Knits from Nature: Sweaters and Accessories with Garden-Inspired Motifs

by Dee Hardwicke

Overview

Inspired by walks in nature, Dee Hardwicke designed this breathtaking collection of knits in beautiful heathered yarns that echo the natural themes. Featuring flowers and other botanical motifs, the sweaters, scarves, and shawls are fashioned in favorite classic silhouettes but with a fresh, new look. From work-appropriate cardigans to relaxed weekend wear, these pieces are simply stunning.

If you are new to knitting motifs or just need a refresher, you will find guidance and tips for working in multiple colors. Colorwork charts and full instructions are provided for each garment to ensure success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811738620
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/10/2020
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	701,644
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dee Hardwicke is an artist, designer, and knitter with a passionate belief in creating beautiful and accessible pieces that bring color and joy to everyday life. She is the author of Knit Your Story in Yarn, and works from a studio in South Wales, United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

In her debut knitwear design collection, Hardwicke just might have you at "Hydrangea". .. . Cherry blossoms, butterflies and oak leaves are among the other motifs, most of which are worked in intarsia, with a few incorporating stranded colorwork.

Yarn Market News - Carolyn Noyes

The designer behind product collections for the National Trust and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, among others, Dee Hardwicke's artwork has been translated into tableware, flooring, and stationery. It was only a matter of time before this talented nature lover and passionate knitter would seek to weaver her pretty patterns into knitted garments. In her third knitting book and first collection of wearables, Hardwicke has taken favorite motifs including butterflies, flowers, hearts, and her logo, and Fair Isle'd and intarsia'd them onto jackets, pullovers, cardigans, wraps, and other goodies.

Using a palette of heathered and tweedy Rowan yarns, Hardwicke has produced twelve fresh and fun knits including the Pom-Pom Shawl dappled with butterflies, the cheery Spring Blossom Cardigan, and the Heart Leaf Boxy Pullover, which wears its hearts everywhere. Illustrated with Hardwicke's charming watercolors, Knits from Nature represents the next chapter for this multidisciplinary artist, from whom we hope to see even more gardens of knitterly delights.

Vogue Knitting - Leslie Petrovski

The designer behind product collections for the National Trust and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, among others, Dee Hardwicke's artwork has been translated into tableware, flooring, and stationery. It was only a matter of time before this talented nature lover and passionate knitter would seek to weaver her pretty patterns into knitted garments. In her third knitting book and first collection of wearables, Hardwicke has taken favorite motifs including butterflies, flowers, hearts, and her logo, and Fair Isle'd and intarsia'd them onto jackets, pullovers, cardigans, wraps, and other goodies. Using a palette of heathered and tweedy Rowan yarns, Hardwicke has produced twelve fresh and fun knits including the Pom-Pom Shawl dappled with butterflies, the cheery Spring Blossom Cardigan, and the Heart Leaf Boxy Pullover, which wears its hearts everywhere. Illustrated with Hardwicke's charming watercolors, Knits from Nature represents the next chapter for this multidisciplinary artist, from whom we hope to see even more gardens of knitterly delights.

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