Martin Storey has acquired an international reputation as a knitwear designer at the top of his game. After working for the prestigious knit design company Artwork in London for many years, Martin moved to become one of Rowan Yarns' top designers. He is particularly known for his brilliant colorwork and wonderful textured knit designs. He has authored eight books, many of them also sold in the UK, Germany, and Scandinavia.
If you like Fair Isle knitting, but sometimes find the small
patterns more than you want to do, this is a great book for your
knitting shelf. The motifs are larger with more space around them,
some recall traditional motifs, but most have a more modern look.
The colors, too, aren't the traditional colors you might think of
for Fair Isle knitting and they aren't blended tonally. But the
designs sing! This is definitely a different style of Fair Isle.
Martin Storey's excellent and whimsical design sense makes these
patterns, cowls, scarves, a vest, hats, pillows into something
exciting and fun. Hearts, owls, plaids, spots, boats, rabbits,
sheep(!) and houses cavort on the knitwear. A lot of the motifs
could easily be switched between projects with very little
juggling. All of the book samples are knit in Rowan Felted Tweed
(sigh) adding another layer to the traditional/not so traditional
look of this book. There is not one fussy thing about this book,
just color and fun. This is the perfect colorwork to do while
knitting with friends. You can even have a cocktail and not lose
your way. www.knitty.com Fall 2017
"[A] cohesive knitting pattern collection created by a designer
with a distinctive point of view. ... a delightful book with loads
of personality[, and] a fantastic pattern book filled with
charming, on-trend designs that many knitters are likely to find
appealing."--KnittingandCrochet.net
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