The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. The Empire City.
I Knit New York
contains ten knitting patterns inspired by the history and geography of the Capital of the World. We asked five of our favorite New Yorkers to design patterns and share their favorite New York secrets from subway to skyscraper.
Designers include
Brittney Bailey
(b.woolens/Purl Soho),
Kathleen Dames
(kathleen dames knitwear design),
Kirsten Kapur
(Through the Loops),
Xandy Peters
(creator of Fox Paws and other stacked stitches), and
Lars Rains
(Modern Lopi), plus an essay from
Kay Gardiner
(the Northern half of Mason-Dixon Knitting), a #buttonhunt in the Garment District with
(host of
The Sweater with Kathleen Dames
podcast), and a multiborough yarn crawl with
Lisa Chamoff
(founder of Indie Untangled).
Want to know where to find the New York that the locals know and love? IKNY shares shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, and more. And if you can't make it to the City, we include lists of our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and songs, so you can bring NYC home.
Patterns include:
42nd & Lex
- open-front lace cardigan
Brooklyn Botanic
- lace beanie
Go Lightly
- boatneck pullover
Jane Jacobs
- three-color triangle shawl
Lenox Avenue
- cabled stocking cap
Manhattanhenge
- two-color cowl and gloves set
Metropolitan Opera
- stranded colorwork hat
Opal Clock
- cabled rectangular stole
Rockefeller Center
- bias top with openwork yoke
Sheep Meadow
- five-color funnel cowl
Yarns for all patterns provided by
Backyard Fiberworks
.
Alice O'Reilly
, the dyer behind Backyard Fiberworks, contributes an essay on color theory plus a guide to the various yarns used in
Shot on location in Manhattan by award-winning photographer
Gale Zucker
. Illustrations by
Laurel Johnson
, Mountain Laurel Artwork.
Join One More Row Press on our very first Knit Like A Local adventure in New York City.