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A book of knitted lace, Estonia and a binding love between the two. Not a simple pattern book, and certainly not a project book, but a time capsule into a far off world where the soul of a people is captured in the hands that guide the needles to create the indigenous patterns of a rich heritage. The photography capturing this world is rich and the drawings and charts make the techniques and patterns close to a hands-on learning experience.

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Issue 54 This book is a celebration of the exquisite knitted fine lace of Haapsalu in Estonia, famed around the world since the 19th century for its delicate beauty. It's a serious, detailed yet accessible book that will be cherished by passionate lace knitters and designers. Each stitch pattern in the book - and there are more than 100 of them - is breathtakingly beautiful, and is accompanied by a large-scale swatch and a chart. Many of the designs, with evocative names such as 'Lily of the Valley' and 'Pasqueflower' make use of nupps, or bobbles. The book gives you the technical information you need to create your shawl, edited for the English edition by Nancy Bush. This includes chart reading, construction and calculating stitch counts for different edgings. There's also an insight into the Haapsalu tradition, and photos of shawls presented by Haapsalu's master knitters to the likes of Greta Garbo. * Knitter, The *

Issue 54 This book is a celebration of the exquisite knitted fine lace of Haapsalu in Estonia, famed around the world since the 19th century for its delicate beauty. It's a serious, detailed yet accessible book that will be cherished by passionate lace knitters and designers. Each stitch pattern in the book - and there are more than 100 of them - is breathtakingly beautiful, and is accompanied by a large-scale swatch and a chart. Many of the designs, with evocative names such as 'Lily of the Valley' and 'Pasqueflower' make use of nupps, or bobbles. The book gives you the technical information you need to create your shawl, edited for the English edition by Nancy Bush. This includes chart reading, construction and calculating stitch counts for different edgings. There's also an insight into the Haapsalu tradition, and photos of shawls presented by Haapsalu's master knitters to the likes of Greta Garbo. * Knitter, The *

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