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Join the movement! Millions strong and counting, hip, young chicks with sticks are putting a whole new spin on knitting - while turning Stitch'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook into a surprise bestseller (The New York Times). Written by Stitch 'n Bitch author Debbie Stoller, Stitch 'N Bitch Nation features 50 hip; new, even funkier and more fabulous patterns by Stitch 'n Bitch designers. All designs are complete with full-colour photographs and step by step instructions, and are made from sexy, contemporary yarns, including multicoloured angora, alphaca, lace, and mohair. Includes best tips, shortcuts, and techniques from Stitch 'n Bitchers, profiles of knitters and their groups, and a how to refresher on al the stitches used in the book.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like the range of projects in this book. I think that anyone could look through this book and see something (or many things!) that they would love to make and wear. Many diferent designers are featured and this gives a new and zingy quality to each pattern. The photographs are great and for most things there is a reasonable range of sizes.
However, as a previous reviewer mentioned, there are errors in some of the instructions and charts. This is OK if you can go to the website and check for corrections before you start, or if you are a fairly experienced knitter and can spot and correct the errors yourself, but it does take away from the pleasure of using this book.
Having got this gripe out of the way, I still maintain that the book (and the patterns) are worth perservering with as the freshness and originality puts it way ahead of everything else out there at the moment.
However, as a previous reviewer mentioned, there are errors in some of the instructions and charts. This is OK if you can go to the website and check for corrections before you start, or if you are a fairly experienced knitter and can spot and correct the errors yourself, but it does take away from the pleasure of using this book.
Having got this gripe out of the way, I still maintain that the book (and the patterns) are worth perservering with as the freshness and originality puts it way ahead of everything else out there at the moment.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a keen knitter, having started as a small child in 1970s darkest Sussex, where there wasn't much else to do ;-) Suffice to say I have quite a bit of experience in knitting. I was recently given this book as a present. There are some lovely designs in this book and some less lovely, but the crucial thing for me that can spoil this book as a UK-based knitter is the US terminology. It's not just the needle sizes; it's the differing abbreviations and yarn weights/types etc, and I do find this gets in the way sometimes. As other reviewers have stated, if the author had at least given a generic yarn type throughout for the US yarns so that we could attempt to substitute them, it would have made such a difference. Some patterns do benefit from a better description of yarn type than others - again, as other reviewers have said, this suggests sloppy editing in that the book lacks consistency in this regard. I thought it was just me when I read through a pattern several times very carefully and still couldn't understand it. Now I realise that it was probably just one of the mistakes that have been identified by other reviewers. Another minor point is that several patterns use circular needles, which I personally detest, but of course other knitters may not. In summary, if as a UK knitter you can get past the semantic obstacles, there are some great patterns, but do watch out for errors and be careful/lucky when choosing your yarn!
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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This, Debbie Stoller's second Stitch 'n Bitch book, follows on nicely from the first and is designed to appeal to the new generation of younger, cooler knitters (isn't that all of us?). It assumes you've got a basic knowledge of knitting and shows you some of the more complex stuff, eg how to adapt patterns to suit different yarns (or different body shapes!) and how to write your own patterns. It's got 50 new patterns ranging from baby gifts to fishnet tights, and whilst none of them look impossibly difficult, most have a new trick to teach you like a lace pattern or a cable. As this is an American book not all of the yarn is easily available in the UK - quite a few of the patterns specify Rowan wool which should be fairly easy to source, but most of those that aren't don't look too difficult to find substitutes for. I've made a couple of the scarves so far as gifts, and they've been very well recieved - I'm now half way through the "Baby's First Tattoo" cardie which has been very easy to follow and looks like another winner! Highly recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
middle rate knitting book
unfortunately I didnt enjoy stitch and bitch nation as much i thought i would. personally I found the a lot of the patterns to be quite garish and simply unstylish. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. T. Begum
Not as good as the original
I found the original stich n bitch book excellent for progressing my knitting skills. This is really just a re-cap of that with some new patterns. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Emma Jane
Creative & colourful
I've had this book for a while now and I love to flick through it for inspiration. The pictures and projects are so colourful and fun that it makes me want to start creating. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2008 by K. Roycroft
Love it!
The patterns are fun and great. I simply love it.
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Published on 9 Jan 2008 by D. Boskma
great ideas but too many mistakes in the patterns
This book is full of great ideas for garments and accessories that you'd actually want to make. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006
FAb
I found this book really great, though not for the beginner knitter. There are some really interesting, fun patterns which are a lot more detailed and complex than her first book. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2005 by P. Cooper
Not that great!
I bought the book because some friends in America mentioned it. Some of the yarns are not available to us in the UK and I found out that the author solicits ideas from others to... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2005 by "gina_baby"
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