Sheila McGregor Livres

An expert on traditional Scandinavian knitting explains the distinctive craft's origins, its various types, and knitting techniques in this classic guide. Sheila McGregor's in-depth treatment ranges from the regional styles of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to those of the North Atlantic Islands of Faeroe and Iceland. Vibrant patterns for an array of garments include jerseys, gloves and mittens, stockings, and caps.Illustrated with 191 black-and-white and 20 color pictures, this volume is well known and prized among longtime practitioners of the craft. Its return to print will delight a new generation of knitting enthusiasts.

Situated far to the north of the Scottish mainland, the Shetlands are famous for the dampness of their climate and the excellence of their wool — a pair of distinctions that fostered the development of a vibrant form of patterned knitting. Fair Isle's unusual technique employs two colors in each row; the wool not in use is stranded along the back in short loops, resulting in an extremely warm and weatherproof double fabric.In this definitive guide, the author shows how any circular-method knitting technique can yield the popular Fair Isle patterns. Its treasury of designs features more than 70 pages of patterns that can be used for mittens, jerseys, jackets, and hats. In addition, its practical advice on designing garments and the use of color offers valuable assistance to knitters who wish to create their own patterns and seek the inspiration for an endless array of variations and adaptations.Long out of print, this volume is well known as the best source of authentic Fair Isle patterns. Its republication offers a new generation of knitters a reliable resource for projects in the traditional and much-loved style. 31 halftones and 17 color illustrations.

Duncan Hallas (1925-2002) was one of the 33 founding members of the Socialist Review Group, the forerunner of the International Socialists and the Socialist Workers Party. A genuine working-class autodidact, his contribution to the international socialist tradition spanned the fields of theory, propaganda and action. For Duncan, Marxism was living, breathing revolutionary practice. His life was shaped by his experience as a young factory worker growing up in Manchester. Always the revolutionary fighter, he took part in an apprentices' strike in Manchester in 1941, an army mutiny in Egypt just after the Second World War and later became the driving force behind establishing rank and file teachers' organisation in the late 1960s. As part of the full-time leadership of the Socialist Workers Party for almost 25 years, Duncan maintained a stream of articles explaining everything from basic Marxist ideas to combating various forms of reformism and, above all, conveying the depth of the re

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