Cooperative Press Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith
Celebrating the textile traditions of northern climes by remixing visual patterns collated in the renowned Íslensk sjónabók. With more than a dozen mitten patterns (and a bonus hat), you'll knit up a storm.
Ancient Egypt in Lace and Color by Anna Dalvi
ISBN 978-1937513528 • 26.95 USD • 108 pages • 2015
Does your knitting measure up? Let Kate Atherley take you to the next level. As a technical editor and teacher, Kate knows where knitters hit roadblocks and how to overcome them, and she shares her many years of experience in this book.
Ancient Egypt in Lace and Color brings the meaningful colors and motifs of Ancient Egypt to life in a series of twelve shawls with accompanying stories. ISBN 978-1937513122 • 26.95 USD • 90 pages • 2012 Bargello Knits by Patty Nance Every knitter knows both the irresistible beauty of variegated yarns and the difficulty of figuring out how to knit with them. This ingenious method makes multi-colored yarns into gorgeous designs. Aurora Borealis Mittens by Shannon Okey
Beyond Knit & Purl by Kate Atherley
ISBN 978-1937513214 • 29.95 USD • 170 pages • 2013
So many sock patterns are written as if one size fits alll, but knitters know better, In this ingenious book, designer Andi Smith walks knitters through the steps of properly measuring feet and legs, assessing toe and heel shapes and adapting patterns to suit our shape. All this, plus 12 gorgeous sock patterns! ISBN 978-1937513252 • 26.95 USD • 132 pages • 2013
ISBN 978-1937513030 • 26.95 USD • 130 pages • 2011
Boys' Knits by Katya Frankel With 16 sweater patterns and the cutest photography you have ever seen, Katya Frankel's Boys' Knits would be a fabulous present for all the knitting parents and
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Ordover
ISBN 978-1937513115 • 26.95 USD • 92 pages • 2012
For this third installment in the much-loved What Would Madame Defarge Knit? series, Heather Ordover again brings you an eclectic and beautiful collection of knitting and crochet designs inspired by great literature. This time, the focus is all on the Bard.
Cascadia, edited by Amanda Milne and Fiona McLean With its mountains, rainforests, ocean, and beaches, the Cascadia region is perfect for knitting yearround. Designers drawn from the region's abundant design talent bring you gorgeous sweaters, shawls, hats, socks, and other funto-knit, beautiful-to-wear garments.
Talented Finnish designer Veera Välimäki, perhaps best known for her addictive shawl pattern Color Affection (which has been knit by over 13,000 knitters around the world) brings you Color Wheel Knits, a knitting book for everybody.
Dishcloth Diva by Deb Buckingham
Defarge Does Shakespeare, edited by Heather
Dishcloth Diva Knits On! by Deb Buckingham Featuring 15 more charming cotton dishcloth patterns inspired by colorwork, cables, open work, and traditional rib knitting.
ISBN 978-1-937513-67-2 • 26.95 USD • 156 pages • 2015
ISBN 978-1937513337 • 26.95 USD • 110 pages • 2013 Color Wheel Knits by Veera Välimäki
ISBN 978-1937513702 • 29.95 USD • 286 pages • 2015
ISBN 978-1937513146 • 15.95 USD • 62 pages • 2012
Let's face it: dishcloths are a pretty utilitarian knit. But they become a delightfully simple pleasure when they have a modern design twist. With 20 patterns, including a wide variety of stitches, each design is easy and fun to knit, and fits effortlessly into your bag, ready for a road trip or the morning subway commute.
ISBN 978-1937513368 • 15.95 USD • 52 pages • 2013
Doomsday Knits edited by Alex Tinsley
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Cooperative Press Doomsday Knits is a collection of garments and accessories inspired by the post-apocalyptic genre of film, literature, and fashion. These cutting-edge fashion pieces are just as at home in your closet today as they will be in the dystopian wastelands of tomorrow. ISBN 978-1937513375 • 26.95 USD • 170 pages • 2013
Extreme Double Knitting by Alasdair Post-Quinn Double-knitting is the art of creating a knitted fabric with no "wrong" side, but that's only the beginning. EDK is an exhaustive double-knitting how to that thoroughly tackles techniques you didn't think were possible. With 14 patterns, nearly 200 pages
and more than 400 photos and illustrations, Extreme Double-Knitting is the only double-knitting reference you need! A Library Journal craft title of the year, 2011.
22.95 USD • 48 pages • 2012
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ISBN 978-0979201776 • 29.95 USD • 196 pages • 2011 Fresh Designs SERIES Fresh Designs is a series of pattern books by emerging fiber arts designers from all over the world edited by Shannon Okey.
Fresh Designs Hats ISBN 978-1937513139 • 22.95 USD • 46 pages • 2012 Fresh Designs Kids ISBN 978-1937513283 • 22.95 USD • 58 pages • 2013 Fresh Designs Men ISBN 978-0979201790 •
Fresh Designs Mittens and Gloves ISBN 978-1937513207 • 22.95 USD • 56 pages • 2013
Fresh Designs Shawls ISBN 978-1937513047 • 22.95 USD • 56 pages • 2012
Hank and Gracie Save the Day by Stacy Klaus Local yarn shop owner Stacy Klaus and her 18-yearold niece/illustrator Molly Wade share their love of dogs and of craft. At the end of the book, you'll find four simple knitting and crochet patterns and four coloring page. ISBN 978-1937513290 • 15.95 USD • 46 pages • 2013 • ILLUSTRATED, for children
Fresh Designs Scarves ISBN 978-0979201783 • 22.95 USD • 50 pages • 2012 Fresh Designs Sweaters ISBN 978-1937513054 • 22.95 USD • 60 pages •
Hat Couture by Theressa Silver
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Cooperative Press Knit Accessories: Essentials and Variations by Kate Atherley
Start from the assumption that a hat is a statement piece. A great hat projects style or courage or mischief or sultriness—or all of the above. Are you feeling more like Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball, or Grace Kelly today? ISBN 978-1937513221 • 22.95 USD • 56 pages • 2013
Head to Toe by Katya Frankel Knitting accessories for a beloved child could hardly be more satisfying: the project is finished quickly and you've kept a sweet person warm during his or her grand adventures outdoors. ISBN 978-1937513344 • 26.95 USD • 108 pages • 2013
Hitch edited by Stephannie Tallent Alfred Hitchcock is the world's recognized master in the art of cinematic suspense. His films, particularly those from the 1940s-60s, offered a signature blend of mystery, glamor, and wry humor that movie-makers have been mimicking ever since. If Hitchcock can inspire the film industry, then why not knitters as well?
Have you ever wanted to be that knitter who can just pick up a skein of yarn and knit it into a great, quick accessory? Whether you're a beginner or a more experienced knitter seeking quick gifts, Kate Atherley gives you all the tools you need to transform a favorite skein into a hat, cowl, scarf, socks, mitts, or legwarmers. ISBN 978-1937513177 • 22.95 USD • 64 pages • 2012
ISBN 978-1937513276 • 29.95 USD • 176 pages • 2013 Knit Edge Book 1 Coming soon: a collection of articles, columns and other material from the first five issues of Knit Edge magazine, published by
Cooperative Press ISBN TK • 26.95 USD • Pages TK • 2015
Kung Fu Knits by Elizabeth Green Musselman It’s a familiar scenario: it’s freezing outside, and a nine-year-old boy wants to go out to play. His mother keeps piling him into more and more knitwear. Groaning ensues...until that glorious moment when the boy realizes that knitting just might save the day. Kung Fu Knits is the first combined pattern book / comic book from designer Elizabeth Green Musselman of Dark Matter Knits. ISBN 978-1937513610 • 15.95 USD • 72 pages • 2014
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Cooperative Press Needles and Artifice by The Ladies of Mischief
Mystic Shawls by Anna Dalvi Dalvi’s skill at translating natural and mythical inspirations into stunning lace creations drew more than 7,000 knitters to her online knitalongs. Mystic Shawls gathers all 14 of her wildly popular Mystic designs into one book. ISBN 978-1937513542 • 26.95 USD • 160 pages • 2014
The Ladies of Mischief Interrupt Their Knitting to Present to You, Needles and Artifice: A Refined Adventure Story with Ingenious Knitting Patterns! In this fantastically playful take on steampunk knitwear design, the Ladies of Mischief offer not only 23 original patterns, but also a high-flying, busk-snapping literary adventure! ISBN 978-1937513108 • 29.95 USD • 234 pages • 2012 River Ganseys: Strikin’ t’loop, Swaving, and Other Yorkshire Knitting Curiosities Revived from the Archives by Penelope Hemingway To know about the history of Yorkshire knitting is to know about the history of knitting. After a painstaking search through the archives in search of original documents and images, the “Knitting Genealogist” Penelope Lister Hemingway brings you the fascinating stories behind that iconic nineteenth-century knitted garment, the gansey (or
guernsey) sweater. Hemingway shows us that much of what we thought we knew about these sweaters is actually myth. Luckily, the real stories are even more interesting. ISBN 978-1-937513-40-5 • 26.95 USD • 170 pages • 2015 Sailor's Valentine: Aboard edited by Shannon Okey Coming soon, a maritime-themed pattern collection (book 1) from Cooperative Press.
ISBN 978-1-937513-59-7 • 26.95 USD • Pages TK • 2015 Shaping Shawls by Anna Dalvi Shaping Shawls by Anna Dalvi explains how to shape shawls while designing them, and contains 10 patterns as examples of the various shapes. ISBN 978-0979201769 • 26.95 USD • 110 pages • 2011
ISBN 978-1-937513-57-3 • 26.95 USD • Pages TK • 2015 Sailor's Valentine: Ashore edited by Shannon Okey The second book in the Sailor’s Valentine series. Sock Architecture by Lara Neel Sock Architecture is perfect for both experienced and novice sock knitters. This thorough, imaginative collection of sock shapes and patterns gives you the tools to construct an astounding variety of custom socks. All heels and toes are careful-
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Cooperative Press ly explained and clearly photographed, and you can plug in your own numbers to work at the exact size and gauge you want. Includes 17 fully designed patterns.
978-1-937513-23-8
ISBN 978-1937513245 • 26.95 USD • 78 pages • 2013
ISBN 978-1937513238 • 26.95 USD • 176 pages • 2013
CP’s 2014 BESTSELLER! Charming socks for children of all sizes!
ISBN 978-1937513634 • 26.95 USD • 136 pages • 2014
ISBN 978-1937513153 • 22.95 USD • 44 pages • 2012
Spillyjane Mittens by Spilly Jane Popular Canadian mitten designer Spillyjane brings her whimsical mittens to life in this charming book. ISBN 978-1-937513-68-9 • 26.95 USD • Pages TK • 2015
The Old Hand Knitters of the Dales by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, with a new intro by Penelope Hemingway. A new edition of the beloved Yorkshire favorite, with all-new intro and fully written patterns for several of the museum pieces drawn by the original authors. ISBN 978-1937513269 • 26.95 USD • 208 pages • 2013
Stitching in the Stacks edited by Sarah Barbour
What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? edited by Heather Ordover
Tiny Treads by Joeli Caparco
Unique Feet by Laura Lough Men love hand-knit socks perhaps more than any other knitted garment, so the indie dyers at The Unique Sheep asked some of their favorite designers to create socks for men that are both fun to knit and to wear.
She's back. Madame Thérèse Defarge, a character in the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, worked the names of the condemned into her knitting as she sat near the ever-active revolutionary guillotines. But Dickens never told us what she was knitting! From Tristan and Iseult to Jane Bennet to Miss Marple, characters from many of your mostloved classic books finally get the knitwear they deserve. ISBN 978-1937513191 •
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Cooperative Press 29.95 USD • 262 pages • 2013
What Would Madame Defarge Knit? edited by Heather Ordover What Would Madame Defarge Knit? is a delightful literary-inspired romp edited by CraftLit podcast creator Heather Ordover. With 21 patterns and a special kid-friendly project, too, this book is 200+ pages of patterns and accompanying essays based on classic characters from literature.
Elizabeth the Shetland sheep lives on a farm filled with color. She wishes her wool was something more interesting than white-so one day she makes her dream come true.... In this charming children's tale, Dianne and Laura Lough tell the story of how the spunky sheep Elizabeth inspired Laura's wool dyeing business, ISBN 978-1937513665 • 15.95 USD • 38 pages • 2014 • ILLUSTRATED, for children
ISBN 978-0979201752 • 26.95 USD • 202 pages • 2011 The Story of the Unique Sheep by Laura Lough
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keep them apart, Ginn is called on to decide—will she give up the brutal and beautiful reality of the past? Or will she have the courage to traverse time and become more of a Viking than she ever imagined?
of women and the love they carry. ISBN 978-1937513313 • 15.95 USD • 460 pages • 2014
It’s like Outlander, with Vikings.
Beautiful Wreck by Larissa Brown In a bleak future built on virtual reality, Ginn is a romantic who yearns for something real. She designs environments for people who play at being Vikings. But when her project goes awry, she’s stranded in the actual 10th century, on a storybook farm in Viking Iceland. Heirik is the young leader of his family, honored by the men and women who live on his land. But he is feared and isolated because of a terrible curse. Ginn and Heirik are two people who never thought they would find a home in someone else’s heart. When forces rise against them to
Paranormal Romance Guild calls Beautiful Wreck pure poetry. "...A saga worthy of the firesides of the Vikings...lavishly woven into a story about loving family, dangerous plots, and lost love." "...Exquisite. The kind of book that makes you hold your breath and keep turning pages." -Laura Stanfill, award-winning author of BRAVE ON THE PAGE Selected one of the Best Books of 2014 by All About Romance. "With a plot as exciting as it is bold, and with characters as real and important as family, Larissa Brown's BEAUTIFUL WRECK weaves an intensely gripping tale about the strength
a new indie music scene including The Smiths, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Primal Scream, he befriends a cast of characters, including a star Melody Maker journalist, a smooth mod from New York City, and several enticing British girls. Will Drew find peace, love and understanding or will it all burn down like cigarettes? ISBN 978-1937513306 • 15.95 USD • 191 pages • 2013
Wivenhoe Park by Ben Vendetta Set in the mid-1980s, Wivenhoe Park chronicles the adventures of Drew, a former track star turned pill popping, dope smoking, heavy drinking, rock 'n' roll-obsessed student with writing aspirations. Drew moves to England on a whim to escape various demons, such as a goth ex-girlfriend he can't seem to shake out of his system. Experiencing the ascent of
Heartworm by Ben Vendetta Take a trip back in musical time with Drew,
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Cooperative Press the charming antihero from Vendetta’s first book Wivenhoe Park ISBN 978-1-937513-72-6 • 15.95 USD • approx 160 pages • 2015
wonder. After eight years in and out of the Newport News hospital, he's had it up to here with doctors... ISBN 978-1937513443 •
THE JACOB MARESBETH CHRONICLES (SERIES)
9.99 USD • 142 pages • 2014 Villagers by Brandy Schillace (Book 2)
High Stakes by Brandy Schillace (Book 1) I'm not a vampire, insists Jacob Maresbeth, teenage journalist for the school paper. But what is a vampire, really? What happens if you have all the right symptoms, but are a living, breathing sixteen-year-old boy? Diagnosed with a rare disease, Jake can't help but
Jake and his BFF Henry take on a suspicious case of bike thefts in between trips to the hospital for more tests (and more needles). Will Jake be able to thwart an increasingly prying medical community to keep the blood supply flowing? Will the villain and his posse clean Jake’s clock? More importantly, will Jake ever get a date to Homecoming?
ISBN 978-1937513481 • 9.99 USD • 112 pages • 2014
Again by Brad Warner
The Vatican by Brandy Schillace (Book 3) What happens if the blood runs out? Twin Rivers Hospital has a new executive director, and he has eyes on research money. How better to get it than to exploit Jake's unusual condition? In terror of becoming a lab rat-or worse, having the blood supply cut off-Jake faces more tests (and needles). But he's got bigger problems than Dr. Malloy... ISBN 978-1-937513-50-4 • 9.99 USD • 140 pages • 2014 So Wild A Dream by Larissa Brown The followup to Brown’s smash success Beautiful Wreck follows a Viking from Heirik’s family over the sea in search of even more adventure.
Author Brad Warner (Hardcore Zen, Sit Down and Shut Up, Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate, and Sex, Sin, and Zen) revisits seventeen of his earlier essays on topics ranging from vegetarianism to punk rock, working for Japanese monster movie makers, and the art of Zen writing, complete with allnew analyses, introduction and afterword. ISBN 978-1-937513-07-8 • 14.95 USD • 170 pages • 2012
ISBN 978-1-937513-71-9 • 15.95 USD • approx 450 pages • 2015 Hardcore Zen Strikes
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