Kaffe’s Classics - Kaffe Fassett 25 Glorious Knitting Designs

144 pages (Published 1993)

Kaffe Fassett is one of the world's greatest knitwear artists. His designs are masterpieces of rhythm, pattern and colour and are in a class of their own. In this outstanding collection of sweaters, jackets and waistcoats Kaffe gives us a range of patterns which is so varied and colourful that every reader will be inspired to pick up their knitting needles and create a designer garment to treasure for ever.

Everyone who already has Kaffe Fassett knitwear in their wardrobe knows that these pieces are twentieth-century classics and will need little encouragement to branch out and try some of the more adventurous patterns in the book. Others, perhaps embarking on their first 'Kaffe', will find ready inspiration in some of the simpler designs featured here. All will quickly realise that the book contains some of the finest jewels of Kaffe's work - and forms an essential part of any knitter's library. Each pattern is fully charted and has clear instructions; most can be made for and worn with equal success by men and women.

Kaffe takes his inspiration from ethnic decorative arts from all around the globe. The patterns in this book are drawn from such diverse sources as Japanese art, Islamic tilework, Turkish kilims and Spanish architecture. He adapts the designs and reinterprets the colourways with his sure instinct for creating exquisite kaleidoscopes of texture and pattern.

Kaffe Fassett is an artist who paints in wools and cottons and produces designs of breathtaking subtlety using a glowing palette of richly- coloured yarns. In Kaffe's Classics he explains the inspiration behind many of his designs and shows us how to recreate them for ourselves. If you have ever longed for a Kaffe original, this book is all you need to achieve your dream.