The Knitted Fabric, Dee Hardwicke

The Knitted Fabric: Colourwork Projects For You And Your Home, Dee Hardwicke

Brimming with artistic inspiration and filled with patterns for gorgeous knitwear and joyful pieces for the home, this creative and original book invites you to step inside Dee Hardwicke's world. Illustrated throughout with beautiful watercolours and painterly photography, The Knitted Fabric brings the pages of Dee's sketchbooks to life. As Dee explains, “I ?nd the process of knitting very similar to painting, with each stitch being a brushstroke of colour. As stitches loop together, they create a knitted fabric, a kind of narrative of art, making and the people and landscapes that inspire me”. Just like the designs within it, this unique book is something to treasure.

Dee Hardwicke is an artist, designer and knitter whose work is inspired by her passion for colour and by her love of the British landscape. Dee's designs have been used in exclusive collaborations with partners including the National Trust and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Her previous knitting books include A Story in Yarn: How to Design and Knit an Intarsia Heirloom Quilt (Quail Publishing, 2016) and several titles with leading British yarn producers and designers Rowan. Each design begins life in her sketchbooks. 

192 pages

20 colourwork knitting patterns (9 cushions, 3 wraps, 3 quilts, 2 sweaters, 1 vest, 1 hat, 1 pair of gloves)

YARN INFO

The Knitted Fabric is divided into three main sections – Butterflies, Garden City and Homecoming. Each of these sections feature a collection of beautiful and incredibly versatile projects. The sections feature projects in the following yarns:

Butterflies
John Arbon, Knit by Numbers DK
(DK weight; 100% organically farmed Falklands Merino wool; 250 m / 273 yds per 100g skein, 62 m / 68 yds per 25 g skein)

Garden City
Di Gilpin, Lalland DK
(DK weight; 100% lambswool; 175 m / 191 yds per 50 g ball)

Homecoming
Tukuwool DK
(DK weight; 100% Finnish wool; 250 m / 273 yds per 100 g skein)

Tukuwool DK designs and materials:

Homecoming Throw

A – 4 x Tukuwool DK colorway H22 Valo 

B – 4 x Tukuwool DK colorway H20 Hohka 

C – 3 x Tukuwool DK colorway H27 Tyyni 

D – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway H24 Lehto 

E – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway 03 Auri 

F – 2 x Tukuwool DK colorway H33 Uoma

Homecoming Colourwork Wrap 

A – 4 x Tukuwool DK colorway 03 Auri 

B – 3 x Tukuwool DK colorway H20 Hohka

C – 2 x Tukuwool DK colorway H33 Uoma

Homecoming Long Cushion 

A – 2 x Tukuwool DK colorway  03 Auri 

B – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H33 Uoma 

C – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H24 Lehto 

D – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H20 Hohka

Homecoming Flower Garden Cushion
A – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  03 Auri 

B – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H20 Hohka 

C – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H24 Lehto 

D – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H27 Tyyni 

E – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H33 Uoma 

F – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H22 Valo

Homecoming Geo Cushion
A – 2 x Tukuwool DK colorway  03 Valo
B – 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H20 Hohka 

C – 2 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H27 Tyyni

Homecoming Hat

A 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  03 Auri 

B 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H20 Hohka 

Homecoming Gloves 

A 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  03 Auri  B 1 x Tukuwool DK colorway  H20 Hohka 

Hardback
Language: English
Weight: Approx. 700 g / 1.6 lb
191 x 246 x 21 mm
ISBN: 978-952-7468-34-0
Printed in Latvia

Print only, no digital download code available. (Note: A separate ebook will be available through Laine's online shop on November 25)