The Art of Knitting - Inspirational Stitches, Textures and Surfaces

Françoise Tellier-Loumagne

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The author is a lecturer on knitting in France. This book covers creative knitting designs for designers, craftspeople and artists, from simple patterns to multi-coloured jacquard knittings. Also suitable for beginners!

Review

First published under the title “Mailles, les mouvements du fil” in France in 2003, this book has now been translated by Sandy Black for an English edition. The author has been teaching hand and machine knitting at university level for more than thirty years. When she was unable to find a publication for creative knitting in the book trade that was neither an instruction manual nor overly industry oriented, she sat down at her desk to write her own, and immediately came up with a classic!
The publication keeps its promise of providing inspiration for creative knitting designs in its 17 chapters, from simple patterns and open knitting structures to ribbed knittings and multi-coloured jacquard knittings. I whole-heartedly agree with the author’s advice to knitting designers: any training for industrial knitting should be combined with training in hand-knitting so that students learn to keep control of every stitch at all times, and maintain a creative attitude when using machines.
The book has been written for students, but it is equally instructive for designers who were not trained in knitting techniques; for craftspeople and artists; and even for beginners wishing to acquire an understanding of knitting. The publication concludes with some practical hints, and offers a comprehensive glossary.

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