Yokes by Kate Davies

Yokes
 by Kate Davies
 Language: English
 In this exciting new book, author and designer Kate Davies reveals the story of one of the most iconic sweater styles of the 20th century - the yoke sweater.
 From Shetland and Iceland to Canada and Sweden, Kate's essays and conversations take you on a journey through the North Atlantic and explore the fascinating and often surprising regional stories about the yoke sweater.
 A garment with national and political resonance; an important sign of personal and cultural identity; a fashionable barometer for trends and technical transformations from the 1920s to today.
 Yokes have linked the lives and livelihoods of many different women.
 This book portrays these women, from designers to artists, from knitters to entrepreneurs.
 These are accompanied by a collection of eleven characteristic yoke patterns.