Little books that explore the big world of knitting.

Stripes: Be the first on your block to start your collection of MDK Field Guides—little books that explore the big world of knitting.

Painterly: For knitters used to working only stranded color work, an introduction to rhythmic, geometric intarsia.

Log Cabin: This is it. This is all you need to get the hang of log cabin knitting. With enormous pride, we introduce our concise guide to a boundless idea. With this easy technique, you’ll head off on a grand adventure of beautiful, colorful projects. It’s easy. It’s addicting. Log cabin knitting allows you to play with color and pattern to spectacular effect. Follow the three inspired patterns, or set off with your own log cabin idea. This book will set you up for a whole new world of fun.

Wanderlust: The essential introduction to one of knitting’s greatest pleasures: the handknit sock. From the master of mix-and-match design, Wendy Bernard, comes all you need to knit beautiful socks. With this little book and a skein of delicious yarn, you’re set for knitterly adventure.

Big Joy: Go big! MDK Field Guide No. 12 celebrates the big joy of simple projects to make for those you love—and to give away. Five clever designs by Jen Geigley use Rowan Big Wool for quick results and the chance to make a bunch of colorful, gorgeous gifts.

Open: Modern lace. From the playful imagination of Jeanette Sloan come five patterns that let us explore the magical effects that come with simple lace techniques. The fun here is the variety of yarn weights and the gorgeous lace patterns—it all looks utterly fresh and clean.

Refresh: A welcome breeze of clean, fresh design from Carol Feller, the Irish designer whose work we have loved for many years. These four patterns explore texture, structure, and the beauty of a special yarn.

Master Class: Field Guide No. 13: Master Class will bring a blast of color and a spirit of adventure to your knitting. Scarves, cowls, cushions, throws, and wraps—with 20 charts and 6 stripe designs, you’ll find endless ways to play with color and pattern.

Downtown: Fresh, easy, relaxed—welcome to the world of Isabell Kraemer. A pair of pullovers and a set of cowls that let us play with texture and color. These are sweaters to love and to wear every day. Downtown, around town, everywhere.

Revolution: For more than 30 years, Norah Gaughan has set our minds awhirl. She is a true revolutionary—a genius of construction, a master of cables, and a fearless innovator. These four designs are an extraordinary chance to play in Norah’s world.

Merry Making: This is the Field Guide that gives us the chance to make merry. To have near at hand a collection of clever designs that have a twist of fun and a splash of style. Thea Colman took to heart the idea of designs that can be made quickly, easily, with enough variation that they never get old, and in lots of sizes. You’ll see in these designs all Thea’s signatures: a crazy cable, graphic colorwork, juicy texture.

Ease: How about we all just ditch life for a while and knit? It’s summertime. Time for ease. Ease yourself into the sort of knitting that we adore: portable, easy to memorize, beautiful. This is the lightest, ease-iest Field Guide yet. These four designs from Julia Farwell-Clay will lower the temperature by ten degrees.

Transparency: We crave light, warmth, air. In our knitting, and in our lives. In this Field Guide, beloved Amy Christoffers explores different ideas of transparency in four playful, accessible designs.

Sequences: Rich, gorgeous, simple to make. This Field Guide introduces the ingenious idea of sequence knitting, the “unvention” of Cecelia Campochiaro. Cecelia’s four designs provide the perfect canvas for you to play with her gorgeous knit-and-purl stitch patterns. Rediscover the endless puzzle of knitting all over again with these elegant, simple projects.

Wild Yarns: Hand-dyed and multicolor yarns make us giddy with delight. We collect gorgeous skeins without a care for what we might actually knit with them. MDK Field Guide No. 3 has three great designers’ best ideas for projects that do justice to these magical yarns.

Fair Isle: We are unabashedly pro-colorwork. This Field Guide sets you up for success with four projects that allow brilliant color play and a bit of skill sharpening along the way.