- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Rowan Yarns Ltd (9 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904485316
- ISBN-13: 978-1904485315
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 16.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 142,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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All you need to know in one small handbag sized book, packed full of clear stitch diagrams and instructions - plus 20 simple projects to make. "Learn to Knit" is the only book you will need to gain the skills to create beautiful garments from your own needles, and benefit from the gorgeous and fashionable designs. The book provides detailed information on yarns, needle types and sizes, plus step-by-step guidance on tension, casting on, knitting basics, knit stitch, purl stitch and much more! All of the sections on learning to knit have clear colour artwork and diagrams on the stitches and knitting process, teamed with colour photography of real-life examples of knitted items, ideal for the beginner. The book also comes with an outstanding gallery of 20 simple projects to make (easy, intermediate and advanced) - with garments for all the family, accessories and home furnishings, using gorgeous yarns from Patons: Patons Diploma Gold 4 ply; Patons Diploma Gold DK; Patons Diploma Gold Aran; and, Patons 100 per cent Cotton 4 ply. The delightful projects include: A Pot Holder worked in three colours, which forms a pocket to insert your hand; a rectangular Cushion Cover in elegant black, white and grey that looks fantastic in both traditional and contemporary settings; plus clothing such as the classic Child's Raglan Sweaters which is knitted in machine-washable, double-knitting weight wool - to the cool cotton Unisex V-neck Sweater that looks great on both the sexes. Each project has detailed instructions, a requirements list and tension guide, together with a gorgeous colour photograph of the finished project.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book shows you the very basics of how to knit in the first 23 pages - how to cast on, how to increase and decrease, how to finish. There is then a range of 20 projects rated easy, intermediate and advanced.
As someone who has never knitted before, I thought I would start with the very first and easiest project. However, I didn't get further than trying to read the pattern! Unfortunately, this book offers little guidance on this tricky subject. Also, the easiest project has three different colours, but it there are no instructions on how to change colours. It refers to 'slipping stitches' and 'slipstitch work' without telling you what this means. I found this very frustrating!
This book may be nice for someone with some knitting experience already, but then they would have no need for the first 23 pages. I am now looking for another book to fill in the gaps!!
The patterns include a pretty cot blanket, a childs jumper, a plain unisex jumper and a ladies cardigan. Examples of easy projects are a potholder and a cushion cover. Pom-pom hats, gloves and a tea-cosy are nice small projects for intermediate knitters (although the designs are a bit retro!) 2 stars given as the Amazon price makes it quite good value if the 20 projects are to your taste.
As someone who has never knitted before, I thought I would start with the very first and easiest project. However, I didn't get further than trying to read the pattern! Unfortunately, this book offers little guidance on this tricky subject. Also, the easiest project has three different colours, but it there are no instructions on how to change colours. It refers to 'slipping stitches' and 'slipstitch work' without telling you what this means. I found this very frustrating!
This book may be nice for someone with some knitting experience already, but then they would have no need for the first 23 pages. I am now looking for another book to fill in the gaps!!
The patterns include a pretty cot blanket, a childs jumper, a plain unisex jumper and a ladies cardigan. Examples of easy projects are a potholder and a cushion cover. Pom-pom hats, gloves and a tea-cosy are nice small projects for intermediate knitters (although the designs are a bit retro!) 2 stars given as the Amazon price makes it quite good value if the 20 projects are to your taste.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had absolutely no knitting experience but was keen to learn and was given this book as a Christmas present along with the needles and wool required for the first "project"...... following the pictures and steps in the book I failed to even be able to cast on!! The patterns are simple enough, I think, but written in a way that I feel you would need to be a bit more experienced to be able to follow (as a complete movice knitting patterns, generally, seem like a foreign language to me!). There is virtually no explanation of basic things like tension, how to change colours, how to finish work, etc. As a previous reviewer has said it does seem as if some of the "steps" are missing.
Fortunately I didn't hang up my needles for good - determined to become a knitter I bought Knitty Gritty: Knitting for the Absolute Beginner and my experience of that book couldn't have been more different. I'm now enjoying learning how to knit!!!!
Fortunately I didn't hang up my needles for good - determined to become a knitter I bought Knitty Gritty: Knitting for the Absolute Beginner and my experience of that book couldn't have been more different. I'm now enjoying learning how to knit!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is neither easy to use or informative for beginners! The web is better, you can veiw video's on how too. I recommend a combo of the internet ([...]) and finding a friend or family member to show you!! Because the instructions for how to start are so bad in this book, I have no idea if the patterns in it are any good. They might be I'll never know... garbage is where this book is going I won't make someone else use this(Big big big waste of money!!!!!). If I had alot of previous (and I mean alot!)knitting knowledge already and was just restarting after so many years off, maybe this book would be handy, but for beginnners... Stay away!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great patterns, poor explanation.
This book was bought as a Christmas present along with wool and needles.
The instructions weren't very clear patterns difficult to understand and not a great tool for... Read more
The instructions weren't very clear patterns difficult to understand and not a great tool for... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jenna Petty
Good for those new to knitting.
I loved this book when I first started knitting (I had it recommend to me by an experienced knitter) and have just recommended it to a friend. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Price
NoviceKnitter
I too am a brand-new knitter fresh and ready to learn the basics. Sue Whiting's Learn to Knit proved to be the perfect book for me. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2008 by Intrepid Newbie
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