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Copyright 2014 by Nicky Epstein
Photographs copyright 2014 by Potter Craft

All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Potter Craft, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York.
www.pottercraft.com
www.crownpublishing.com

POTTER CRAFT and colophon is a registered trademark of Random House LLC.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Epstein, Nicky.
Knitting reimagined / Nicky Epstein.First edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
1. KnittingPatterns. I. Title.
TT825.E64226 2014
746.432dc23 2013028642

ISBN 978-0-385-34625-2
Ebook ISBN 978-0-385-34626-9

Design by Jan Derevjanik
Photographs by Rose Callahan
Cover design by Jan Derevjanik
Cover photographs by Rose Callahan

The author and publisher would like to thank the Craft Yarn Council of America for providing the yarn weight standards and accompanying icons used in this book. For more information, please visit www.YarnStandards.com.

v3.1

To my husband, Howard, who has encouraged me to take the road less traveled and that has made all the difference!

CONTENTS

Chapter 1
DIRECTIONALS

Chapter 2
COOL CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 3
WOVEN WEAVES

Chapter 4
STITCH IMPACT

INTRODUCTION

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I

I took the lesser traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

I consider Knitting Reimagined the destination Ive arrived at after a thirty-year journey on a less-traveled road: designing hundreds of published pieces, authoring twenty-five knit and crochet books, and developing and teaching unconventional techniques of knitting. One of my prioritiesand passionsover the years has been creating unique designs. I have never adhered to the adage that everything has been done in knitting. I respect and love traditional knitting techniques, stitches, and patterns, but there comes a time to break new ground, a time for experimentation and improvisation, and a time to rethink and reimagine typical structures and shapes in hand-knitting.

My goal was to fill this book with chic, wearable, but uniquely atypical garments that will appeal to knitters of all skill levels. The stitches are easy, as are the techniques to make the designs, but the resulting structures and shapes are unconventional, unexpected, and, if I do say so myself, showstopping. Hopefully these pieces break interesting new ground in hand-knitting, without being radically over-the-top avant-garde. Knitting Reimagined has twenty-five original designs using a variety of forward-looking techniques that will transform your yarn into sophisticated, adaptable knitted garments.

The designs run the gamut from tailored to bohemian, structured to unstructured. They are made with a variety of yarns, including handspun, hand-dyed, novelty, and cashmere. Everything is detailed for you in the instructions and diagrams: stitches, shapes, angles, openings, lengths, button closures, tucks, twists, layering, and more. Also noted are skill levels and approximate time frames to complete each project. Youll find Reimagine It sidebars that offer a few more ideas you can try when knitting the design. Perhaps there will be a suggestion to spark a new idea of your own. What you knit is an expression of yourself, so reimagine what will make each piece uniquely you.

Join me on this road less traveled. I think youll find it a very surprising and inspiring one.

Happy Knitting,
Nicky

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

There are three key questions that knitters ask when they choose a project to knit.

1. Is it hard to make?

2. How long does it take to make it?

3. How much does the yarn cost?

Of course, we all vary in our mastery of knitting techniques. We knit with our different experiences, at different speeds, and have different amounts of money that we want to invest. But Ive included a general skill level and a ballpark of the amount of time each pattern requires to offer some guidance and give you a frame of reference.

Skill Levels

Beginner friendly: Basic stitches, minimal shaping, simple finishing

Intermediate: More intricate stitches, shaping, and finishing

Advanced: For experienced knitters able to tackle more complicated stitches, shaping, and finishing

Time

Quick: These projects are quick and can be done in a weekend or a few days.

Weeks: These projects take at least a week or more to complete.

Months: Depending on how much you are knitting, these projects can take a month or more to complete.

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