The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook is now available to buy directly from my online shop.
The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook
First published in 2014 by KNITSONIK
ISBN: 978-0-9930415-0-1
© Felicity Ford
Author & Artist: Felicity Ford
Art & Production Manager: Nic Blackmore
Photographer: Fergus Ford
Editor: Kate Davies
Technical Editor: Tom van Deijnen
Yarn Support: Jamieson & Smith
The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook
The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook shows you how to translate everyday things into stranded colourwork. This knitting book celebrates such everyday things as bricks, biscuit tins and fruitcake, and show you how to turn them into things you can wear and admire. It is about seeing the everyday world through a specific, knitterly lens.
The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook shows the creative process of turning the messy, beautiful, gorgeous chaos of the world where we live into stitches which we can wear. Stitches which will remind us who we are; where we live; and why we love it.
The Kickstarter Campaign
447 amazing backers pledged to make the book happen through the popular Kickstarter crowdfunding platform.
Without the support of my backers, the book could never have happened: these folks are the KNITSONIK comrades!
The Production Team
Author & Artist: Felicity Ford
Art & Production Manager: Nic Blackmore
Photographer: Fergus Ford
Editor: Kate Davies
Technical Editor: Tom van Deijnen
Sample Knitter & Design Consultant: Liz Ashdowne
Sample Knitter: Claire Weaver
Yarn Support: Jamieson & Smith
Workwear: Tall Yarns’n Tales
Writing Support: Donna Druchunas
Author & Artist – Felicity Ford
(that’s me!)
Chief Muse – Mark Stanley
Mark is my amazing partner. He provided the spiritual foundation for the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook through his support and encouragement. He also assisted with important research into knitting beer and fruitcake.
Art & Production Manager – Nic Blackmore
Nic is an amazing book doula. As well as creating a beautiful graphic layout, she helped with all the practical stages involved in bringing the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook to life.
Photographer – Fergus Ford
Fergus is my brother and an amazing photographer. His energy and talent have given dynamism and beauty to all the photographs in the book.
Editor – Kate Davies
Kate has shared and encouraged my vision for this book from the outset. A superbly enabling presence and an encouraging editor, she helped me to find my voice.
Technical Editor – Tom van Deijnen
Tom is the technician for the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook and is responsible for the elegant and concise pattern language and the wondrous Mentionables at the end of the book.
Sample Knitter & Design Consultant – Liz Ashdowne
Liz is an amazing knitter and a dear friend. As well as knitting a beautiful sample pair of Mitts she has given amazingly helpful feedback on all aspects of the book.
Sample Knitter – Claire Weaver
Claire did a beauteous job of turning the My Street Mitts from a design idea into a reality with her amazing knitterly skills.
Yarn Support – Jamieson & Smith
All the knitting in the book has been worked in the beautiful range of 2-ply Jumper Weight yarn produced by Jamieson & Smith from Shetland wool grown in the Shetland Isles. The yarn is wondrous, but so too are the people. I love working with Sandra Manson, Ella Gordon, Oliver Henry and June Moulder.
Workwear – Tall Yarns’n Tales
Thanks to Linda de Ruiter and Andrea Franklin of Tall Yarns’n Tales I now have my very own 100% wool tabard. Tall Yarns’n Tales smocks and tabards also appear throughout this book, and are wonderful garments in which to knit and write.
Writing Support – Donna Druchunas
Donna Druchunas warmly invited me to join her Stitches in Stories online writing class in support of this book; this was a wonderful learning experience and really helped me to conceive and structure the book.
The Blog Tour
During the Kickstarter campaign I asked the most creative people I know of in the knitting world for help, and they sent me wonderful questions and put my answers and images on their websites. They helped me to tell the story of The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook, and to think about the work in all kinds of different ways.
Extraordinary Internet Comrades
Fyberspates with Jeni Hewlett
Perfect Weather for Spinning & Knitting with Deborah Gray
Cast On with Brenda Dayne
In between days with Lara Clements
Spilly Jane Knits with Jane Dupuis
Hazel Tindall
Tom of Holland with Tom van Deijnen Parts 1 and 2
The Independent Stitch with Deb Robson
Shop at The Old Fire Station
Mary Jane Mucklestone
An Snag Breac with Caroline Walshe
Fine Lightness
Kata…koob with Kait Lubja
Sheep to Shawl with Donna Druchunas
Jamieson & Smith with Ella Gordon
Editions of You with Lisa Busby
BomBella Designs with Ella Austin
Just Call me Ruby with Susan Crawford
Hello! I ordered your book on March 3. I’m assuming it ships to the US from the UK, but could you give me an idea of when it shipped so that I can keep an eye out for it? Thank you and I’m looking forward to poring over it!
Visited my cousin Léan a few days ago, and she showed me a real live copy of the book! She’s never met you, but feels like she has through me, Sharon and Caroline, and – of course – your amazing writing! Keep going beautiful lady! xoxox
I’m also trying to purchase your lovely book. I can get two copies into my cart, but i don’t see any checkout options. Please help.
Thank you
I would like to buy the colour stranded book but I don’t seem to be able to do so through the online shop – please help!
Are you wholesaling the book as I would love to stock it at Loop! x susan
I got your book today. It’s great, I love it!
Thank you so much for the inspirational class last week during wool week. It was fantastic and really inspired me. I will never look at a wall or a blade of grass in the same way again! Now I need to buy the book – how can I do this please.
Regards
Morfudd