Quiet Valley Fiber Designs
Library Suggestions
There are some reference books that I have found helpful over the years. I would like to share some of them with you. Some of them were consulted while writing my patterns. Others I have found useful in allowing me to master new techniques.
ANYTHING by Elizabeth Zimmerman. And I do mean anything. Books, magazine articles, individual patterns. Basically anything. She was a gift to our planet and the knitting universe. I became a better, more adventurous knitter and designer due to her influence.
Beverly Royce Notes On Double Knitting. Expanded edition. Schoolhouse press. ISBN -0-942018-06-0. This is my go-to book for anything that I want to design or make using tube knitting on two needles. I used it a lot for bits and pieces.
Finishing School: A Master Class for Knitters by Deborah Newton. ISBN - 13: 9781936096190. Well thought out and easy to understand. This will be a valuable resource for all of your knitting projects.
100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet by Lesley Stanfield. ISBN - 13: 9780312538347. The book includes butterflies and other insects as well as veggies, leaves and fruit. Additionally: 150 Knitted Trims. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36325-3. I have designed entire garments using this book. Both books are beautifully photographed and the instructions are clearly written.
Mary Thomas book of knitting patterns any edition.