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Folk Vests: 25 Knitting Patterns & Tales from Around the World
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Price: $21.95
Item #:
1049
ISBN: 978-1-931499-14-9
144 pages
Dimensions: 8 1/2 X 9
Vests are festive, warm, easy-fitting, and practical - just the thing for contemporary knitters, who will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative patterns collected from around the world and through the ages. Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men's and women's vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the countries of origin: Germany, Nepal, Peru, Japan, and the United Kingdom, among others. More than a pattern book, this is a book of inspiration, appreciation, and history. Readers will feel connected to the cultures behind the projects as they bring these traditional designs to life.
Cheryl Oberle has been teaching nationally and designing knitwear for several years. She has written for Interweave Knits and Knitters magazines, and Folk Vests is her second book, following Folk Shawls (Interweave Press, 2000). When she isn’t writing or creating new designs, you can find her in her studio—Cheryl Oberle Designs, in Denver, Colorado—dyeing yarns for her popular line of vests and shawls. She has held annual knitting retreats for many years, in both Taos, New Mexico, and at other locations throughout the Rocky Mountains.