Book

Singer, Amy R.

No sheep for you : knit happy with cotton, silk, linen, hemp, bamboo, and other delights / Amy R. Singer, author.

Loveland, Colo. : Interweave Press, ©2007.

160 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"Learn all about nonwool yarns, including cotton, silk, linen, soy, bamboo, hemp, Tencel, rayon and their origins, characteristics, and how to make substitiutions to achieve similar effects in wool. Then delight in the 21 knockout pattterns, including sweaters, scarves, and socks, all created with fibers that never had four legs"--Back cover.

Knitting -- Patterns.

Textile fabrics.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 159) and index.

Introduction -- 1. A little song a little dance, a little fiber in your pants -- 2. Fiber families, substituting, and your new career as a yarn detective -- 3. Learn to love your geeky thing -- Projects (Bacardi / Barbara Gregory -- Eileen / Jillian Moreno -- Network / Stephannie Roy -- Tuscany / Amy R. Singer -- Intoxicating / Kristi Porter -- Twist / Jillian Moreno -- Bespoke / Libby Baker -- River rock scarf / Sivia Harding -- Manly maze / Celeste Culpepper -- Sweet indulgence / Deb White -- The bag / Wendy Wonnacott -- He and she ganseys / Jeannine Sims -- Berthe collar / Karin Maag-Tanchak -- Cables and Os / Brooke Snow -- Midwest-style thrummed mitts / Amy Swenson -- Drunken Argyle / Holli Yeoh -- Morrigan / Jenna Wilson -- Tomato / Wendy Bernard -- Peerie fleur / Zoe Valette -- No-wool socks / Kate ntherley).

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