Centenary Stitches: Telling the story of one WW1 family through vintage knitting and crochet Paperback – November 8, 2014

I have wanted this book since I saw the movie. I was not disappointed. The pattern are all vintage but updated for modern knitters. a huge variety of patterns in sizes from infant to adult. can't wait to start a sweater I found.

I enjoyed this book so much and have knitted a few of the patterns that I needed to purchase a second copy. The book is well written and the modernized versions of the late Victorian/Edward and/World War I patterns are absolutely wonderful. They are sized in a wide range of sizes including four and five x and many of the patterns are sized for the whole family or have variations that will fit the whole family all the way from newborn babies two adults who are full figured. The instructions are well written and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to leave vintage knit wear patterns!

Disappointing. I usually have difficulty reading patterns ahead of time, preferring to have needles and yarn in my hands and knit step by step, but some preliminary, even cursory reading is necessary, of course. I found these patterns especially difficult, with stitches unexplained, not even in the back of the book where the stitches are (supposedly) described, and some obvious errors. Also some of the photos are inadequate to give an idea of what the products look like. I would not knit any of these items as given. That said, the book is very attractive and for the most part very interesting in terms of the history of a small English village during WW1 and of knitting itself. It will go on my shelf to be perused from time to time, and I might attempt to approximate one or two of the patterns, but that's all. Oh, yes, and it's much too expensive for what it is.

Loved the whole concept and some great photos. Would have appreciated a little more information about the garments and reproducing them.

Love both the patterns and pictures of knitted items. Author tells stories about the history of the items whuch us both inspiring and gives understanding for such knits.

I bought this book because I am interested in textile history, but I did not anticipate that there would be so many patterns I would want to use! It's a very generous offering indeed.

Good book

What a wonderful book. I know Liz personally and couldn't wait for it to arrive...

I was lucky to see the DVD of the family's story, so the book is even more appreciated. It combines the history with the art of knitting and for the items to be modeled on real people shows them off in the best possible way.

A very informative book with a lot of vintage designs. The paper is not of the quality I would have liked, but the number of patterns included makes it worth the price.

Love this book

...zum nach stricken und - häkeln. Das Buch basiert auf der YouTube-Serie "Tell them of us" - über eine englische Familie, die den WWI miterlebt. In dieser Serie werden klassische, edwardianische Kostüme getragen, die eine Zeit wiederspiegeln, in der noch viel in eigenarbeit (home made) her gestellt wurde. Die Cardigans, Pullover, Schals, Mützen, Handschuhe etc. haben sehr schöne Muster und Kniffe. Wer sich jedoch unsicher ist, ob WWI-Strickmuster das Richtige sind, der könnte zunächst in die Serie reinschauen und sich mit der Mode der 1910er vertraut machen...

The book is full of interesting information and very usable patterns.