Index is revised index applies only to the first printing of Knitting in the Old Way. If your book is from the first printing, the first word on page is Sweden. e affected pages are –, in which two electronic files swapped positions. e index supplied here corresponds to the printed page numbers. It complements a corresponding, revised version of page in the Contents. As an alternative, you may use the Contents and index as printed in the book by simply renumbering pages – as – (Chapter , Color Stranding; Norway) and pages – as – (Sweden). A intarsia, 199 Danish blouses, 132, 135, horizontal, 67 shepherd’s knitting, 295 234–38 with tubular-cord edging, 121 Abbey, Barbara, 51, 66 Austria and Germany, knitting of boat necklines vertical, 68 abbreviations Berchtesgaden Sweater, 276–77 basic directions, 128–29 elimination of when using Man’s Bavarian Vests, 271, 274 Icelanders, 174 C charts, 75 textured designs, 268–77 in Norwegian knitting, 146, for stitches, 57, 58, 72–73 traveling stitches, 224 154 cabled cast-on, 55 absorbency Tyrolean Jackets, 274, 275, 277 bobbles cables synthetic fibers, 34 Woman’s Bavarian Vest, 270 Aran fishing shirts, 260, 262, methods, 226–27 wool, 26 Woman’s Bavarian Waistcoat, 265 in patterns, 241, 255, 260, 261, acrylic yarns, 34, 35 268, 269 directions for, 228–29 275 Africa, origins of knitting, 23 B Tyrolean Jackets, 274 symbols for, 73, 226, 227 Alafoss Spinning Mill, 176 calculators, as knitting tool, 40, 81 backward knitting, see knitting in Bohus knitting allergies, to wool, 28 camel, 33 reverse Bohus sweater patterns, 141–42 alpaca circular-yoked sweaters, 103 Canada, see Cowichan knitting fiber and yarn, 33, 216 backward-loop cast-on, 55 boiled wool jackets, 268 cardigans motifs, 208, 209 bainin yarns, 260 bolero style, 139 basic plan, 116–17 Amager Island blouses, 235, balanced (double) decrease, 58, Bolivia Bavarian, 272–74 239–40 101, 124–26 intarsia technique, 204 Berchtesgaden Sweater, 276–77 America, see United States Balkans Modern Interpretation of Cowichan Cardigan with Pictorial Motifs, 191, 193–94 American folk art designs, Bosnian crochet, 295 Patchwork Sweater, 216–19 intarsia techniques, 206–8 edge treatments, 120–21 195–98 Book of Kells, 259 Icelandic knitting, 176 shepherd’s knitting, 295 Bosnian crochet, 292–93, 295 anchor motif, 254 basketry, as source of knitting Tyrolean Jackets, 274, 275, 277 Andean knitting, 204 braided designs, 226 variations, 117–20 designs, 184 bramble stitch, 229 angora, 26, 33 basketweave technique, 282–91 Woman’s Bavarian Waistcoat, aniline dyes, 162 British Isles, see Great Britain 268, 269 Bavaria, see Austria and brocade designs, 221–22, 234, see also jackets Aran Islands, knitting of Germany, knitting of density of knits, 36 236–38 carpal tunnel problems, 47 history, 259–60 binding off carries, see left-hand carries; attaching sleeves, 77, 93 Bulgaria, motif knitting, 209 influence Hebridean ganseys, bulk-head spinners, 185 right-hand carries 242 basic directions, 59–61 double bind-off shoulder joins, bulky yarns cashmere, 33 patterns, 259–65 in Aran fishing shirts, 262 casting on, 52–54 raglan sleeves, 102, 264–65 188–89 symbols for, 72, 73 in Cowichan sweaters, 185 invisible cast-ons, 97 similarity to Bavarian designs, decreases with, 101 two colors, 180, 181, 231 268 three-needle bind-off, 77 bird motifs, 191, 193–94, 196, determining gauge, 35, 70 types of cast-ons, 51–55 straight saddle shoulders, 98 in Icelanders, 173–74 cat motifs, 216–19 textured designs, 223 198, 219 Icelandic yarns, 172, 176 Catholic Church, origins of argyle knitting, 280–81 Bjarbo Sweater, 137–38 short row technique, 106–7 knitting, 23, 184 armholes blackberry stitch, 229 splicing, 66 attaching to with crochet, 77 blended yarns, 34–35 tips for working with, 90–91 Celtic art, 259 laddered openings, 92–93 blocking sweaters, 161, 162 yardage requirements, 36 Central Asia, see Asia locked turning stitches, 91 blocks, in sweater design, 212– bump yarn, 158 centuries, see history of knitting; shaped, 110–11, 167, 280 13, 216–19 button-neck closures, 122, specific centuries square, 94–95, 262, 263 blouses 127–28 chain-path stitches, 232, 233 steeks, 86–87 Amager Island blouses, 235, chain-stitch embroidery, 275, 277 unshaped, 195 buttonholes 239–40 in Cowichan sweaters, 194 Channel Islands, 241 Asia Basic Blouse, 82–83 determining location, 118 307 charting cottage industries, 24, 176 double bind-off shoulder joins, F advantages of, 78–79 cotton 188–89 fabric, as cardigan edge bobbles, 228–29 in blended yarns, 34 double decrease, 58, 101, 124–26 cables, 226–27 knitting with, 26, 32–33 treatment, 120 double-pointed needles facings, boat necklines, 128–29 symbols, 72–73, 78, 224, 227, Cowichan knitting casting on, 51–52 229 buttoned front, 193–94 compared to circular, 39 Fair Isle knitting textured patterns, 220–21, Cowichan Cardigan with color stranding, 143, 161–62 222–23, 229 drawstrings, 276–77 early sweaters, 86 Pictorial Motifs, 191, 193–94 Dublin Museum, 259, 260 traveling stitches, 224 geometric designs, 185, 190–92 Fair Isle Sweater Shaped with cheese, roving, 175 history of, 184–85 Dutch influences,see Steeks, 166, 167 chest measurements, 70–71, shawl collars, 126–27, 186–87 Netherlands Fair Isle Sweaters in Gansey 74–75 shoulder joins, 188–89 dyeing, 139, 162, 184, 216 Construction, 162–66 origins of, 162 children sleeve techniques, 113–15 Crasaus, Magna Brita, 131 E speckled frocks, 160 buttonholes for, 67 Vest with Tesselated Patterns, neck openings, 71 crewnecks ease 168–69 circular knitting basic directions, 122–23 adjusting yardage for, 38 yoke sweaters, 170 half-grafts, 77 basketweave designs, 283, in percentage system, 70–71, 74 Fana Cardigan, 151–52 284–87 opening size, 71, 77 Eastern European knitting casting on, 51–52 crochet færoe, defined, 178 intarsia techniques, 202, 206– Færoe Islands circular versus double-pointed attaching sleeve stitches to 8, 280 needles, 39 armholes, 77 color stranding, 144, 178–79 Sweater with Invisible Join, patterns, 178–79 determining gauge, 70 Bosnian crochet, 292–93, 294, 214–15 circular yokes 295 sweater characteristics, 36 Eastern style knitting fashion knitting, 141, 199 Bohus sweaters, 141–42 determining gauge, 300–301 basic directions, 44–46, 47–48, full yoke, 103–7 Eastern crochet, 292–94, 295, 50 felting shoulder yoke, 108–9 297 traveling stitches, 224 avoidance of, 27 Berchtesgaden sweaters, 276 circumference, of sweater at as edge treatment, 120, 133 Ecuador, intarsia technique, 204 chest, 70 hooks, 292–94, 300 boiled wool jackets, 268 shepherd’s knitting, 292–95 edgings Dutch fishermen’s sweaters, cluster stitch, 229 Western crochet, 292, 294 crochet, 133 254 Coastal Jersey, 152–53 crook stitch, 232, 233 fabric, 234 Færoe Island sweaters, 178, 179 collars, shawl, 126–27, 186–87, fringe, 139, 160 northern European countries, crossed-stitch knitting, 22–23 lace, 276–77 194 cuffs, see wristbands 36, 146 Collingwood, Peter, 297 tubular-cord, 120–21 of sweaters, 36 twisted-purl, 151, 153, 180 color, effect on sweater design, 31 D as wool characteristic, 27 color stranding Edmondston, Eliza, 162 fibers adjusting yardage for, 38 damask designs, 221–22, 234 Egypt, early knitting samples, 23 fiber content of knitting yarns, American folk art designs, Danish blouses eighteenth century 26–27 195–98 history of, 234–35 Danish blouses, 234 luxury fibers, 33–34 Cowichan knitting, 184–94 similarity to Delsbo jacket, 135 Færoe jerseys, 179 natural fibers, 21, 32–33, 159, defined, 143 similarity to gansey Icelandic jerseys, 172 259 Fair Isle sweaters, 86 construction, 235 Industrial Revolution, 24 fine yarns Færoe Islands, 178–79 similarity to Ullared jerseys, 132 textured designs, 223 determining gauge, 69–70 floats, 144 traveling stitches, 224 elastic cast-on, 51, 52–54 intarsia motifs, 209 Great Britain, 158–71 Darlington, Rohana, 259 embossed textured designs yardage requirements, 36 Iceland, 172–77 Decorah, Iowa, Vesterheim Aran fishing shirts, 259–60 finishing edges intarsia techniques, 202 Museum, 282 Bavarian designs, 268 basic directions, 59–61 locked turning stitches, 91 decreases cables, 226–27 fabric or crochet edging, 120, managing multiple colors, basic directions, 57–58 increases and decreases, 228–29 133 144–45 crochet, 295 traveling stitches, 222–26 lace edging, 276–77 motifs in, 199 full-fashion marks, 108, 112 embroidery tubular-cord edging, 120–21 Norway, 146–57, 266–67 full-yoke sweaters, 104–5 confusion with knitting, 22 two-end finishes, 230–31 Samiland, 180–83 patterning with, 228–29 knitting designs from, 222, 239 Finland steeks in, 86–87 shoulder-yoke sweaters, 108–9 lusekofte patterns, 147, 148 basketweave sweater, 282 Sweden, 131–42 symbols for, 72 Tyrolean sweaters, 275, 277 Bosnian crochet, 295–302 Colvin, Jerimina, 184 V necklines, 124–26 ends, securing, 67 Sami-Inspired Tunic Sweater, combined method of knitting Delsbo Jacket, 134–36 English-style knitting, 50, 53, 143 181–82 basic directions, 45–46, 48–49 entrelac technique, 282–91 Samiland, 180 Denmark traditional sweaters, 297 traveling stitches, 224 Amager Island blouses, 235, Eriskay, ganseys from, 242 commercial yarns, see millspun 239–40 European knitting fishermen’s rings, as markers, 40 yarns Danish blouses, 132, 135, history of, 20, 23–24, 36 fishermen’s sweaters computers, as knitting tool, 41 234–38 intarsia techniques, 202, 206– Aran fishing shirts, 259–60 Continental-style knitting, 47, Danish Farmhand’s Sweater, 8, 280 Netherlands, 254 50, 143 279 laddering stitches, 92, 94 as origin of Cowichan see also European knitting