The world’s first comic-strip knitting book, “Knitstrips” presents original patterns, boundless humor, and seriously appealing knitting instruction.

Inspired, original, and laugh-out-loud funny, knitstrips are patterns and knitting instruction mixed with advice and humorous commentary—and presented in illustrated comic book panels. Launched in 2016 on the mega-popular knitting site Modern Daily Knitting, the strips gained instant popularity and have attracted thousands of avid fans. The book includes brand-new patterns and is designed to mimic a bound collection of comic books in a series: each “issue” with its own cover and wry theme—from yarn stashes to binge knitting—that is close to the heart of knitters. Issues offer four to six knitting patterns each, plus designer highlights and a variety of stories and technical discussions. The result is a fresh, lively knitting adventure that is like nothing the fiber world has seen before.

About the authors
Alice Ormsbee Beltran is the creator of Knitstrips, knitting pattern comics launched in 2016, and is based in Long Beach, California. She works with her writing partner and expert knitter, Karen Kim Mar, who lives in Upland, California.

Illustrators
Laura Irrgang, @laurairrgang
Michele Phillips, @MicheleCre8tes

Designers
Alice Ormsbee Beltran, @ik_knitstrips
Ana Campos, @circleofstitches
Casey Rich, @gingerpidge
Cecelia Campochiaro, @ceceliacampochiaro
Hikaru Noguchi, @hikaru_noguchi_design
Jeanette Sloan, @jeanettesloan
Julia Farwell-Clay, @farwellclay
Julie Kornblum, @juliekornblumstudio
Karen Kim Mar, @ik_knitstrips
Lauren McElroy, @motherofpurll1
Natalie Warner, @natalieinstitches
Norah Gaughan, @norahgn
Rebecca McKenzie, @ragingpurlwind
Shery Cook, @notiyarns

Yarn Sponsors
A Verb for Keeping Warm, @avfkw
Blue Sky Fibers, @blueskyfibers
Haute Bohéme Fibers, @hbfibers
Hedgehog Fibres, @hedgehogfibres
Ito Yarn, @itoyarn
Jill Draper Makes Stuff, @jillmakesstuff
La Bien Aimée, @labienaimee
Lion Brand Yarn Co., @lionbrandyarn
LolaBean Yarn Co., @lolabeanyarnco
Noti Yarn, @notiyarns
Quince & Co., @quinceandco
Rico Design, @rico_design
Shibui Knits, @shibuiknits
Third Vault Yarns, @thirdvaultyarns
Toil & Trouble Hand Dyed Yarns, @toiltrouble
WitchCraftyLady, @witchcraftylady

published in March 2022 by Abrams

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