Shannon Okey

The knitting community continues to grow both online and off-this book series is dedicated to the festival circuit that indie dyers, designers and other fiber businesses traverse in order to commune with our people in person. Each pattern in this book uses yarns dyed by exhibitors at one of the east coast's largest and best-attended festivals, the New York State Sheep and Wool Festiva AKA Rhinebeck. Additional volumes in this series will be forthcoming. Find volume 1 with patterns from 2022 Maryland Sheep and Wool on the Cooperative Press website

The knitting community continues to grow both online and off-this book series is dedicated to the festival circuit that indie dyers, designers and other fiber businesses traverse in order to commune with our people in person. Each pattern in this book uses yarns dyed by exhibitors at one of the east coast's largest and best-attended festivals, the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Festival Knits 2, featuring yarn from Rhinebeck designers, will be published in October 2022.

The patterns and instruction you need to start crocheting and kitting today! Knitting and crocheting go hand-in-hand and are the most popular yarn crafts today. This one-stop guide to all things needles, hooks, and yarn will give you everything you need to know to get started knitting or crocheting. The book covers absolute basics such as selecting yarn, casting on, and even how to hold the tools and yarn, to understanding stitches, checking gauge, and deciphering patterns. Hundreds of projects, from beginner to advanced, include complete, step-by-step instructions as well as detailed illustrations and photos, and instructional videos online. It includes content from: Knitting For DummiesKnitting Patterns For DummiesCrocheting For DummiesCrochet Patterns For Dummies Get started today and you'll be knitting and crocheting like a champ in no time!

An illustrated guide showing how to create beautiful, timeless pieces, whether you're picking up needles for the first time or a seasoned pro looking for advanced patterns From scarves and sweaters to bags, pillows, and more, you'll find lots of projects for practicing and perfecting your knitting skills in Knitting For Dummies, which includes an instructional online video showing you the actual knitting techniques being done step-by-step. Experienced and novice crafters alike can benefit from the book's step-by-step instructions that explain knitting in plain English. For anyone new to knitting, this hands-on friendly guide shows you how to Cast on, knit, purl, and bind off -- the four basic skills needed to complete any knittingDecipher pattern instructions and chartsCombine knit and purl stitches with increases and decreases for different effectsCreate different kinds of cables, lace, and moreRead the language and graphics in knitting patterns and chartsIncrease and decrease stitches and use these techniques to shape a project and create design It also shows you what to do if you drop a stitch or inadvertently add one. If you know the basics of knitting and want to expand your skills to include stitch patterns with more complexity, you've come to the right place: Combine stitch increases and decreases to create laceworkGet familiar with Fair Isle patterns and simple intarsia motifs, which involve working in more than one color in one rowPractice with plenty of projects to perfect your advanced knitting techniquesLearn to add interest with stripesHave fun with fulling and feltingMake sweaters, from blocking and assembling your pieces to adding finishing touches like neckbands, edging, and buttonholes Knitting For Dummies includes ten quick projects to make for gifts and exercises to "unkink" your neck and shoulders should you lose yourself for hours at a time in your craft! Finally, the book ends with a couple appendixes showing you more cool effects and a list of knitting software and helpful online resources. If you're itching to start stitching, grab this book to start crafting your knitted masterpiece today.

Why not release a pattern a week for a year, and run a Patreon to help fund it? This was the original concept behind designer Shannon Okey's #knitgrrl52 knit publishing project. With considerable help from her right hand woman and technical editor Andi Smith, as well as a large cast of sample knitters, models, photographers and more, Okey released a wide variety of patterns, used up miles and miles of stash yarn in her design studio, and delighted her Patreon patrons. Knitgrrl Socks & Mitts is the third book release from the project.

Why not release a pattern a week for a year, and run a Patreon to help fund it? This was the original concept behind designer Shannon Okey's #knitgrrl52 knit publishing project. With considerable help from her right hand woman and technical editor Andi Smith, as well as a large cast of sample knitters, models, photographers and more, Okey released a wide variety of patterns, used up miles and miles of stash yarn in her design studio, and delighted her Patreon patrons. Knitgrrl Cowls & Scarves is the second book release from the project.

Why not release a pattern a week for a year, and run a Patreon to help fund it? This was the original concept behind designer Shannon Okey's #knitgrrl52 knit publishing project.With considerable help from her right hand woman and technical editor Andi Smith, as well as a large cast of sample knitters, models, photographers and more, Okey released a wide variety of patterns, used up miles and miles of stash yarn in her design studio, and delighted her Patreon patrons. Knitgrrl Hats is the first book release from the project.

Cherry pie optional.What happens when a lifelong Twin Peaks fan + knit designer decides to design a cowl for each of her dyer friends' beautiful yarns just a few months before they all show up at Maryland Sheep and Wool to vend? This book Featuring 14 patterns plus a bonus sweater pattern for adventurous knitters who like to experiment, The Cowls Are Not What They Seem is not necessarily the perfect gift for David Lynch or Kyle MacLachlan but if you like Twin Peaks too, this one's for you.Author / designer Shannon Okey is the publisher at Cooperative Press. You can find her on most social media as Knitgrrl (often with a damn fine cup of coffee).