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"Knitting Nature" is "geek chic" at its most fascinating and beautiful. Imagine a woman's pullover born of a fascination with logometric spirals (the spirals you see in rams' horns, seashells); a shawl inspired by the atomic structure of quasicrystals; and a man's pullover whose central motif resembles the patterns formed by chemical waves. In "Knitting Nature", Gaughan draws knitters into her creative process by explaining - in friendly, layman's terms - how she uses patterning in physics as inspiration and challenge, then hooks them with her sophisticated, classic designs, ready for them to reproduce following her step-by-step instructions.
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Norah Gaughan is the design director for Berroco Yarns, and has been working as a full-time professional knitwear for the past 18 years. She was named one of Vogue Knitting's Master Knitters of the 90s, and she was also among the top designers featured in Vogue Knitting.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I wish I could give this book six stars. It is absolutely stunning. There is not a single item in it I wouldn't want to knit and wear. The idea that inspired it is fascinating, the book design is superb, the photography is magnificent. The garments are innovative, but they have a timeless quality and classic beauty that will make them a pleasure to wear for a very long time. I would like to thank the author for her amazing creations, and I hope she has more of the same planned...
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you like textures and imaginative shaping in your knitting you will love this book. I haven't entirely made up my mind about this book - I love browsing through it and it gives me loads of ideas, it is just that there is nothing I actually want to grab my needles and knit from it! (yet)
The book is broken up into six sections based on 'nature' shapes/elements - Hexagons, Pentagons, Spirals, Phyllotaxis (think pine cones and pineapples), Fractals and Waves. Each section has several garments featuring or based on these themes. There is a large selection of jumpers, some jackets, cardigans, three skirts (two straighforward tube skirts, enhanced by textural elements. There are also scarves and shawls, hats, tanks, and kids mittens. There are stacks of patterns in this book, and there are some great cable patterns.
There is a beautiful and delicate camisole and skirt which I would love to make except I know I don't have the figure for it, but largely the garments end up a bit on the bulky looking side, due to the cables and bobbles and waves and hexagons on them, which just doesn't appeal to me for an allover look, although I am now inspired to use these elements in other projects.
These patterns generally are for the experienced knitter as some have an unusual construction or else are made up of lots of individually knittes shapes which are then assembled in a fairly complicated manner.
I have only given this 3 stars because I have not knitted anything from this book, so cannot say how good the instructions are or how the finished size/shape turns out, but for inspiration and getting your imagination going this book is a winner. I feel pretty much the same about Loop d Loop, another book I am yet to knit from, but am glad nevertheless to have in my collection.
The book is broken up into six sections based on 'nature' shapes/elements - Hexagons, Pentagons, Spirals, Phyllotaxis (think pine cones and pineapples), Fractals and Waves. Each section has several garments featuring or based on these themes. There is a large selection of jumpers, some jackets, cardigans, three skirts (two straighforward tube skirts, enhanced by textural elements. There are also scarves and shawls, hats, tanks, and kids mittens. There are stacks of patterns in this book, and there are some great cable patterns.
There is a beautiful and delicate camisole and skirt which I would love to make except I know I don't have the figure for it, but largely the garments end up a bit on the bulky looking side, due to the cables and bobbles and waves and hexagons on them, which just doesn't appeal to me for an allover look, although I am now inspired to use these elements in other projects.
These patterns generally are for the experienced knitter as some have an unusual construction or else are made up of lots of individually knittes shapes which are then assembled in a fairly complicated manner.
I have only given this 3 stars because I have not knitted anything from this book, so cannot say how good the instructions are or how the finished size/shape turns out, but for inspiration and getting your imagination going this book is a winner. I feel pretty much the same about Loop d Loop, another book I am yet to knit from, but am glad nevertheless to have in my collection.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Norah Gaughan approaches the design brief for this book in an interesting way. A scientist by profession, Gaughan explores the principles of Mathematics in nature, and lets that outlook be her guide in constructing the patterns.
The beauty is in the detailing: the outline of the kotch formation on the bottom of the skirt, the curve of a ram's horn making a shawl collar for a jacket, a skirt made from the hexagonal shape on a tortoise shell and a leaf motif snaking around the body of a blouse.
Gaughan's musings are no less interesting as she writes about what inspires her, and shares the basic premise behind the subjects that attracts her.
The measurements are good, starting from a 34" bust (and even then it's on the bigger side) and runs up to about a 52". The garments more skim the body than cling to it, so if you were say, a 36" bust, you could sneak into the 34" measurement at times.
In terms of the yarn used, I'm pleasantly surprised to see the variety of the yarns. Not all of them are American, some can be gotten on this side of the pond as well.
A good book, one to have on the shelf - patterns that are stylish, but not trendy.
Brilliant.
The beauty is in the detailing: the outline of the kotch formation on the bottom of the skirt, the curve of a ram's horn making a shawl collar for a jacket, a skirt made from the hexagonal shape on a tortoise shell and a leaf motif snaking around the body of a blouse.
Gaughan's musings are no less interesting as she writes about what inspires her, and shares the basic premise behind the subjects that attracts her.
The measurements are good, starting from a 34" bust (and even then it's on the bigger side) and runs up to about a 52". The garments more skim the body than cling to it, so if you were say, a 36" bust, you could sneak into the 34" measurement at times.
In terms of the yarn used, I'm pleasantly surprised to see the variety of the yarns. Not all of them are American, some can be gotten on this side of the pond as well.
A good book, one to have on the shelf - patterns that are stylish, but not trendy.
Brilliant.
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Really enjoyed the book
Loved the use of shapes and colours and textures. Not only did I knit from the book, but it also gave me some inspiration to try designing things for myself.
Published 21 months ago by Ms. M. Arthur
Knitting Classic
Intended for more advanced knitters, this is definitely a classic.
The explanations of the author's inspiration are as captivating as the patterns themselves. Read more
The explanations of the author's inspiration are as captivating as the patterns themselves. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Eats, sleeps and Reads
Inspirational
I have been a fan of Norah Gaughan's designs for some time now and bought this as soon as I saw it. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2008 by A Yorkshire Kiwi
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