Kristin Knits
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Are you a knitter who is crazy for color but you
just don’t know where to start to develop your color confidence? Do you love to knit
but always use the color shown in the pattern or book you are knitting from? Have you
ventured off on your own only to feel confused and dissatisfied with your color
experiments? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then take a look at
Kristin’s newest book Kristin Knits. In it
she provides guidelines and ideas for working with color. You’ll find out how to
develop your own color sense and become more fearless when knitting with color.
You’ll discover where Kristin finds her own color muse as she leads you on a path to
find yours.
Kristin Knits
has projects for all levels of knitters – from beginner to advanced, teens and up.
There are 27 projects in all, including hats, mittens, sweaters, socks, gloves, scarves,
and an afghan. There’s even an easy mother/daughter pullover. Each project uses color
inventively. Simple projects are transformed into works of art by a few easy-to-add
touches. The distinctive and fun color range is evocative of textiles from the south of France
and Kristin’s own collection of ethnic textiles. Most (although not all) of the
projects in the book are knit in the round, and full instructions for working steeks are
included.
Best of all, the designs are good projects for knitters
just starting to take the color plunge. Many of the projects feature easy striping, fun
borders, bobbles, colorful ribs, and Fair Isle knitting. The knitted fabric is further
decorated by adding color with duplicate stitching, and you’ll learn six more easy
embroidery stitches to add interest to your completed knitting. Embroidery is fast and
easy and can add a new dimension to all your knitted projects.
27 original projects
Full-color photographs by Kevin Kennefick
208 pages; $24.95 hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1580176781
 
Left: Pulling out all the stops with a colorful cardigan
Right: A self-fringing, sideways-knitted scarf
  
Left: A stunning afghan
Center: A fun, easy hat with embroidery and tassels
Right: Fingerless gloves dressed up with floral embroidery and bobble edging
Socks to fit every skill level
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Colorful Stitchery
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Over a year in the making, Colorful Stitchery features over 65 colorful and
creative projects for your home or gift-giving. Complete how-to instructions for new
stitchers including clear directions and illustrations will guide you to success in a
craft that is fun, creative, quick to do and growing in popularity.
Projects featured in Colorful
Stitchery include:
•Pillows - over 30 designs stitched on a host of different fabrics: linen, gingham,
re-cycled wool, velvet, dishtowels and more
•Kitchen Stitchin’ - tea and coffee cosies, dishtowels, potholders, tablecloths,
napkins, even egg cosies
•Bedroom - pillowcases, curtains, hot water bottle covers, teddy bears, baby
blankets, throws and more
•Alternative ideas - cardboard boxes, cards, scissor cases and ribbon pillows
Colorful Stitchery was
photographed in Kristin’s antique funky farmhouse. The hand-painted walls and her
antique and ethnic textile collection provide a rich background for the stitched objects.
The projects look country chic and trendy, but all are quick to do. In fact, many can be
completed in an evening. Kristin also gives plenty of advice on choosing fabrics to stitch
on, recycling old fabrics and blankets, felting, dyeing, transferring a design to fabric,
and how to design your own individual stitched project. Stitchery, color, design, and
creativity can become part of your lifestyle too!
Debbie Stoller, best-selling author of Stitch
‘n Bitch and editor-in-chief of Bust magazine says, “Both homey
and hip, Kristin Nicholas’ embroidery projects will have you itchin’ to get
stitchin’. Her friendly, clear directions for cross stitch to French knots and
everything in between will help get you going, and her encouraging tone will inspire you
to take your needle in new directions - your own.”
Carol Sheehan, editor-in-chief of Country
Home magazine says, “Kristin Nicholas has taken all her exuberance for
needlework and packed it into a colorful, informative and fun book that gives a beginner
like me the inspiration and instruction to start stitching up a storm.”
Colorful Stitchery has been
featured in The Seattle Times, Kansas City Star, Orange County Register, The Women’s
Times (Northampton, MA), Greenfield Recorder, NY Newsday, Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Bradenton (FL) Herald, as well as glossy magazines
including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Vogue Patterns, and
Embellish. House and Garden’s website featured it as “An
Editor’s Pick.”
Over 70 original projects
Full-color photographs by Kevin Kennefick
Over 80 hand-painted illustrations
192 pages; $19.95 softcover
ISBN 13: 978-1580176118
Dots in all sizes stitch up a cozy corner
Left: The perfect gift for the couple who has everything.
Right: Old fashioned crewel stitchery looks modern and edgy.
 
Left: Stitch and stuff a favorite saying to decorate your
home.
Right: Julia can't decide which teddy bear is her favorite.
Colorful Stitchery includes lots of color
inspiration.
Impress your houseguests with embroidered egg cozies.
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Kids' Embroidery
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Instructions area of the shopping cart. A signed copy of Kids' Embroidery makes a great
birthday or holiday gift, and Kristin will even make it out to the special person of your
choice.
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Kids love color and positively shine with their creative
approach to life. Kids’ Embroidery brings the age-old craft of embroidery to
the fingers of children everywhere. Kids’ Embroidery includes over 20
entertaining and easy stitching projects that include coasters, cards, journal covers,
pincushions, stuffed toys and more. The projects make wonderful gifts for grandparents and
teachers, or kids can keep them and proudly show them to their friends.
Kids’ Embroidery includes how-to instructions
for needlepoint, cross-stitch, and freeform embroidery stitches. It also features 80
hand-painted illustrations that clearly show “how-to-stitch” and assemble all
the projects. Colorful photos of children stitching and modeling the projects will inspire
children to learn this fun hobby. Many of the projects were actually stitched by some of
the children photographed.
Kids’ Embroidery is featured in the Magic
Cabin and Hearthsong catalogs. It has been featured in Country Living magazine
and many newspapers throughout the USA, and is a favorite book of home-schoolers and
Waldorf School parents.
Over 20 original projects
Full-color photographs by John Gruen
Over 80 hand-painted illustrations
144 pages; $19.95 hardcover
ISBN 10: 1-58479366-X
 
Stuffed cat and dog
Blanket stitch scarf
 
Badges for caps
Personalize your own blue jeans
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Knitting for Baby
2008 paperback cover
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Earlier edition hardback cover
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Knitting for Baby was co-authored with Melanie
Falick. It is a complete "how-to" book for the beginning or experienced knitter.
Kristin designed all of the projects in this book, including knits for babies and adults,
toys, and home decor, in addition to painting all 64 technical "how to knit"
illustrations.
Melanie and Kristin's children were born a month apart. The authors were inspired by their
babies to collaborate on this collection of modern heirlooms. Melanie's words walk the
novice (or lapsed) knitter through the basic cast-on, knit stitch, finishing, cabling, and
other techniques. Kristin's colorful fresco-inspired technical illustrations clearly show
the knitter how to make the projects that she designed.
The babies were sensitively photographed by Ross Whitaker, acclaimed child photographer.
Below are some sample photos and illustrations from this wonderful book.
30 original patterns
50 full-color photographs
65 original, full-color how-to illustrations
160 pages; $15.95 softcover
ISBN-13: 978-1584796804
 
Harvard Square cardigan
Booties
  
Binding off
Decreasing
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Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages
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Kristin Nicholas collaborated with Melanie Falick on the bestselling Kids Knitting,
Projects for Kids of All Ages. In addition to designing two of the incredibly cute
and easy projects in this popular title, Kristin created all of the brightly colored
illustrations, along with five large pictures depicting fibers, children in knitwear, a
yarn shop and more. Featured on the Martha Stewart Living television show and in the
popular children's catalogs Hearthsong and Magic Cabin Dolls, Kids Knitting is a
great book for beginners, both children and adults.
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Author: Melanie Falick
Illustrator: Kristin Nicholas
Photographer: Chris Hartlove
68 original, full-color how-to illustrations
128 pages; $12.95 softcover
ISBN 13: 978-1579652418
Illustrations from Kids Knitting
Picking up a dropped stitch
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Knitting the New Classics
Knitting the New Classics was the first book Kristin authored while working as
Creative Director for Classic Elite Yarns. It is a collection of 60 sweater designs for
men, women, and children, 25 of which Kristin designed herself. The rest of the designs
are by well-known knitwear designers, including Cathy Payson, Linda Pratt, Susan Mills,
Sally Lee, Norah Gaughan, Stephanie Gildersleeve, Julie Hoff, Deborah Newton, Michele
Rose, and Kathy Zimmerman. Kristin was lucky enough to work with a talented group of
in-house and freelance designers to develop her handknitting collections during her 16
years with Classic Elite Yarns.
This is a well-rounded collection of timeless sweater designs that will hold their own as
the years go by. Below are a few of Kristin's favorites from her own designs. To order
from Amazon.com, click Here.
Author: Kristin Nicholas
160 pages
ISBN 13: 978-0806931708
 
Aran Family
Evergreen Arans
Scandinavian Family
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