These pattern books have been written exclusively for regia yarns sort by. Fair isle knitting, hand knitting, free spirit fabrics. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Kaffe fassett is currently considered a single author. This book is from the 80s, which seems like it was before its time.
The kaffe fassett knit along 2017 is kaffes classic tumbling blocks design. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. He has worked with everyone from missoni to bill gibb, designing diverse and beautiful knitwear that is worn all over the world. Known by millions of knitters who cherish his intricate designs, unique color palette, and bold graphic aesthetic, kaffe fassett reinvents 24 of his most beloved patterns in this longawaited book. Knitting color with brandon mably kaffe fassett studio youtube. Kaffe fassetts glorious inspiration for needlepoint. Kaffe fassett has inspired people across the world with his colourful work in fabric, knitting, needlepoint, patchwork, painting and mosaic. His work has been exhibited at museums worldwide, including the victoria and albert museum in london. This is a great book with incredible patterns that are more like art work than knitting. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Legendary designer kaffe fassett returns to readers with his first knitting book in a decade. Kaffe fassetts most popular book is dreaming in color. In those days big sur was an artistic, isolated community and the fassetts had. His work has been commissioned by the british monarchy, american fashion designers, and the royal shakespeare company. Glorious knitting by fassett, kaffe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This treasury of knitting patterns by internationally recognized knitwear designer kaffe fassett is the first of its kind. Kaffe left the united states after just 3 months at art school and travelled to london in order to paint. I cast on kaffe fassetts big flower jacket from his 1985 book, glorious knitting months ago, the vintage kit for this project arrived in the mail. It uses 3 shades of the beautiful pure wool superwash worsted yarn. Knituk has many knitting kits with all you need for your knitting project beautifully packaged for you. Kaffe fassett is full of californian energy and it has a lot to do with his upbringing.
Roberta horton liza prior lucy sandy donabed kim hargreaves pauline smith brandon mably. This neat cardigan features geometric colour work bands and would be a great introduction to colour work knitting, as the rest of the garment is worked in simple stocking stitch. Theres this depth richness and playfulness that i seldom see in other designers. Buy your books and related items online with booktopia and we will take care of you.
San franciscoborn artist kaffe fassett is a name every quilter knows. Kaffe fassett has 76 books on goodreads with 5888 ratings. Brandon mably designs knitwear patterns for vogue knitting and rowan yarns, and leads workshops in knitwear design and use of color. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kaffe fassett has been producing some of the worlds most exquisite knitting designs for over 30 years. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Kaffe fassett books list of books by author kaffe fassett. High to low most popular title manufacturer newest oldest availability 15 per page 30 per page 60 per page 90 per page 150 per page page of 1. Were excited to launch the first video from kaffe fassett for the pure wool worsted mystery knitalong. Buy glorious knitting reprint by fassett, kaffe isbn.
He settled there in 1964 kaffes love of textiles led him to travel extensively. He grew up in big sur, south of san francisco, on a spectacular stretch of that beautiful windswept coastline in a house which had belonged to orson welles and rita hayworth. Kaffe fassett fabric kaffe fassett fabric by the yard. View all patchwork and quilting publications kaffe fassett. He has written numerous bestsellers including kaffe fassetts quilts in italy, kaffe fassetts quilts in morocco, and kaffe fassetts quilts in the cotswolds. Kaffe fassett invites us into his incredible home an gives an exclusive interview on his knitting career. A stylish collection inspired by films like amelie and chocolat, vintage knits recalls an era of welltailored designs with elegant finishing touches. He is a prolific author of books on colour and design in craftwork, having. Frank havrah kaffe fassett, mbe born december 7, 1937 is an americanborn artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative artsneedlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics. List of books by kaffe fassett stored on this site.
Kaffe is well known for his knitwear designs in an array of patterns and colours for rowan yarsn. Raised in big sur by his mother who was a painter, fassett now resides in london where he designs fabrics with a bold, adventurous sense of color. As usual, fassetts sense of color and design are stunning. Booktopia bookshop search results for kaffe fassett. It was a complete surprise, a gift from clara parkes, who must have been in some kind of mad konmari frenzy that i am totally not going to question. He is a fabric designer for rowan patchwork and quilting, the primary knitwear designer for rowan yarns, and the author of 15 books, including stc crafts simple. Kaffe fassett, annabel fox, kim hargreaves, sasha kagan, jean moss, lucy guy womens sweaters, cardigans, summer tops and vests, dress. While still a child, fassett renamed himself after an egyptian boy character from the book boy of the pyramid by ruth fosdick jones. Known for his brilliant color combinations and innovative designs, fassett has selected some of his most exquisite pieces for inclusion here. Known by millions of knitters who cherish his intricate designs. In this 21st installment of kaffe fassetts everpopular series of patchwork and quilting books, kaffe has chosen to show off his latest range of fabrics by revisiting many of his favorite medallion quilt blocks.
We are based in sydney, australia and ship all over the world. Known by millions of knitters who cherish his intricate designs, unique colour palette, and bold graphic aesthetic, kaffe reinvents 24 of his most beloved patterns in his book kaffe knits again 2007. I bought as many of his books as i could at the used book store which was when i saw how you made the patterns. Kaffe fassett is a worldrenowned artist, textile designer, and author, and his use of color is widely regarded as visionary.
Born in san francisco, kaffe studied painting at the museum of fine art in boston usa. It encourages beginning to intermediate skill level knitters to stretch their wings. I found this book on the shelf of a used book shop. Now kaffe fassetts pattern library provides in one volume a collection of over 200 of his most exquisite pieces. See all books authored by kaffe fassett, including glorious patchwork, and glorious knits, and more on.
See more ideas about knitting, knitting patterns and knit crochet. Inspiration, ideas, and projects from the kaffe fassett studio by kaffe fassett and brandon mably attend a personal workshop with two masters of color as kaffe fassett and brandon mably share their inspiration and techniques for creating colorful knits. Fair isle knitting patternsfair isle patternknitting chartsknitting designscrochet designshand knitted sweaters. Kaffe fassett has been a favorite of mine ever since i went back to knitting after a very long hiatus. This is a colourwork tabard from the inimitable kaffe fassett, very much reminiscent of some of his earlier work. Kaffe fassett in glorious knitting, 1985 kaffe has designed knitwear for rowan yarns for over 30 years. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This book includes over 300 patterns for jackets, coats, waistcoats, dresses, shawls, and slipovers for men, women and children, plus lots of variations for the more adventurous knitter. The knit patterns are available through their biannual magazines and all designs are using rowans luxury range of yarns, encouraging you to knit your own garment. For the millions of fashionconscious knitters of todaya full color, gorgeously illustrated guide for making sleek and stylish knitwear. I feel like he is coming at knitting from some place not very familiar to me there are a lot of giant motifs and unsecured floats and things that can really only be intarsia. Kaffe fassetts textile designs are influenced by his artistic heritage.
Detailed charts guide readers who want to duplicate the patterns, and a chapter on designing you own patterns is included. Designed by kaffe fassett to showcase his new handknit cotton colour palette, this top is surprisingly simple to make. The items we may sell online for these products are books, paperback, hardback, audio cds or cassettes, large print, mp3 and whatever format is available for us to sell online. Im new at knitting so im not the good with figuring out how to work the patterns, but the projects are great. This book is full of original patterns and his color choices are sublime.
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