The Art of Knitting 1892 from the Butterick Publishing Co.

The Art of Knitting, first published in 1892, is an extensive guide to all aspects of Victorian knitting. This Piper Publishing edition includes an explanation of knitting terms written by textile historian, Susan Jerome, which allows the patterns to be readily adopted for modern use. With over 250 illustrated patterns for making baby booties, mittens, shawls, sweaters, counterpanes, elegant trimmings, rugs and more, The Art of Knitting offers enormous creative possibilities for modern day practitioners of this useful and beautiful craft. Additionally, material culture historians will find the illustrations of knitted garments and household items invaluable for studies of the late Victorian era, when a woman's gentility and domestic management was symbolized by the basket of fancywork in her parlor.

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