The Knitted Fabric: Colourwork Projects for You and Your Home - Dee Hardwicke

Paperback version

Brimming with artistic inspiration and filled with patterns for gorgeous knitwear and joyful pieces for the home, this creative and original book invites you to step inside Dee Hardwicke's world. Illustrated throughout with beautiful watercolours and painterly photography, The Knitted Fabric brings the pages of Dee's sketchbooks to life. As Dee explains, “I ︂nd the process of knitting very similar to painting, with each stitch being a brushstroke of colour. As stitches loop together, they create a knitted fabric, a kind of narrative of art, making and the people and landscapes that inspire me”. Just like the 20 nature-inspired designs within it, this unique book is something to treasure.

Step inside Dee Hardwicke's world and discover:

• 20 nature-inspired colourwork knitting patterns – nine cushions, three wraps, three quilts, two sweaters, one vest, one hat, and one pair of gloves.
• Gorgeous and inspiring photography to make the creative process as clear as possible.
• Snippets of Dee's sketchbooks throughout, providing a fascinating insight into her working process.
• An exclusive fold-out 'map' for laying out and seaming the Butterfly Patchwork Quilt.

Dee Hardwicke is an artist, designer and knitter whose work is inspired by her passion for colour and love of the British landscape. A long-time friend of Loop, Dee has collaborated with us on exclusive patterns including the Dreaming of Butterflies Wrap pattern.  Her designs have also been created in partnership with the National Trust and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Previous knitting books include A Story in Yarn: How to Design and Knit an Intarsia Heirloom Quilt (Quail Publishing, 2016) and several titles with Rowan. Each design begins life in her sketchbooks.