The pleasure of knitting is that much greater when you know you're using the perfect yarn.  In A Fine Fleece, knitter, designer and spinner Lisa Lloyd explores the different qualities of handspun yarns and presents projects that show them to their best advantage.  The book contains valuable information for every knitter, even if you've never considered learning to spin (although you'll find inspiration in the book to do just that).

While educating you on the differences in fine wools (like alpaca, merino, bradford, cormo, rambouillet, and suffolk) and the characteristics you can achieve in a handspun yarn by combining fibers according to certain recipes, Lisa  also shares three important concepts that enlighten her designs:  the use of contrasting color and fiber; scale and perspective (chunky yarns with chunky cable stitches versus chunky yarns with delicate ones); and the creation of "poetic" sweaters that try to capture an emotion through stitching.

Each of the 25 projects in A Fine Fleece show the finished project knitted with both a handspun yarn and a commercial yarn so that you can train your eyes to understand how fiber and texture can truly transform a piece.

A Fine Fleece will be available from April 8th, 2008 from your local yarn shop, independent bookseller, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other online resellers.  You may also purchase a signed copy directly from Lisa using the store link on this page.