In der Buchmitte findet man einige Farbtafeln mit Abbildungen solcher Pullover. Besonders geeignet ist das Buch natürlich für alle, die mit elektronischen Strickmaschinen arbeiten. Gerade die großen Motive wird man kaum von Hand stricken. Wer aber immer schon mal davon geträumt hat, eine dörfliche Szenerie, eine Giraffe oder eine Hochrad fahrende Katze (mein Favorit) auf seinen Pullover zu stricken, der wird hier fündig.


The book was published in 1992 by Interweave Press, it has 176 pages and its price was US$16.95. In a way, it is the successor to “The Prolific Machine Knitter”. But this time, there's nothing about shaping and prolific knitting, but almost exclusively motives and patterns. More than 300 pattern diagrams are offered, for almost every motif imaginable, from exotic symbols to wild, tame and mythical creatures, plants, Christmas and hobby. This is not a book of classic and traditional patterns, but a collection for people who do take themselves and their knitting with a pinch of salt. Most patterns are rather “cute”, playful or simply fun. Additionally there are lots of tips how to use the motives in general, how to make knitting easier and how to embellish the knitting, e.g. with duplicate stitch. Again, all illustrations show animals instead of real people, in tune with the style of the book.
Colour photos of some garments are shown in the center of the book. It is, of course, particularly well suited for all those who use electronic knitting machines because the large motives will hardly be knitted by hand. But if you have always dreamed of a sweater with a hometown scenery, a giraffe or a “bicycat” (my favourite), this book is for you.
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