Mosaic Knitting

Lots of great mosaic patterns to choose from.

Comprehensive collection of mosaic patterns, some more attractive than others. Very authentic and historically reliable pattern collection. I wouldn’t use any of the many swastikas, although they are definitely found in ancient Turkish carpets, although not as a symbol per se, but interwoven with a multitude of other patterns. The collection is based on these ancient rug designs, hence features them. I do not believe there are any racist intentions behind this collection. It was much more recent history that created a hate symbol that still rings alarm bells in many of us. There are definitely very many interesting and really useful patterns, which would make some interesting colour work projects, especially accessories. All patterns are charted, which makes this stitchionary easy and convenient to use..

Note to the knitter looking for line-by-line patterns for sweaters and socks, complete with color and yarn recommendations: This book is not for you. It contains no projects of any kind, but simply an in-depth exploration of a technique that can be used in the creation of an infinite number of original designs.Barbara Walker, whose treasuries of stitch patterns and charted designs are the mainstays of every designer and every knitter who wants to advance beyond fuzzy garter stitch scarves, has given a catchy name, "Mosaic Knitting," to a method of producing multi-color fabric without the tedium of stranding, Fair Isle or intarsia. All it requires is the ability to knit and slip stitches. In exactly 13 pages of clear, intelligently-written text (a Walker hallmark), she tells you everything you need to know, and takes you through the knitting of a little 8x16-stitch sample. That's it for instruction, and it's enough. After that, the books consists of page after page of mosaic stitch patterns, with a chart and a black-and-white photo for each. This new edition, for which we have Schoolhouse Press to thank, also includes a huge previously-unpublished collection of "Magic" mosaic patterns, so-called because of their 4-way symmetry. They alone are worth the price of admission.About those black-and-white photos. I have heard this book criticized for not showing the patterns in color and for not showing them in use, that is, as part sweaters or other garments. I like it the way it is. Walker allows knitter/readers to see the patterns in the abstract, without any distraction.With this book and a couple of the classic how-to-knit-a-sweater books (Knitting Without Tears, Knitting from the Top Down, The Knitting Workshop, Knitting in the Old Way), any competent knitter could happily make a lifetime's worth of original and beautiful hand-knits.Thanks again to Schoolhouse Press for making this new and improved version available. Now if somebody would only publish a new edition of June Hiatt's Principles of Knitting.

So many repeat designs to choose from, each chart has a picture of what the swatch will look like knitted. She starts by explaining how what mosaic knitting is, it's slip-stitch knitting, you can easily make a contrasting pattern just by slipping stitches from the previous row, easier than fair-isle knitting. I'm making a garter-stitch bag, when you slip on the reverse side remember to bring the yarn forward as if to purl, if you don't you'll get runners on the front side.

This book helped me to do some thing I had always wanted to learn… Mosaic knitting! The instructions are very clear, as are the patterns. They are easy to reproduce on a copier so that you can enlarge them to your desired size! Even though the patterns look difficult… With the instructions in this book you can do any one of these.

Mosaic knitting is so much easier than fair isle. I only discovered it last year and have since been hunting and researching books. This is the definitive collection of designs. It does not have knitting patterns but a collection of mosaic designs for you to use. The photographs are in black and white. I live in the UK but it was still worth buying the book and paying for shipping.

I'm a big fan of Barbara Walker and her many books, most of which I have checked out of our local library repeatedly over the last 20 years. The technique of mosaic knitting (slip-stitch, two color knitting) is an easy way to incorporate color into any knitting project, adding a personal touch to even the simplest of garments. The original Mosaic Knitting book was published in 1976. When my library lost that book and I couldn't get it on interlibrary loan, I decided to purchase this book, printed by Schoolhouse press in 2008. All of the same patterns are included, and they are clear and easy to use. However, a whole section of the original book is missing--the projects and their instructions for incorporating mosaic patterns into garments and household items. The original book, for instance, had directions for making a man's tie and also one for table place mats. I've looked for these project directions since then, and can't find them, which is why I purchased the book. I was very disappointed when they weren't in it. There are some extra mosaic patterns (magic squares), but they don't make up for the lack of projects/instructions. So I give the book a high rating for the mosaic patterns, but wish that I had known that it wasn't the whole book as originally published.

I love this book! It gives plenty of explanation before each set of patterns without becoming boring. The printing is clear and it's easy to see what to do. Ideally some colour plates showing examples of the patterns knitted up would have been nice, but I guess that would have increased the cost.

Why have I only just discovered this kind of knitting?? It's wonderful and this book is stuffed with charts and easy to follow instructions. I have so many projects in my head right now, it's ridiculous. Would give this more stars if I could.

Everything was just perfect, the book came to Denmark, no problems at all.

I love mosaic knitting. Wonderfull book full of charts. Exactly what I wanted.

Trovato usato, praticamente nuovo, ad un ottimo prezzo. Nuovo è un po' caro perché molti degli schemi si trovano riprodotti su internet. Così invece è una bellissima raccolta che fornisce idee originalissime per copertine, completi da neonato, decorazioni, maglioni, ecc... ottimi schemi comprensibili in qualsiasi lingua (il punto è facilissimo anche per principianti). Spedizione velocissima, come sempre!