Лучшие книги Клары Паркс

Этот вдохновляющий и остроумный бестселлер New York Times от знаменитой вязальщицы и писательницы Клары Паркс приглашает читателя в яркие и незабываемые путешествия по всему миру. И не налегке, а со спицами в руках и с любовью к пряже в сердце! 17 невероятных маршрутов, начиная от фьордов Исландии и заканчивая крохотным магазинчиком пряжи в 13-м округе Парижа. Все это мы увидим глазами женщины, умудренной опытом и невероятно стильной, беззаботной и любознательной, наделенной редким чувством юмора и проницательным взглядом, умеющим подмечать самые характерные черты людей, событий и мест.

Вам предстоит уникальное и увлекательное чтение: пожалуй, впервые признанные во всем мире писатели так откровенно и остроумно делятся с читателем своим личным опытом о том, как такое творческое увлечение, хобби, казалось бы, совершенно практическое утилитарное занятие, как вязание, вплетается в повседневную жизнь, срастается с ней и в результате меняет ее до неузнаваемости! Знаменитая писательница Клара Паркс настолько же виртуозно владеет словом, насколько и спицами, поэтому вы будете следить за этим процессом с замиранием сердца, не имея сил сдержать смех или слезы, находя все больше и больше общего между приключениями и переживаниями…

In this complete guide to wool - the most popular yarn around - passionate wool expert Clara Parkes translates the vast world of sheep and their wool into the language and context of knitting. What is wool? Clara starts with the fundamentals: what wool is made of, how it gets off the sheep, and how it is transformed from a jumbled mass of dirty fluff into a gorgeous yarn that so tempts us at our local yarn stores. Who makes it? Parkes conducts an inspiring tour of sheep breeds from around the world - introducing us to the animals who give us their wool - and explains how to best knit with yarns made from their fibers. Which yarn do…

Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater that started pilling before it even came off the needles. The stunning colorwork scarf that you can’t wear because the yarn feels like sandpaper against your neck. If only there were a way to read a skein and know how it would behave and what it wanted to become before you invested your time, energy, and money in it. Now there is! With The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, you’ll learn how to unleash your inner yarn whisperer.

In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the inside stories behind the most common fiber types, preparations, spins, and ply combinations used by large-scale manufacturers and importers, medium-sized companies, boutique dye shops, community spinneries, and old-fashioned sheep farms. And, because we learn best by doing, Parkes went to some of the most creative and inquisitive design minds of the knitting world to provide a wide assortment of patterns created to highlight the qualities (and minimize the drawbacks) of specific types of yarns.

The Knitter’s Book of Yarn will teach you everything you need to know about yarn: How it’s made, who makes it, how it gets to you, and what it longs to become. The next time you pick up a skein, you won’t have to wonder what to do with it. You’ll just know–the way any yarn whisperer would.

A fast-paced account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.
Join Clara Parkes on a cross-country adventure and meet a cast of characters that includes the shepherds, dyers, and countless workers without whom our knitting needles would be empty, our mills idle, and our feet woefully cold. Travel the country with her a

A new, addictive-to-read collection of essays and stories celebrating yarn—specifically, the knitter’s reputation for acquiring it in large quantities and storing it away in what’s lovingly referred to as a “stash.” The pieces in this collection span from comical to earnest, lighthearted to deeply philosophical, in a celebration of the how, why, when, and what of stashes each knitter has accumulated over the years. We’ll h