Reversible Knitting by Cecelia Campochiaro

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Reversible Knitting takes a fresh look at reversible stitch patterns for hand knitting where both sides of the fabric look the same. Reversible Knitting includes a stitch dictionary with over 300 stitch patterns and extensive general information about working reversible fabrics. This book builds on Cecelia’s first book, Sequence Knitting, which is about making reversible textured fabrics by repeating a fixed sequence of stitches.

Every stitch pattern in the book has a chart and row-by-row written instructions. While the dictionary is written for flat knitting, it is easy to use the charts to adapt any of the patterns to working in the round.

Reversible Knitting is intended to be a true “handbook” in the sense that it is smaller and lighter and feels good in the hand. By going with a sewn binding, a paperback, and a jacket it will open flat, be easier to carry, and the jacket can do double duty as a book mark. This is a portable book to take with you on a vacation when you want to work on your knitting projects.

Some special highlights beyond the usual stitch dictionary include:

+ A collection of reversible selvedges
+ A comprehensive look at one-row patterns
+ How to make a reversible basketweave
+ Incredible, deeply textured slip-stitch patterns
+ An in-depth look at reversible mock cables and true cables

Stitch patterns are extensively photographed throughout with yarn information documented for each swatch.

Cecelia has featured a selection of Verb yarns on page 69, illustrating different types of striping in reversible garter stitch patterns. Annapurna, Flock, Floating, and Frond are used in varying combinations that show off the beautiful variegation of these hand-dyed yarns.

Our sister brand Bread & Butter Everyday is featured in the Deco Woven and Doric Woven stitch patterns on page 125. These slip-stitch patterns make for an intriguingly textured and wonderfully squishy fabric!

Softcover. 240 pages.

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Cecelia Campochiaro appeared on the knitting scene in 2015 with her debut book, Sequence Knitting. Knitting was a casual pastime until she had an ah-ha moment in 2010 and realized that interesting textured fabrics could be created by the simple repetition of a sequence of stitches.

Sequence Knitting is about texture, and her second book, Making Marls, is about color. Making marls, the act of working multiple strands together as one, is an old technique, but has rarely been written about as an important technique in handknitting.

Reversible Knitting is Cecelia’s latest book and began as a sequel to Sequence Knitting. In this book she tackles how to create a wide range of patterns that look the same on both sides. While there are other books that have been published on this subject, none are as comprehensive.

Cecelia lives in Silicon Valley, where for many years she developed specialized microscopes used in computer chip manufacturing. Textiles, photography and the arts have been a lifelong passion running in parallel with her technical life. Today she is fully dedicated to the fiber world and “unventing” new ways to make amazing knit fabrics.

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