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Throughout his years working as a knitwear designer, Brandon Mably has had the good fortune to journey around the world presenting his hugely popular "Color in Design" workshops. Wherever he went, Mably took inspiration from the local crafts and colours. Now, he shares some of the ideas he's gathered in a collection of unique projects bound to tempt any knitter. Beautiful as these pieces are, they're also straightforward, with most featuring a basic stockinette stitch and his own simple colour technique. The 20 items include a Guatemalan bird-patterned slipover, Indian felted bag, Apache waistcoat, South African hands cushion and Australian zebra swing jacket.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
great book [according to my wife] easy to read and follow the patterns excellent
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45 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Another Kaffe Fassett rip-off
28 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I hesitated before ordering this book and should have gone with my gut and waited for it to be remaindered (which it will be very quickly). There's about ONE style in the whole book that's just repeated with different colors from allegedly different world wide inspirations. As usual many of these deisgns can be done much more simply and effectively with Horst Schultz's patchwork method but Mr. Mably continues the Fassett mistake of only using Fair Isle techniques. Sorry but I found it a waste of money.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Try before you buy
13 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover
I'm glad I picked this up at the library. It's a beautiful book, with lovely pictures and interesting information. The charts are big and actually in color instead of stupid little symbols.
On the other hand, many of the women's garments seem unwearable--the jacket shown on the cover has a 72" bust. Two of me could wear it. The xs/sm would weigh over 5 lb. Nearly everything is oversized, or worse. I don't think any thought went into garment design other than getting these great colors and patterns onto a wearable.
Besides sweaters, jackets, and vests, women get a lackluster purse. Sofas get some pillows and a throw. Men get two vests and a basic sweater. Girls get an extremely charming vest. With your leftover yarn you can make a striped throw, but no total yardage or weight is given--just "various 4-ply yarns and colors from Rowan Yarns". The throw in the photo looks as if it is lined and then given a crocheted edging, but the instructions don't say anything about lining it. I can't think of a way to get that edging over a lining without excessive hand sewing. I really like this idea, because I can't wear wool next to my skin. (I wear a lot of turtlenecks in winter.)
Get this book if you love Kaffe Fassett and have a primary interest in color and pattern; don't get it if your interest is in garment design. People like me will check it out from the library or buy a used copy.
On the other hand, many of the women's garments seem unwearable--the jacket shown on the cover has a 72" bust. Two of me could wear it. The xs/sm would weigh over 5 lb. Nearly everything is oversized, or worse. I don't think any thought went into garment design other than getting these great colors and patterns onto a wearable.
Besides sweaters, jackets, and vests, women get a lackluster purse. Sofas get some pillows and a throw. Men get two vests and a basic sweater. Girls get an extremely charming vest. With your leftover yarn you can make a striped throw, but no total yardage or weight is given--just "various 4-ply yarns and colors from Rowan Yarns". The throw in the photo looks as if it is lined and then given a crocheted edging, but the instructions don't say anything about lining it. I can't think of a way to get that edging over a lining without excessive hand sewing. I really like this idea, because I can't wear wool next to my skin. (I wear a lot of turtlenecks in winter.)
Get this book if you love Kaffe Fassett and have a primary interest in color and pattern; don't get it if your interest is in garment design. People like me will check it out from the library or buy a used copy.
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Really quite good
8 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The big problem with this book is that the sweaters are too big so you have to redesign them to fit (in most cases!).The cover sweater is a case in point. Also, some of them are needlessly difficult. But still there are enough to make it a worthwhile purchase plus I enjoyed the travelogue comments. Is that KF wearing the Steps vest on p.158? He's aged a lot if that's him. Mably, whom I've never met, seems like a very nice man and he's learned a lot from his friend Kaffe. The sweaters I like, and might even make: Landscape jacket, p.52, Squares jacket, p.84, Striped throw, p.94 (no pattern needed really). St.Mark's jacket, p. 100, Peruvian vest, p.110 (really nice one), Diamond throw, p. 118, Harvest vest, p.140, glacier jacket, p. 150.
So that's 8 projects. Everything is charted out and lots of schematics too. Also, the color choices are good and photos lovely.
Having once made his Checkers sweater, I was really burned out by that complicated design so the ones I like here are easy to make. The yarns are all Rowan but one can easily substitute other yarns in the same weights.
Feeling adventurous? go for it.
So that's 8 projects. Everything is charted out and lots of schematics too. Also, the color choices are good and photos lovely.
Having once made his Checkers sweater, I was really burned out by that complicated design so the ones I like here are easy to make. The yarns are all Rowan but one can easily substitute other yarns in the same weights.
Feeling adventurous? go for it.
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