PRE-ORDER New Books from Laine, PomPom, Amirisu

We’re reordering books in about a week, so place your Pre-Orders now and we’ll get them to you on or before the end of the Month.

Strands of Joy

Release Date: March 30, 2021

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Strands of Joy by Anna Johanna features 20 versatile colourwork patterns, including sweaters and cardigans as well as an elegant dress, a warming hat and a kid’s pullover. The patterns are worked seamlessly from the top down. Cast on a mindless two-colour project or let your mind find peace in more complicated knits that require you to stay focused.

Anna Johanna is a knitwear designer from Muurame, Central Finland. She is known for her often-romantic knits with much love for details, textures and colours. Since 2020, this former statistician has been designing full-time. Strands of Joy (Finnish title Onnensäikeitä) is her debut book.

  • 176 pages
  • 20 colourwork knitting patterns
  • Hardcover
  • Weight: Approx. 900 g / 2 lb
  • Print only, no digital download code available.
  • Printed in Latvia.

PomPom Quarterly 36: Spring 2021

Pre-Order your copy of Making Marls and it will be shipped or be available for pick-up on or before March 30, 2021!

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Pom-Pom’s quilt-inspired collection honours the resourcefulness, practicality, community, and design elements traditionally associated with this textile-based practice! With knit and crochet patterns that embrace improvisation, find a home for treasured mini skeins and mimic the comfort of a much-loved quilt!

Embody

Pre-Order your copy of Making Marls and it will be shipped or be available for pick-up on or before March 30, 2021!

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Jacqueline Cieslak’s commitment to embracing all of our community has won us over completely, so Pom Pom Press is publishing her first book! Jacqui’s fundamental design philosophy is that bodies are deserving of clothes that fit perfectly. Embody consists of three infinitely adaptable patterns — two knitting, one sewing — with bespoke instructions to create customized, perfectly fitted garments that are graded for chests up to 64 inches. This book is designed to be the foundation of any maker’s me-made wardrobe.

Knit a Little

Release March 2021 

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Marie Greene is back with a fresh new direction for her signature seamless style in this collection of 24 new patterns for kids! With 12 sweaters (sizes 0-10) and 12 matching beanies (preemie to adult), Knit a Little reimagines some of Marie’s most popular designs on a small scale. Whether you’re looking for ideas to use your yarn stash, have little ones to knit for, or just love the satisfaction of a small project, this book offers quick-to-knit, gender-neutral patterns in a range of yarn weights. You’ll find cardigans and pullovers with colorwork, cables, simple texture and more. These versatile designs will become wearable favorites in no time – and Marie’s clear instructions and helpful tips will ensure your success from start to finish. The hardest part will be choosing which one to cast on first!

Amirisu Epistemology Daruma Collection

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Epistemology DARUMA Collection features ten timeless and stylish amirisu designs, with photographs taken at DARUMA’s vintage-looking dye house in Kyoto.

  • 10 patterns: 4 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 scarf, 2 cowls, 1 hat, and 1 pair of mittens
  • Featured DARUMA yarns: GENMOU, GEEK, Wool Mohair, Falkland Wool, & Silk Mohair
  • Format: Hardcover / B5 size / approximately 78 pages
  • Language: English
  • Release date: September 1, 2020
  • Printed in Japan by Shinano Publishing
  • The book is written in English 

Ready, Set, Raglan by Pompom Press

One copy in stock! Pre-Order your copy of Making Marls and it will be shipped or be available for pick-up on or before March 30, 2021!

You can see all the patterns HERE!

Ready, Set, Raglan is a great book for newish knitters who want to take their skills to the next level and make sweaters. It’s the follow-up to Pompom Press’ beginner book Knit How (see below), taking the straightforward raglan-sleeve pullover (the kind of sweater with diagonal seams at the sleeves) as a blank canvas and walks you through all the ways to make it your own. They offer blueprints for 8 distinct raglans and coach you through choosing perfect-for-you necklines, hemlines, ribbing, stitch textures, and fancy raglan increases. And, of course, they show you how to create jaw-dropping colour combinations.

Their raglans sweaters are designed to empower improving knitters with customisation skills, but also to free advanced knitters to fly through stressless shapes, easy customisations, and the joys of colourplay. For the truly adventurous, they even provide a formula to design your own raglan! Let’s all get out our sketchbooks and dream together.

Knit How: Simple Knits, Tools & Tips

Copies are available in store Now!

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From the needles of your favourite quarterly comes the ultimate learn-to-knit book! The only guide a novice will need to start a journey through the world of yarn, Knit How is a friendly and easy-to-use introduction to knitting. The book includes ten knitting patterns for accessories and garments, along with illustrated techniques and essential top tips for the beginner knitter, all in Pom Pom’s signature style.

Packed full of tutorials and advice, Knit How guides you through the wonderful world of knitting, from your first few shaky stitches through a host of projects, each increasing in complexity until you have truly mastered your craft! Want to pick and choose? The choice is yours! These patterns offer something for everyone. All you need to know is ready and waiting, pick up your needles and let’s cast on!

52 Weeks of Socks

Pre-Order your copy and it will be shipped or be available for pick-up on or before March 30, 2021!

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Just in case you missed out on this GORGEOUS book, now is the time to order yourself a copy. Seriously, it’s STUNNING – no regrets!

52 Weeks of Socks is the first hardcover book of Laine Publishing. It contains 52 knitting patterns by 46 designers and is a true encyclopedia of socks. The patterns are beautifully photographed and laid out on 256 pages in the style Laine is known and loved for. This book will only be available in print, it will NOT be available as a digital download. The book contains patterns from a VERY long list of designers following (52 to be precise). 256 pages (it’s a hefty book).

You can see all of the patterns HERE

Knitting Comfortably by Carson Demers

Pre-Order your copy and it will be shipped or be available for pick-up on or before March 30, 2021!

Imagine being told you have to stop knitting because of discomfort in your hands, arms, neck, or back. Imagine the sense of frustration and the longing to get the needles back in your hands. Imagine the lingering doubt you might have when you can pick them up again: “What was I doing wrong after all these years of knitting?” “Will I get hurt again?” “Will I have to stop knitting forever to make this pain go away?” Maybe you’d like to be a faster, more efficient knitter, or a knitter who produces more projects, but you’re not sure what’s getting in the way.

This book will help you understand the ergonomics of knitting so you can improve your safety, efficiency, and productivity in knitting. You’ll learn to identify ergonomic risks that contribute to injury and reduce knitting efficiency. Throughout the book, you’ll be provided with activities and guidance to improve your knitting ergonomics so you can knit more confidently and comfortably. Through instruction in stretches, exercise, and self-care, you’ll also learn how to manage the discomfort common to knitters before it becomes an injury, and how to recognize when it’s time to seek help from a health-care professional.

NOTE: This book is only available through yarn stores and is not available on Amazon or Indigo.



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