The Knitting Book by Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière
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"The Knitting Book" by Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière is a practical guide to knitting, published in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive instructional manual, complete with illustrations and original designs, aimed at both beginners and more experienced knitters. It emphasizes clear explanations of knitting techniques and techniques, along with a collection of patterns. The opening of the book includes a preface where the author expresses her hope that
the detailed instructions and illustrations will assist learners in mastering the art of knitting. She acknowledges the popularity of her previous work, the "Crochet Book," and asserts the originality of her designs while criticizing inferior competing publications that copy her methods without accuracy. The content that follows includes a structured overview of various knitting techniques, from basic casting on to more complex stitches and patterns, indicating that readers can expect thorough guidance throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Riego de la Branchardière, Eléonore |
|---|---|
| Title | The Knitting Book |
| Credits |
Produced by Fay Dunn, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts |
| Subject | Knitting -- Patterns |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 58335 |
| Release Date | Nov 24, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 321 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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