--- product_id: 48723935 title: "Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)" price: "$43.12" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/48723935-charts-for-color-knitting-dover-knitting-crochet-tatting-lace store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Patterns from 10+ global regions 400+ unique charted knitting patterns Full-color photographic swatches Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) **Price:** $43.12 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🧢 Unlock the world’s most stunning color knitting charts β€” design your legacy stitch by stitch! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - **How much does it cost?** $43.12 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48723935-charts-for-color-knitting-dover-knitting-crochet-tatting-lace) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Design Like a Pro:** Step-by-step guidance on creating custom color knitting patterns, from tension swatches to seamless pattern placement. - β€’ **Timeless & Trendy:** Harness centuries-old designs with a modern twist to create standout, conversation-starting garments and decor. - β€’ **Visual Learning Boost:** Includes vivid color photos of finished swatches to inspire and guide your creative process. - β€’ **Versatile Crafting Resource:** Perfect for knitters of all levels and adaptable to weaving, embroidery, and other fiber arts. - β€’ **Global Inspiration, Local Mastery:** Explore traditional and adapted motifs from Europe, Russia, South America, and beyond to elevate your knitting projects. ## Overview Charts for Color Knitting by Alice Starmore is a definitive, expanded collection of over 400 meticulously charted color knitting patterns sourced globally. This book offers professional-level design instruction, practical tips for pattern adaptation, and vibrant photographic examples, making it an essential tool for serious knitters and fiber artists eager to create unique, culturally rich projects. ## Description In the course of her career as an internationally recognized authority on knitting design and instruction, Alice Starmore has acquired a remarkable collection of charted designs for color knitting. This treasury features a choice selection of her source material, arranged into four parts: (1) Traditional patterns from Europe, Russia, and South America (2) Adaptations from textiles and other art, including Japanese porcelain and Celtic metalwork (3) Alice Starmore's own geometric and nature-inspired originals (4) Practical instructions that explain how to incorporate these motifs into unique designs. Suitable for beginning as well as advanced color knitters, these charted designs can also be adapted to other crafts, including weaving and embroidery. The first U.S. publication of Charts for Color Knitting, this new and expanded version explains how to incorporate color into your work and features color photographs of knitted swatches created expressly for this Dover edition. Review: serious beginner designing - Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) The book is actually called 'Alice Starmore's Charts for color knitting - New and Expanded Edition' - where 'Dover knitting, crochet, tatting Lace' comes from is anyone's guess. Alice Starmore was born in The Outer Hebredes and is a professional designer and knitter. And - the samples of finished items shown in colour photographs in the book show off her own brand of 2 and 3 ply strands of wool. BUT DO NOT LET THIS PUT YOU OFF! The book is a lifetimes shared knowledge and wisdom to us at home or in business. The book contains the methodology of how to design your own pattern, using single motif patterns to allover pattern sweater to horizontal border to vertical panel sweaters. Patterns as she says can been gleaned from any other objects as well as the traditional ones in the knitting world. i.e. carpets, textiles, ceramics. Colour is suggested that the knitter takes from Mother Nature (and of course there is plenty of suggestions on the internet). As she says it is best to explore themes. When I say 'design' the author starts off with your tension swatch (ie exampled by her own) using intarsia method or knitting the entire background and then using swiss darning on top or how about using the combination of both methods? The measurements of a sweater you wish to achieve are demonstrated and actually shows you how to get the number of stitches to start your project, and then suggests the consideration of how to then apply your own unique design or a pattern repeat from the book on to it, in a sensible way so that shoulders or sleeves when they meet look like a continuation or naturally meet - the tricky bit (where to change the pattern to suit your design). So she demonstrates by a drawn measurement plan and how to calculate the knitting instructions. It also means you can use your own wool 2 or 3 ply wool and not necessarilary her own branded wool. As she says quote 'my aim is to provide you with a clear guide to the process involved..... I invite you to 'look over my shoulder' as I design a small collection of sweaters which will serve as a guide for applying patterns to your designs'. The author uses a simple drop shoulder pullover shape that becomes the basis for understanding more complex shapes. Also included in the book are traditional patterns from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and South America. Its disappointing that she has not included traditional fair Isle patterns from the UK. Do they exist? 'Adapted Patterns' are taken from traditional objects i.e. Celtic 'key' patterns from ancient manuscripts and stonework; Japanese sashiko stitching and carpet patterns. The patterns exampled are Celtic, Greek, the Caucasus, Middle East and Far East, the traditional patterns you would expect to see on or in buildings, tile patterns, archeology etc on holiday. Another chapter gives you sample patterns on themes ie birds and flowers; sea and shoreline; the inner landscape as single motifs or all over patterns. Over all this is a great reference revision book for us knitters at all expereince levels even if you feel you are an inexpereinced knitter this explains the patterns that you buy! Afterall knowledge is the power to understand and enrich our lives..... Happy designing... mine stays as part of my reference library! Review: Stunning Patterns to Use Again and Again and Again - I have used this book already several times since I bought it. It's a really good repository of patterns for almost all occasions. This book covers a huge variety of two-colour patterns (black & white - which does not stop a designer to add colours!), from borders to individual motifs to large-scale patterns with a real wow-effect. The patterns are presented in three categories: traditional, adapted and 'the continuing story' (lots of nature motifs). Within these categories the motifs are classed by their country of origin, covering Northern Europe, Russia, South America, Greece, The Caucasus, the Middle and the Far East. This book does not contain a single pattern for a particular project, but it has many useful design instructions how to make your own project using the charts in the book. Throughout the book, however, and at the back there are many photographic examples of how the patterns can be used. The charts themselves are printed perhaps slightly too small to really work from them. You may want to write them out in larger or make an enlarged photocopy, especially, when working on any of the large-scale all-over patterns. At a pinch you can work straight from the book, but only with a marker on each row. I have used these patterns already on items of home decoration (like cushion covers) and several jumpers (some with all-over patterns) and they look stunning. These patterns look great if you just use two colours (with good contrast between colours), or wool which changes colour itself right down to fair-isle style colour design. If you like your knitting project to be a little bit more challenging and get a wow-response from others - this is the book for you! ## Features - Warning:Not suitable for children over 36 months - Dover Publications ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 267,279 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 731 in Knitting (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 667 Reviews | ## Images ![Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91AYBlDT3pL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ serious beginner designing *by C***E on 18 March 2012* Charts for Color Knitting (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) The book is actually called 'Alice Starmore's Charts for color knitting - New and Expanded Edition' - where 'Dover knitting, crochet, tatting Lace' comes from is anyone's guess. Alice Starmore was born in The Outer Hebredes and is a professional designer and knitter. And - the samples of finished items shown in colour photographs in the book show off her own brand of 2 and 3 ply strands of wool. BUT DO NOT LET THIS PUT YOU OFF! The book is a lifetimes shared knowledge and wisdom to us at home or in business. The book contains the methodology of how to design your own pattern, using single motif patterns to allover pattern sweater to horizontal border to vertical panel sweaters. Patterns as she says can been gleaned from any other objects as well as the traditional ones in the knitting world. i.e. carpets, textiles, ceramics. Colour is suggested that the knitter takes from Mother Nature (and of course there is plenty of suggestions on the internet). As she says it is best to explore themes. When I say 'design' the author starts off with your tension swatch (ie exampled by her own) using intarsia method or knitting the entire background and then using swiss darning on top or how about using the combination of both methods? The measurements of a sweater you wish to achieve are demonstrated and actually shows you how to get the number of stitches to start your project, and then suggests the consideration of how to then apply your own unique design or a pattern repeat from the book on to it, in a sensible way so that shoulders or sleeves when they meet look like a continuation or naturally meet - the tricky bit (where to change the pattern to suit your design). So she demonstrates by a drawn measurement plan and how to calculate the knitting instructions. It also means you can use your own wool 2 or 3 ply wool and not necessarilary her own branded wool. As she says quote 'my aim is to provide you with a clear guide to the process involved..... I invite you to 'look over my shoulder' as I design a small collection of sweaters which will serve as a guide for applying patterns to your designs'. The author uses a simple drop shoulder pullover shape that becomes the basis for understanding more complex shapes. Also included in the book are traditional patterns from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and South America. Its disappointing that she has not included traditional fair Isle patterns from the UK. Do they exist? 'Adapted Patterns' are taken from traditional objects i.e. Celtic 'key' patterns from ancient manuscripts and stonework; Japanese sashiko stitching and carpet patterns. The patterns exampled are Celtic, Greek, the Caucasus, Middle East and Far East, the traditional patterns you would expect to see on or in buildings, tile patterns, archeology etc on holiday. Another chapter gives you sample patterns on themes ie birds and flowers; sea and shoreline; the inner landscape as single motifs or all over patterns. Over all this is a great reference revision book for us knitters at all expereince levels even if you feel you are an inexpereinced knitter this explains the patterns that you buy! Afterall knowledge is the power to understand and enrich our lives..... Happy designing... mine stays as part of my reference library! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning Patterns to Use Again and Again and Again *by S***7 on 16 March 2015* I have used this book already several times since I bought it. It's a really good repository of patterns for almost all occasions. This book covers a huge variety of two-colour patterns (black & white - which does not stop a designer to add colours!), from borders to individual motifs to large-scale patterns with a real wow-effect. The patterns are presented in three categories: traditional, adapted and 'the continuing story' (lots of nature motifs). Within these categories the motifs are classed by their country of origin, covering Northern Europe, Russia, South America, Greece, The Caucasus, the Middle and the Far East. This book does not contain a single pattern for a particular project, but it has many useful design instructions how to make your own project using the charts in the book. Throughout the book, however, and at the back there are many photographic examples of how the patterns can be used. The charts themselves are printed perhaps slightly too small to really work from them. You may want to write them out in larger or make an enlarged photocopy, especially, when working on any of the large-scale all-over patterns. At a pinch you can work straight from the book, but only with a marker on each row. I have used these patterns already on items of home decoration (like cushion covers) and several jumpers (some with all-over patterns) and they look stunning. These patterns look great if you just use two colours (with good contrast between colours), or wool which changes colour itself right down to fair-isle style colour design. If you like your knitting project to be a little bit more challenging and get a wow-response from others - this is the book for you! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfection *by L***S on 16 October 2023* Finally a books which concentrates just on patterns. This book does not waste chapter after chapter on 'tools you need' or 'how to knit'. This is a book for advanced knitters, knitters who like to design their own projects, knitters who even design their own patterns. This book has pages of gridded patterns separated in 'chapters' by country or regions, everywhere from scandinavian countries to the far east. Just perfect if you only want the actual patterns and are happy to put it all together yourself in your own projects. THere are also some colour photos and of the author's knits and colour swatches of knitted patterns, if you need further inspiration. ## Frequently Bought Together - Alice Starmore's Charts for Color Knitting: New and Expanded Edition (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting (Dover Crafts: Knitting) - 200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter's Directory --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/48723935-charts-for-color-knitting-dover-knitting-crochet-tatting-lace](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48723935-charts-for-color-knitting-dover-knitting-crochet-tatting-lace) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-07-10*