was 6, (30 years), and this is the first book I have found for a really long time that actually does what it says. It is a must for new or old knitters. It is absolutely inspiring, it has sound technical advice and innovative ideas for garments considering shape texture and colour. It discusses all areas of knitting, things that a beginner or even experienced knitter may not have even considered. The section on cutting and sewing knits to make garments is an extra bonus as this is a much neglected area, and most of us have had to learn through our mistakes. This book should make your knitting life less stressful and more enjoyable. I would reccomend it to everyone. It is the first book in years that is full of innovative ideas, and sound technical advice rather than one little bit of good information.

Instructive and inspiring

Rarely is a book published on designing your own knitted sweaters (the last I can recall is Michelson's Guide to Knitted Sweater Design, sadly long out of print but an excellent reference). Newton goes in depth into sweater design, teaching as well as inspiring, with how-tos and calculations as well as sketches that one can adapt for one's own ideas. Many details on handling all sorts of details such as different cast ons and bind offs, pleating, etc. A wonderful book to browse as well as use to create your own designs.

Fantastic design book!

Wonderful book that covers many topics not traditionally discussed in knitting books. She provides not only tips but information on when to use certain knitting techniques. Clear with good pictures. Best used in conjunction with a good basic knitting book.

A wonderful inspiration for Hand & Machine Knitter

This book is like having a personal teacher of your own. Deborah works thru fit & silhouettes, designing with different sts, color & themes. Dressmaking & finishing details really set off your garment. AND the pictures !! Lots of them with tons of beautiful color! A book I didn't want to put down.