Books by Elizabeth Lovick

Gradient fibre and yarns look so good, but it is often difficult to know how to use them to their best advantage. This book aims to give you the tools to create wonderful items from bought gradients, as well as instructions on how to dye your own in your kitchen without specialist equipment.Of special interest to hand-spinners, and knitters with a large stash, are the Any Yarn patterns. These are based on inches not stitch numbers, so the same patterns can be used with different thicknesses of yarn. Contents8 pages on Dyeing Gradients 10 pages on Spinning Gradients 6 pages on Knitting and Crocheting Gradients 6 pages on Using Any Yarn Patterns A total of 55 patterns comprising 27 Any Yarn Patterns 26 Standard Yarn Thickness Patterns 9 shawls, 9 hats, 7 baby items 6 home-ware items, 5 adult tops 5 pairs of mitts, 5 cowls, 4 scarves 2 pairs of socks, 2 bags and a dog coatindex178 pages, A4, full colour throughout.

Liz started designing for North Ronaldsay wool as soon as she moved to Orkney in 1995. Blanster was produced later that year, and the original sweater is still in use, with the only sign of its age a coffee stain on the front! Other designs followed during the next couple of years, with the first edition of this book produced in about 1997, available only in Orkney.The world of knitting has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. The rise of the internet brought the ability to see and buy so many more yarns from so many more countries. So she decided to decided it was time to bring out a new, enlarged and updated edition. The number of patterns has been increased, and most are in several sizes. The book also includes new patterns from Elly Doyle, who dyes the North Ronaldsay yarnLiz has included some of the original photos, either for amusement value or because the original item has been given away. New photographs have been taken on various islands including North Ronaldsay itself, South Ronaldsay, Flotta and in Kirkwall, Orkney's only town.As the North Ronaldsay is such a rare breed, the amount of yarn produced each year is small. But these patterns can be used for many other yarns of the same thickness, and suggestions are given at the back of the book. Most of the patterns can also be varied and so there is also a section giving suggestions of what might be possible.