New! Book Review - The Art of Circular Yokes - Get Ready for Fall

** WE HAVE A WINNER! YOGANAN IS THE WINNER OF THE BOOK. **

Time for a new book review! Read on for details of a Giveaway.

From the book intro:

“As we practice our craft with yarn and needles, we work on canvases of stitches to create knitted masterpieces. One of the most iconic canvases is the circular yoke. Designers, with their boundless ingenuity, give us garments with painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables, and so much more.”

Copyright FW Media

The Art of Circular Yokes by Kerry Bogert is the perfect book if you enjoy this style of sweater. I've been seeing a lot of this sweater design lately, and I think it looks great. Whether the yokes consist of simple or complex color work, cable designs, or textured stitches, they have a great way of accenting the face, providing some interesting knitting at the beginning, and also providing lots of plain knitting as you proceed down the body -- for those times when something simple is just what you need, e.g. TV knitting or travel knitting.

As with many Interweave books, this one has great production values, beautiful photography, clean layout, and gorgeous patterns. 

Here are some of the topics covered in the beginning of the book:

•          The Importance of gauge,
•          How to swatch in the round,
•          The definition of ease and how to use it,
•          How to take measurements to ensure a good fit.
•          Some math requirements to calculate your required number of stitches,
•          How to manage the motifs among the shaping stitches.

From this solid foundation, we move on to the patterns.

Diamond, is elegant and feminine and features geometric color work. 

Strike uses slipped stitches for a striking pattern, and features three quarter length sleeves, and gentle waist shaping. 

Altheda uses Icelandic wool and has an unusual garter stitch edging. 

Emerge, combines cable and lace.   

Morris  has a dramatic cable panel.   

Really, I liked all the patterns in this book.  I thought they were very wearable and would be enjoyable to make. I think Twill might be my favorite with its interesting stitch pattern and soft colors.   

If you're itching to start on a new sweater for fall or winter, I think you'll find great inspiration in this book. Scroll through the patterns here.

Photos courtesy of Interweave/F + W Media.

 Giveaway!

Thanks to Penguin Random House (formerly Interweave Press), I'm able to offer a giveaway of a copy of this book to one lucky person who comments on the blog, naming a favorite pattern, technique, or a favorite aspect of the book. Post a comment on this blog entry, and sign up for my newsletter, and you will be entered into a giveaway to win your own copy of this book.  Be sure to give a Ravelry ID, or an email address -- or even your Instagram handle will do -- so that if you win, I have a way to contact you! Don't forget!  

I will select a name on Wednesday Aug. 14 2019. 

Note: I received a copy of this book for review from Interweave Press/FW Media.