One of Elizabeth Zimmermann's dreams was to publish a book of her garter
stitch designs. As you look through
Elizabeth's designs, you will find a wealth of material, much of it little known or
unknown to knitters. Further, you will be intrigued and excited by the unique
construction of some of these "new"; designs (equal to her classic baby surprise
jacket). You will find sweaters, coats, jackets, and vests for adults and kids,
baby garments, plus a wonderful array of small projects including sideways
gloves and socks, several brimmed hats, an ingenius pattern for knitted clogs
and more.
About her favorite knitted texture she wrote "One can only cite the elegant appearance of Garter stitch. It forms beautiful crinkly ridges, which are handsome in themselves. They can be employed horizontally or vertically or both and enable the structure of offbeat knitted pieces to be visible and organically decorative. I like to think that the very first knitter, doodling with sticks and sinews at the sunny entrance to his cave, or peering at his knitting by the flickering firelight, doodled with, or peered at Garter stitch; the bread and cheese of knitting, the basic stitch - surely the prototype."
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