For the Love of Knitting: A Celebration of the Knitter's Art

By Kari Cornell

Book Overview

One surviving cotton sock tells us that the Egyptians were knitting as long ago as the first millennium AD. Tenderly preserved shawls and sweaters bespeak our great-grandmothers handiwork. And... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896580458
• ISBN13: 9780896580459
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Voyageur Pr
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

For the love of knitting: A celebration of the Knitter Art

As usual, very pleased with my order. Book in perfect condition. Susan Ranello

A MUST for any knitters library!

I recently found this book at the public library and can't believe that I missed it when it first appeared in print two years ago. What a wonderful collection of stories coupled with fantastic historic photographs and old knitting advertisements. Some of the advertisements and particular products I remember from the 60's when I was learning to knit from my mother, she is no longer with me but it brought back lots of great memories. I plan to purchase the book for my own knitting library.

Beautiful knitting book with no patterns!

This book isn't cheap! and I am on a budget. But it is worth every penny. It is packed full of lovely stories about knitting and the knitter. It also has great knitting advertisments from yesteryear ,paintings,and photographs of people knitting. It is a beautiful knitting book without a single pattern and it will be read over and over. A great buy.

Hard to Put Down

I love this book and have gifted it to many of my knitting friends. I'm usually not much for coffee table books, but this one is so hard to put down. I remember the first time I saw this book: I was in a bookstore, shopping for a specific gift for a friend and I didn't have the funds to purchase For the Love of Knitting that day. But the memory of the beautiful images in this book stayed with me. It was a few months before I bought it for myself. I'm glad that I did. The photography is stunning. The book is composed primarily of photos; the stories and prose that accompany them are informative and fun. Lily Chin's Top Ten List of Places to Hide Your Stash is side-splittingly funny. As mentioned in previous reviews, this book contains no patterns. I don't mind, my hands need a break once in awhle!

The history of knitting from World War II to modern times

Compiled and edited by needlecraft expert Kari Cornell, For The Love Of Knitting: A Celebration Of The Knitter's Art isn't just another knitter's handbook: it's an exploration of the art which surveys the history of knitting from World War II to modern times, juxtaposing classic works from celebrated knitters with historical photos and pattern booklet samples. The first-person celebration includes plenty of interviews and insights, adding a personal flavor to a lively survey of the finer craft of knitting - and its long history.