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I have an awesome book review & giveaway for you today stitchers! I recently was able to check out Alter Knit Stitch Dictionary (ISBN: 9781632505538, Interweave F+W).
This book is really incredible...I love to collect stitch dictionaries of all kinds and this one is a massive collection of stranded colorwork motifs, two hundred all together!
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The Alter Knit Stitch Dictionary is wonderfully photographed in full color and detail with heaps of graphic design inspired imagery. I'm loving the tiny sheep in the swatch on the right below:
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You'll have everything you need to get started with stranded colorwork including handy charts and references. Ready to create a project? There are five projects included to take you color work skills to the next level. Mastered the technique and want to get creative? Check out the section for designing your own motifs too!

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I love how you can see in full photographic detail each of the motifs, how cute are these red mushrooms?
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Now is you chance to win a copy of your own! Enter to win using the Rafflecopter below (sometimes it takes a moment to load). Giveaway ends October 5 and is open worldwide. Now go, go, go, and enter!!!
What a neat looking book!
ReplyDeletebeautiful book! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteSwirls!!! There is one that is shown in red and blue at the Interweave store that is really pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like the mushrooms best. But that could change one I see everything.
ReplyDeleteI love the bicycle motif. Thanks for the giveaway! I'm slawson on Ravelry.
ReplyDeletePretty & quirky designs - so worth the effort - thank you, Susan
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with the red mushrooms!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway.
I'm so excited to receive the Tapestry Book! Thank you so much! I agree about the stitches book. I collect stitching books too! It's my general reading all the time. I can also learn new stitches!
ReplyDeleteI love the sheep!!! It is so cute!
ReplyDeleteHad to do a little googling to find the motif pics, and Elephants and Squirrels are standouts. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI like the light blue and turquoise color motif. The one that looks like question marks. It would be a beautiful pattern no matter what colors you use. Thank you so much for this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThese patterns look so fun! I don't have a favorite...yet!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great book to have in my library. I enjoy following your blog. I get lots of ideas from here.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fantastic book
ReplyDeleteon the cover there is the motif that is black and red with a triangle inside another...that is my favorite one. kep@nbnet.nb.ca
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway, it looks like an excellent book for inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI really like the little sheeps
ReplyDeleteI think my favourite is that motif in the photo with all the little sheep.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that floral geometric pattern turned into a cowl!!! <3 Those mushrooms are doggone adorable, too. <3
ReplyDeleteI like the sheep and the mushrooms the most. I like the sheep the most.
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