tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post8830450173129656794..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Shetlander's Fair Isle Graph Book In Colour Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-63638523285776211602016-09-21T22:02:45.892+01:002016-09-21T22:02:45.892+01:00I didn't do the lace book justice, it's we...I didn't do the lace book justice, it's well worth having both as a how to book and as an insight into the work of a remarkable generation of knitters. This one is also special, I think I will use it because I really enjoy Fair isle and love the idea of being able to use colour and pattern combinations from the 30's and 40's, but it's worth having just as a document. The introduction makes it clear that a collection of patterns in colour is unusual (so far it seems to be unique) and it looks to me like someone's working notebooks which makes it particularly interesting. I might start colouring mine in! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90429353064638451662016-09-21T16:07:24.315+01:002016-09-21T16:07:24.315+01:00This looks like a book that I would enjoy even if ...This looks like a book that I would enjoy even if I didn't use it. I have no idea how I managed to miss your post on A Legacy of Shetland Lace! I shall go, immediately, to read it, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com