Bibliography

Lucky for us, there have been hundreds of books published that provide loads of information about the history of knitting, general and specific knitting techniques, and designs for everything from socks to sweaters. These are the books I referred to while knitting and writing this book.

Bush, Nancy. Folk Socks: The History and Techniques of Handknitted Footwear. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1994.

Don, Sarah. Fair Isle Knitting. New York: St Martin’s Press, 1979.

Hamilton Hill, Margot and Peter Bucknell. The Evolution of Fashion. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1968.

Laver, James. The Concise History of Costume and Fashion. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1969.

Macdonald, Ann L. No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990.

Rutt, Richard. A History of Hand Knitting. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1989.

Smith, Mary and Maggie Twatt. A Shetland Pattern Book. The Shetland Times, Ltd. 1979.

Starmore, Alice. Fair Isle Knitting. Connecticut: The Taunton Press, 1988.

Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book. New York: Dover Publications, 1972.