I love the fashions of coastal towns. Anything nautical -
fisherman knit sweaters especially. This probably stems from my love of small
towns, Avonlea, lighthouses, and Scotland.
New England Knits by Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa La Barre
incorporates a lot of these looks into their designs.
What I like:
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The book is filled with great pictures. Each
pattern has multiple pictures so you can see the item from many angles. The pictures
are taken in fun locations - the streets of New England towns, countrysides,
and of course - the beach.
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There is a good variety of projects - sweaters, skirts,
satchels, cardigans, neckerchiefs, and hats!
·
One of the patterns is specifically designed to
make two matching kerchiefs so you can knit with a friend! How cool is that??
·
I'm in love with pretty much every pattern. It is
all so cute! One of the hat designs has little whales - WHALES.
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The type A person in me as always appreciates
the glossary and pictorial instructions of different knitting techniques
included in the back of the book.
What I don't like:
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Each pattern has a place in its name - The
Hampton Cardigan, the Chelsea Skirt, The Portland Mittens etc. (just to be
clear - I like this part). I think it'd be nice to have a little background on
the places the patterns are named after. I found myself wondering why a certain
sweater was named after a certain town - is that a popular fashion there? Or is
it just whimsical?
It's time to get knitting, and then I'm going to sail around
the sea and fish for lobsters.
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