This book list is a compilation of books recommended by members, artists, friends and staff. It is certainly not exhaustive, and it only lists the information we were given. You can search by any of the choices given in the boxes at the top. When you choose from the drop down offerings, hit the blue “Search” button to see the books in the list that meet those chosen criteria. To return to the entire list, click on the icon with the two circles with arrows. If you have suggestions for books to add, please list them in the comments, and be sure to give as much information concerning author, publish date, description, etc.The default for viewing all the books without choosing a category is alpha by title. It is possible the actual title might be slightly different. Happy browsing.
A History of Hand Knitting, Audio CD book
Publisher: Knitting Out Loud; Abridged edition (December 10, 2007), ISBN-10 : 0979607345; ISBN-13 : 978-0979607349, Good Yarn Class handout
A Knitting Life
By Susan Axelrod in 2019. In depth article about Pam Allen. Using nineteenth-century mills and twenty-first-century technology, Pam Allen created a world-renowned yarn company in Maine. By: Susan Axelrod, Photography: Christina Wnek
History of Knitting: 10th century to modern times
YouTube Knitting historian Liz Kristan not that great, mostly talking, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3E44jsstY&t=1152s
Island Classics
"A rugged coastline, blue green spruce, fields of wild flowers dotted with grazing sheep, sailboats crossing the bay; such images of island life are reflected in the sweaters of North Island Design. These contemporary designs leave you with the feeling of a classic sweater--one that you may pass on for generations."
Knitting For Dummies
This books written by Pam Allen in 2002, one of many books on knitting that she has authored up through the 80s and 90s and to this day. Her entrepreneurial life—starting as a knitter, pattern designer, book author and evolved into a large and successful yarn manufacturing company—is an example of the popularity and enduring nature of fiber in art, design and business.
Knitting in America A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art
Good Yarn Class handout
Sweaters from the Maine Islands
From a 2021 Amazon review of this out of print book (after 30 years): “This is such a treasure. It has some wonderfully simple yet interesting designs that are easy to follow and modify…There are also interesting tidbits about the life on the island interspersed between the patterns. I am so glad someone offered this up since it is out of print.”
The State of Maine Knitting
Questionable link and the magazine itself doesn’t seem to go back any farther than 2020 on line. Michaela works still for Downeast Magazine while Maine Women is a publication of Courier Publications LLC.