Trafalgar Square Books

Greatest Hits and New Inspirations

Knitters, crocheters, felters—crafters from all over the world have learned to look to the dynamic Scandinavian design duo and style influencers Arne & Carlos for what to make next. Over 15 years and 7 uniquely beautiful instructional books, Arne & Carlos have built their brand, from breakout phenomenon to reliable supplier of how-to information and creative inspiration. Now they have gathered their pick of the “Best of the Best”– 70 of their favorite techniques and patterns from their previous books and pet projects: balls, dolls, birds, slippers, sweaters, scarves, mittens, and more–and combined them in one glorious, highly illustrated package. There is something here for everyone, whether hardcore fan or neophyte: Arne & Carlos not only share their greatest hits in fresh and exciting ways, they also provide 15 never-before-seen projects that are sure to cause a stir. With 85 masterful designs in total, this is a makers’ dream-and-scheme book not to be missed!

Make it the best time of the year—all year long! Fan-favorite knitwear designer Jorid Linvik, bestselling author of Big Book of Knitted Mittens and Big Book of Knitted Socks, has brought together an all-new collection of patterns: over 70 projects bursting with holiday cheer. Whether you're a planner who preps for Christmas months in advance, or you're looking for a fast, fun gift at the last minute, the perfect pattern is waiting for you, with Jorid's trademark flair, color, and sense of style.

Inside find:

• Everything you need to stay snug all winter, including hats, mittens, sweaters, and more, for children and adults.
  
• Christmas fun for the whole family: charming dolls, adorable toys, and even a hand knit advent calendar!
  
• Dozens of ways to embrace the spirit of the season, with handmade Christmas-themed home décor and knitted ornaments perfect for even the tiniest tree.
  

Hardcover: 208 pages

30 Gorgeous Patterns for Going Out and Staying In

Author: May Britt Bjella Zamori

Colorful, dynamic, unforgettable crochet, from head to toe and home to wardrobe.

All the inspiration and instruction you need to crochet stylish clothing and unique home accessories is at your fingertips. From scarves to sweaters, shawls to skirts, plus pillows and throws, these vivid and exciting patterns cover a variety of crochet techniques and stitches, and every level of difficulty: relax with something small and straightforward, or stretch yourself with something a little more intricate. With detailed photographs, diagrams, and descriptions to keep you on track, you'll be hooked in no time. 

Format: Paperback                                                                                                      Pages: 161                                                                                                                        Size: 8.5" x 11"                                                                                    ISBN: 9781646011049

45 fabulous design ideas from 20 top weavers, bringing new life to discarded materials.

Creating rag rugs has enthralled weavers for over a century. Now you, too, can recycle your favorite fabrics and transform them into unique rugs that will bring a striking personal touch to every room in your home. From stripes, checks, and rosettes to mosaic, twists, and diamond twill; from soft to sturdy, and subtle to statement-making, Tina Ignell's superb selection of rag rugs provides you a wealth of inspiration, conveniently paired with practical instruction. Inside, find:

• Six technique-based sections with 45 designs by 20 professional weavers
• Charts, illustrations, and color photos of finished projects
• Creative use of unusual materials, like lambskin, straw, and leather
• Specialty patterns, such as a round rug and a runner for a spiral staircase
• Instructions for finishing, including fringed and woven edges
• A bonus section of five different rugs woven on the same warp
• Resources and supplier contact information

Author: Tina Ignell
Format: NEW in paperback
Total Page Count: 128
Illustrations: 82 color photos, 10 b&w photos, 67 charts
ISBN: 978-1-64601-036-3

Over 45 Distinctive Scandinavian Patterns

Delightful, personalizable handknit children's accessories from Jorid Linvik.

Indulge the kids in your life with their favorite things. Bestselling knit designer Jorid Linvik (author of knitting's popular "Big Book" series) makes it easy with handknit patterns for hats, mittens, gloves, and socks that will fit little heads, hands, and feet just right. With over 40 delightful projects, overflowing with Jorid's undeniable talent for designs bursting with warmth, charm, and color, it's never been easier to keep kids from newborn to eight years old comfy and cozy, with winter accessories they'll want to put on!

Inside, you'll find:

• Basics for planning, sizing, and making adorable socks, hats, and mittens for children―arranged by theme in matching sets.
• A bountiful collection of pre-charted patterns that includes timeless classics like stripes, zigzags, and polka dots ... and fun-and-funky delights like dancing ponies, hooting owls, joyful giraffes, and more.
• Blank charts for multiple sizes and types of projects, to make it easy to keep up even when kids' interests change almost as fast as their shoe size.
• Tips and tricks to help make stranded knitting a snap―plus beautiful full-color photographs, and clear, step-by-step instructions.
  

Author: Jorid Linvik
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 208
Illustrations: 76 color photos & 135 charts
ISBN: 978-1-57076-986-3

More than 40 enticing knitted hat designs for women by 21 designers are collected here in this project book. Whether colorful and crazy or subdued and elegant, cool and casual or romantic and playful, there is a hat for every occasion. The designs are suited to needle-clicking enthusiasts of all skill levels, from beginner to expert, and detailed instructions for each project are included.

Hardcover | 96 pages

Dozens of knitting patterns for sleeping and swaddling from a Norwegian designer.

In so many ways, handknit blankets are the perfect projects: They can welcome newborns to the world, settle tired toddlers down for afternoon naps, or just let busy parents know you're thinking of them. This comprehensive collection of soft, sweet patterns is a wonderful place to find inspiration. With dozens of designs—ranging in size from snuggly cuddle bags to complete child-sized bedspreads, and including a variety of colors, styles, and difficulty levels—there's something here to offer every family warmth and comfort.

• Gorgeous knitting patterns worked in soft,smooth yarns, that are easy to adjust, amend, and resize to fit the child in your life just right.
• Straightforward, clear, step-by-step patterns, with easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs.
• Designs covering a wide range of techniques and difficulty levels, so beginners can keep it simple and veterans can experiment with lace, cables, relief stitch, and more.

Hardcover | 144 pages

A Handbook of Simple Tricks, Creative Solutions, and Finishing Techniques

Knitting is a fun, relaxing hobby—until you meet the devil in the details! What kind of cast-on should you use—firm and stable, or flexible and stretchy? Will your edge stitches be hidden by seams or bands, or is the evenness of your cuffs at stake? Are you ever going to be able to figure out how to attach this sleeve without any funny bumps popping up at the shoulder? Knitting Details from Start to Finish answers the questions you never even knew you needed to ask. Discover the ease of planning your projects before you begin to save you headaches later; learn tips and tricks to help you fix small errors and mistakes during finishing; try out a variety of cast-on and bind-off techniques, edgings, and finishing strategies. With clear illustrations, full-color photographs of sample swatches, and a detailed table of contents to help you find exactly what you're looking for, this book is sure to become an essential part of any knitter's library. Be curious and dare to challenge yourself—with The Handbook at your side.

Author: Ulla Engquist
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 144
Illustrations: 150 color photos, 55 diagrams
ISBN: 978 1 57076 783 8

Mastering the Two-Color Technique with Over 30 Reversible Projects

Knitting double, also known as double knitting, is a technique by which knitters can create two fabrics at the same time, and this guidebook includes step-by-step instructions with photographs to help master this method. Crafters learn how the front and back are knitted simultaneously and the stitches are worked in pairs. While the "right side" of the fabric normally faces outward, and the "wrong side" faces the inside of the work, double knitting creates the illusion of a fabric with no wrong side. More than 30 projects are included, beginning with basic patterns and simpler projects, such as hats or scarves, and moving into the more complex, such as mittens, potholders, and even cell phone cozies. This book is the perfect resource for the intermediate to advanced knitter looking to expand their repertoire.

Author: Anja Belle
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 80
Illustrations: 88 color photos, 16 diagrams
ISBN: 978 1 57076 604 6

Over 40 Projects for the Color-Loving Crafter
Frida Pontén

Knitting's never been so much fun–or so colorful! In this book, you'll be immersed in the strikingly vivid world of handcrafting designer Frida Pontén, who's brought some of her favorite patterns together, 44 in all into a brilliant, eyecatching celebration of all things knitted. Whether you're seeking an airy summer jacket, a cozy poncho for cool days, a warm striped scarf, enchanting wrist warmers, or fun and funky blankets, look forward to breathtaking designs that are sure to be a highlight of your home or wardrobe. Step–by–step instructions are accompanied by beautiful full–color photos. The possibilities are endless … and you might find yourself saying, as Frida does, “So much yarn, so little time!”

Author Frida Pontén
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 136
Illustrations: 108 Color photos, 56 illustrations, 53 diagrams
ISBN: 978-1-57076-882-8

Simple Techniques, Handy Shortcuts, and 60 Fabulous Projects

It's never been easier to knit with beads! From pretty pearls to classic silver or gleaming glass, beads are the perfect way to add a little glitz and glamour to any knitted project-and knit designers Liv Asplund and Jane Asprusten have finally made it as simple as it sounds. Using their straightforward technique, novices and veterans alike can take their pick of dozens of gloves, hats, headbands, wrist warmers, bags, and scarves, in thin yarn or thick, with small beads or large, and craft fun and fancy accessories in style!

• Dive into the history behind eye-catching lace knitting techniques.
  
• Review the fundamentals of chart-reading, blocking, and choosing your tools and materials
  
• Explore 40 exquisite sample patterns to help you get started, with clearly photographed swatches and easy-to-read charts that make lace knitting a snap.
  
• Exercise your newfound mastery with 30 gorgeous designs for garments, accessories, and furnishings—from socks, scarves, and hats to napkins, pillows, and curtains.
  

Author: Denise Samson
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 184
Illustrations: 115 color photos, 90 charts
ISBN: 978-1-57076-951-1

Over 30 Imaginative Patterns to Knit
Maja Karlsson

From fun and funky to classic and elegant, treat your feet to Scandinavian socks in all shapes and sizes.

Maja Karlsson—an experienced and beloved knit designer, and the author of Traditional Swedish Knitting Patterns and Maja's Swedish Mittens—is back with an all-new selection of toe-tapping socks you won't be able to resist! Knitting socks is fun and fast, and there's no limit to the possibilities: from easy single-color socks that keep it simple for beginners to beautifully complex designs for the sock veteran, there's something in this collection for everyone. Kick-start your sock skills with technical tips to help with shaping and finishing; follow along with step-by-step instructions and charts; and fall in love with Maja's endlessly inspirational designs, drawing from the natural world, traditional motifs, and the deeply-rooted cultural history of Sweden.

Socks for multiple skill levels, in a wide variety of colors and styles
Easy-to-follow tips and explanations of sock-knitting techniques
Gorgeous full-color photographs brimming over with inspiration for the sock-loving knitter

Author Maja Karlsson
Format: hardcover
Total Page Count: 184
Illustrations: 136 color photos, 48 charts & 16 illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-57076-939-9

Over 30 exquisitely adapted patterns from the timeless Norwegian classic by Annichen Sibbern Bøhn. A fully translated facsimile edition of the original 1929 book is included within this lovely package!

Contemporary style and fresh modern colors meet classic Norwegian knitting patterns in this magnificent collection! Annichen Sibbern Bøhn's timeless and beloved Norwegian Knitting Patterns, first published in 1929, has been a guiding light and a source of inspiration for knitters around the world for decades—and now, working from Bøhn's original set of charts, knit designer Wenche Roald has created brilliant, vividly rejuvenated patterns for everything from wrist warmers to sweaters, mittens to baby blankets, for children and adults.

But that's not all: included in a slip pocket at the rear of the book is a fully translated facsimile edition of Annichen Sibbern Bøhn's 1929 classic. It includes the original foreword and introduction, and all of Bøhn's pattern charts and black-and-white photographs as they first appeared.

Dive in and explore as what's old is made new again, in a stunning pattern compendium no knitter should be without!

Hardcover, 270 pages. 

Hands-on knitting history from Annemor Sundbø—now in paperback.
One day in 1983, Annemor Sundbø of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a “shoddy mill,” a facility designed to process rags, scraps, and other discarded fabric into reusable material. However, Sundbø wasn't interested in running the mill; she was drawn instead to the store of thousands of mittens, gloves, and other knitted castaways, bundled into a warehouse on the mill's grounds, awaiting their turn. These well-used discards were in fact a treasure trove of traditional Norwegian patterning and technique, and the beginning of her life-long effort to document, preserve, and reconstruct classic Norwegian designs—dozens of which are assembled here in a timeless collection, now available for the first time in paperback.

• Traditional Norwegian motifs, including animals, figures, flowers, hearts, palm and thumb patterns, and border designs, for mittens and gloves
  
• Resources and instructions for understanding pattern repeats and successfully transferring motifs to hats, sweaters, and more
  
• Explorations of the historical and cultural context of each motif accompanying every pattern
  

Author: Annemor Sundbø
Format: Paperback
Total Page Count: 160
Illustrations: 70 color photos, 16 b&w photos, 130 charts
ISBN: 978-1-64601-092-9

Written by Åsa Pärson and Amica Sundström

Designer and weaving expert Åsa Pärson and professional textile curator Amica Sundström have come together to create the modern reference book that weavers worldwide have always longed for—both inspiration and essential guidebook, for the novice and the experienced weaver alike, filled with engaging sample projects, in-depth discussions of techniques and materials, review of cloth textures and types, and explanations of weaving methods and levels of quality.

• Try out sample projects ranging from the elegantly simple to the increasingly complex, covering a wide range of weaving techniques
• Understand the principles behind the arrangement and preparation of the loom
• Learn about weaving tools of all shapes and sizes, and how to use them
• Discover the differences between various fibers and fabric types, and their looks, feels, and visual effects
• And so much more!

A comprehensive guide to every aspect of weaving from start to finish.
From design concept to choice of materials, draft and tie-up to completed weave, understand the ins and outs of modern handweaving, guided by experts in the craft. Arianna Funk and Miriam Parkman are professional weavers, textile artists, and teachers, and with the help of sketching prompts to spark creativity and sample weaving drafts, they explore the process of developing a weave from beginning to end — whether you want a sturdy, utilitarian textile or a decorative hanging for the wall, or anything in between — and give all weavers the tools and the confidence to weave their way.

• 16 different sample projects, featuring techniques including knotted rya, waffle weave, and more
  
• Examples from each of the authors, showing how the same basic pattern guidelines might turn out when worked by different weavers
  
• Plus tips, tricks, analysis of the process of designing a weave, explanations for dyeing your own yarn, and so much more!

Author: Arianna Funk and Miriam Parkman
Format: Hardcover
Total Page Count: 140
Illustrations: 60 color photos, 18 charts
ISBN: 978-1-64601-085-1