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Whether you're a beginning knitter or advanced, whether your tastes range from simple knit-purl stitching to fancy Daisy or Moroccan screen, a dictionary of stitch patterns is indispensable!
Young knitters, old knitters, hip knitters, traditional knitters: they all enjoy different styles. But every knitter from age 5 to 95 needs a good dictionary of stitches. 400 Knitting Stitches is a comprehensive guide that invites knitters to experiment with a variety of new stitch combinations. The book is conveniently divided into eight categories: knit-purl, crossed and cables, slipped, lacy,double, twisted, cast-off, and fancy stitches. Making a romantic lacy wrap or a classic cable sweater? Whatever your style, there's a stitch in here for you.
Each of the 400-plus featured stitches is accompanied by easy-to-follow written and charted instructions,as well as a full-color photograph. A section on basic knitting information and techniques at the front of the book makes this volume even more invaluable.
From advanced knitters experimenting with their own designs to beginners looking for clear instruction and explanation, 400 Knitting Stitches is an essential reference for knitters of all kinds.
Young knitters, old knitters, hip knitters, traditional knitters: they all enjoy different styles. But every knitter from age 5 to 95 needs a good dictionary of stitches. 400 Knitting Stitches is a comprehensive guide that invites knitters to experiment with a variety of new stitch combinations. The book is conveniently divided into eight categories: knit-purl, crossed and cables, slipped, lacy,double, twisted, cast-off, and fancy stitches. Making a romantic lacy wrap or a classic cable sweater? Whatever your style, there's a stitch in here for you.
Each of the 400-plus featured stitches is accompanied by easy-to-follow written and charted instructions,as well as a full-color photograph. A section on basic knitting information and techniques at the front of the book makes this volume even more invaluable.
From advanced knitters experimenting with their own designs to beginners looking for clear instruction and explanation, 400 Knitting Stitches is an essential reference for knitters of all kinds.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly - the good:
FORMAT: the size makes this easy to handle . It is a paperback but very good quality and the integral folded cover means marking a page is simple.
PICTURES: Very clear photographs, and all samples are knitted WELL in the same cream colour. This makes comparing and choosing really easy. This colour also shows patterns very clearly.
LAYOUT: It is split into various sections eg Knit/purl stitches, Crossed stitches & Cables - again making it easy to choose and compare.
Now the reason it lost a star (for me):
INSTRUCTIONS: Both written and charted instructions are printed beside the picture. For those who can read charts (not me!), there is an appendix of the symbols at the back, which is great. BUT -the written instructions are unnecessarily complicated. There is no matching appendix of abbreviations at the back. As it is, the first time an instruction comes up in a pattern, the full instruction is printed and when it comes up again in the same pattern, the instruction is not concise enough. This makes the pattern clumsy to read. Not impossible but I find it irritating.
I can see why another reveiwer writes the instructions out for themself.
A simple, eg 'C6F', with explanation in an Appendix, would simplify the pattern instruction. Also, the more usual method of printing each row on a separate line would make it easier to follow.
I wouldn't be without this book, though; it is full of inspiration, well illustrated and generally an excellent buy.
FORMAT: the size makes this easy to handle . It is a paperback but very good quality and the integral folded cover means marking a page is simple.
PICTURES: Very clear photographs, and all samples are knitted WELL in the same cream colour. This makes comparing and choosing really easy. This colour also shows patterns very clearly.
LAYOUT: It is split into various sections eg Knit/purl stitches, Crossed stitches & Cables - again making it easy to choose and compare.
Now the reason it lost a star (for me):
INSTRUCTIONS: Both written and charted instructions are printed beside the picture. For those who can read charts (not me!), there is an appendix of the symbols at the back, which is great. BUT -the written instructions are unnecessarily complicated. There is no matching appendix of abbreviations at the back. As it is, the first time an instruction comes up in a pattern, the full instruction is printed and when it comes up again in the same pattern, the instruction is not concise enough. This makes the pattern clumsy to read. Not impossible but I find it irritating.
I can see why another reveiwer writes the instructions out for themself.
A simple, eg 'C6F', with explanation in an Appendix, would simplify the pattern instruction. Also, the more usual method of printing each row on a separate line would make it easier to follow.
I wouldn't be without this book, though; it is full of inspiration, well illustrated and generally an excellent buy.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has so many choices that you really do not need anything else for daily knitting. Most can be adapted to any ply of wool and can even be used for silks and ribbons. I had lost my, very expensive, a-z of stitches and needed a new one...this turned out to exceedingly low cost and had more items listed than the book I lost.
I recommend it to any knitter...learner or professional, and, yes, I was a professional for many years, now I do it for fun.
I recommend it to any knitter...learner or professional, and, yes, I was a professional for many years, now I do it for fun.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I find this book very useful for every knitter since it has so many stitches to choose from.It has really answered my questions as to how are the stitches used by famous designers made.I like to experiment and get new ideas for my knitting and this book has given me plenty.
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just impossible not to like some patterns here
Knitting is one of my passions, as it relaxes me very much, and I was looking for some new patterns. Read more
Published 1 month ago by crizantema
A book with the basic stuff and more
great book. Straightforward and with lots of useful information. A must-have for those would want to improve their knitting abilities.
Published 2 months ago by AngelaP
Good Book
This is a lovely book to receive or give as a gift. Instructions are clear with beautiful colour photos alongside each pattern. A must for all keen knitters.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. B. Beach
does what it says on the tin
It has 400 stitches in it, some of them good some of them a bit far fetched, it would have been more use if there were a bit more guidance about which stitches were best for which... Read more
Published 5 months ago by azza
400 knitting stitches, a complete dictionary of essential stitch...
this was an essential tool in the teaching of a group of children in my village as it was a great visual tool for them.
Published 5 months ago by murken
knitting stitches
I am a journalist in Turkey and love knitting and baking. Usually order books from Amazon reletad with these subjects. This knitting book and also the others are awsom. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Elvan N.Z.Baransel
Inspirational
I have had this book for a couple of months now but have been too busy knitting to get around to writing a review. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Charmaine
400 Knitting stitches
Brilliant book for any knitter to dip into for stitch ideas. Saw this and another similar book in local bookshop, but decided they were too expensive to justify a purchase. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. Theresa L. M. Eagles
Just What I Knitted
Having taken up knitting again and having lots of bits of wool left over I was looking for a book with different stitches I could try while knitting up squares. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Babsie
Knitting stitches
To whom it may concern, Ifind this book very good as it has lots of new stitches that i have not tried before, so there's great variety. Margaret
Published 11 months ago by margaret murray
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