Sweaters from a New England Village

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Summary: Fascinating history of Harrisville, NH; lovely sweaters.
Review: Candace Eisner Strick engagingly explains the history of the town of Harrisville, New Hampshire,and its mills. She uses Harrisville yarns in beautiful, complexly designed, colorful sweaters, and supplies clear directions for making them. The Fair Isle Scroll sweater is especially lovely.

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Summary: Stunning stuff for the experienced knitter
Review: These are gorgeous patterns in lovely colorways. The directions are very clear and there are generous charts. Harrisville yarns are very reasonably priced, available in cones, and have a huge range of colors, and so this is a good source for sweaters that won't use the baby's milk money. Probably not for the beginner, but not daunting for anyone with some experience. Some textured work, but most of the sweaters are delightful fair isles. I wish there were more photos and that all of the sweaters were modeled. Sometimes the sweaters are shown from just one view (say, the back) and I am itching to see the other side, but this is carping. Very highly recommended.