Product Description: Located in the Peruvian Andes, the Mallkini Ranch breeds alpacas—and also supports its employees via the Mirasol Project, which runs a boarding school for local children. To aid this project, Jane Ellison has created 25 designs that all use Mirasol yarns...read more

Product Description: If cool summer nights or too much air-conditioning give you cold shoulders, take the chill off with fashionable knit accents that will keep you just as warm as you want to be!Fresh new designs include long-sleeved boleros and short-sleeved shrugs (both perfect to wear with a sleeveless dress or top), a fitted poncho with matching cabled hat and gauntlets, a trendy cross-body wrap that doubles as an infinity scarf, and an origami-style short jacketCollection includes stylish crop tops, which can be worn alone or layered over a tank top or teeTechniques include entrelac, cables, slipped-stitch colorwork, lace, and mor...read more

Product Description: Even novice knitters can handle the garter stitch—one of the simplest to master. And these easy projects are so charming and versatile that they'll gratify beginners and satisfy experienced knitters alike. Choose from 50 items, including hats, pullovers, cowls, home goods, a layette, blankets, and more...read more

Product Description: Looking for plus-size knitting patterns to suit your contemporary style? Acclaimed Rowan designer Martin Storey is back with twenty stylish, generously-proportioned knits. These beautiful designs are perfect for modern women who want practical yet chic knits that will serve the large figure well...read more

Product Description: Knitters who think lace-weight yarn is difficult to work with or only for old-fashioned shawls are in for a big surprise! These 25 patterns—created by Carol J. Sulcoski and a group of talented designers—break beautifully free from the flowery, heirloom mold...read more

Product Description: Lace knitting gets a fresh update that finally makes the craft accessible to all! From a Triangle Tulip Shawl and Floral Tunic to a Starry Nights Bolero, these stunning projects showcase rich textures and beautiful detail. Working with four basic shapes, Brooke Nico creates 16 gorgeous wearables plus two “bonus” variants...read more

Product Description: Sporty to sophisticated! This collection of fashion-forward neckwear by Jean Moss runs the gamut. Luckily, all six can be made quickly, so you can make them all! Full directions are included for: the Green at Heart Collar made of recycled yarn; the classy Drift Cowl; fisherman-inspired Twine Cowl; stylish Polperro Cape; striking Bess Ruff, and the elegant Grace Cowl...read more

Product Description: Knitting socks and knitting with hand-painted yarns are two hot trends. But what are knitters to do with leftover sock yarn? Or when they burn out on knitting socks? Sock Yarn Studio comes to the rescue with a delightful mix of projects--from one-skein hats, mittens, and scarves to multi-skein wraps, sweaters, and more--created with fingering or sport-weight sock yarns...read more

An innovative designer showcases thirty-nine creative patterns that were inspired by diverse patterns found in nature, accompanied by information about the pattern as it is revealed in the natural world, along with step-by-step instructions on how to render that pattern in a variety of beautiful fashions or accessories.

Download patterns at http://www.turnerpublishing.com/files/uploads/sewingmodkidstylepatterns.pdf20 patterns to sew cool threads for the modern girlBooks by fabric designers are hot, sewing with knits is on the rise, and children's clothing and accessories are the most popular projects in the category. Combining all three of these with her fresh, signature style, Patty Young offers up a compelling collection of children's wear for her eager audience of blog followers and fans of her pattern and fabric designs.In Sewing MODKID Style, you'll get 20 patterns that can be customized to fit toddlers (sizes 2T-5T) or girls (sizes 6-10). Embracing Patty's specialty of designing patterns with knit fabrics—which allow children to run, stretch, and play comfortably—the projects dress your girl with flair and style.Extensive sewing and finishing techniques for knit fabrics Styling tips are included throughout, such as how to wear leggings on their own or under a skirt and how to sew a dress that can double as a shirtShowcasing Patty's colorful and wearable designs, projects are great for moms, gift givers, and knit fabric enthusiastsIf you're a beginning to intermediate sewer with a young girl in your life, you'll love the projects in Sewing MODKID Style.

Product Description: While project books for making baby knits abound, what happens when your little cherub turns two? "Lovely Knits for Little Girls "solves the problem beautifully, with twenty patterns for pint-sized vests, dresses, sweaters, and skirts--all brimming with pretty, girly details...read more

Product Description: In 1954, a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe strawberries - memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, and lost...read more