Morehouse Farm merino knits : More than 40 farm-fresh designs
Lohrer, Margrit200911UU
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Place reservation for Morehouse Farm merino knits : More than 40 farm-fresh designsOffers information about merino wool. This book features sidebars and tips about merino sheep lore and the author's own journey to breeding champion sheep. It includes more than 40 patterns, from baby garments to jumpers and shawls. This is an extraordinarily beautiful volume of patterns and information about merino wool. It features fascinating sidebars and tips about merino sheep lore and the author's own journey to breeding champion sheep. It includes more than 40 patterns, from baby garments to jumpers and shawls. "Morehouse Farm Merino Knits" is much more than a collection of 45-plus original patterns ranging from shawls and jumpers to baby garments and mittens, just as Margrit and Albrecht are much more than sheep breeders. Accompanying the inventive patterns, which include something special for each member of the family, are schematics and illustrations to help guide knitters. The book features lively sidebars describing sheep farming, merino wool history, the story of wool as it travels from sheep to shawl and numerous other details.
Main title:
Morehouse Farm merino knits : More than 40 farm-fresh designs / Margrit Lohrer; Photographs by Clara Aich.
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Publisher:
New York : Potter Craft : [distributor] Orca Book Services : [distributor] Phambili Agencies : [distributor] Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2009.
Collation:
144 p. : col., 150 photo., fullthroughout . over 40 patterns ; 28x22x1 cm.
Biography/History:
Margrit Lohrer and her husband, Albrecht Pichler, own Morehouse Farm, one of America's largest breeders of registered merino sheep and have designed a line of all-natural merino wool.
ISBN:
9780307586407 (pbk)0307586405 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3980402
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