Miller - Vampire knits: projects to keep you knitting from twilight to dawn

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V AMPIRE KNITS : PROJECTS TO KEEP YOU KNITTING FROM TWILIGHT TO DAWN / BY G ENEVIEVE M ILLER . 1ST ED .
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I LLUSTRATIONS BY K ARA G OTT W ARNER v3.1 This book is dedicated to knitters and vampire lovers everywhere.

Special thanks to my family and friends for their support, especially my husband Wayne and my children Sean, Grace, and Madeline, whove been infinitely patient and supportive of this project. I love you all! Thanks to Ravelry, where the idea for this book was born, for introducing me to the great fans of TWILIGHT and other vampire stories. Thanks to all the women of the tkb and the Vampire Knits group who gave their time, talents, and efforts to design, offer ideas and feedback, and test knit the projects. Thanks to all the writers and moviemakers whove given us such rich characters to draw from.

Thanks to Amy Polcyn, our technical editor, who standardized patterns from several designers and to Matt Terich for making all the charts uniform. Special thanks to Tere Mendez for making the long trek to Forks, Washington and the Hoh Rain Forest to take photos, and to Candice Eley for getting her bat on. A big thanks to Kate Epstein and Betty Wong for believing in our project and helping it along. Thanks to Linda Hetzer, our editor, for making the entire piece cohesive, and Chi Ling Moy for the incredible visual design. A portion of the proceeds from VAMPIRE KNITS will be donated to The Red Cross, whove been helping humans get the blood they need since before Edward Cullen was born. SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE YARN COMPANIES WHO PROVIDED YARN FOR THE PROJECTS IN THIS BOOK: KNITPICKS
PLYMOUTH YARN COMPANY
BERROCO
LOUET
CASCADE YARNS

Im a knitter who loves vampiresand Im not the only one.

I started out as your average knitter, making hats, blankets, and sweaters, altering patterns when I couldnt find exactly what I wanted. But it wasnt until I got swept away by Stephenie Meyers TWILIGHT series that I was inspired to design my own patterns. Ive always been intrigued by vampire stories, including those of Anne Rice and even the old Universal Studios Dracula films, but Meyer brought the vampires into the modern day and made them absolutely fascinating. From the first moment Bella laid eyes on her 108-year-old Edward Cullen, I was hooked. I wanted to step inside the books I loved so much and interact with them in my own hands-on wayknitting. My first creation was a scarf that turned me into a willing vampire victim, with blood at the neck.

When I wear it, people always ask me about it and soon were discussing the allure of vampires and favorite legends. Ive found many people who love the stories as much as I do. (My husband wears the scarf when I let him and often has women stopping him on the street to ask him about it!) As a member of Ravelry, the online knitting community, it didnt take long for me to find a group of knitters and designers who were similarly enthralled by modern day vampire stories. We fans of mysterious, brooding, and sexy vampires shared ideas and inspiration with one another, creating patterns inspired by beloved immortal characters. And so the idea for this book was born. Vampires of all kinds are the inspiration for the projects in this book.

Perhaps youre a fan of the scary, bloodthirsty vampires of horror films, or the flawlessly beautiful Stefan Salvatore and Edward Cullen, strong otherworldly young men who find love with human girls. Whether you like Joss Whedons Angel, Spike, and Drusilla; or Charlaine Harris Southern vampires who like to frequent the same bars we humans do, youll find a project to make, wear, or give. There are more than 25 projects by vampire fans across the country and beyond. Some of us are knitwear designers, but many of us are students, professionals, or stay-at-home moms who love to knit and design. The patterns are inspired by the vampire characters that have captured our hearts as well as more playful pieces featuring vampire imagery. And because where there are vampires, there are often werewolves, we even have a chapter devoted to our favorite shapeshifters.