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I am a new knitter just started knitting lessons, thus I forget most of what I learn by the time I get home. I had not bought a book yet and was told this was a great book. I do sew and vogue patterns are not for beginers, so I was weary, however this book is fabulous! all the diagrams are easily followed, and I have successfully finished my first knitting project ahead of schedule and have been moved to an intermediate class. This is such a wonderful book I have ordered some of the on the go books to work on next. If you are a new knitter get this book, you will not be sorry.
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I am a beginner and a friend loaned me this book. Because of the great sketches and photos of each type of stitch, I purchased this book for myself and consult it almost daily.
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This is an absolutely excellent reference book, and I recommend it for beginners and old hands alike. However. If you are a beginner, and you can only afford one book, I would counsel against buying this one first.
That said, if you can afford *two* books, I recommend this one for your second knitting book. It provides great illustrations and explanations of a *huge* number of techniques; and if you're working with a pattern that's a bit confusing, Vogue Knitting can probably clarify the point.
But it will clarify the point within certain limitations. For instance. If Vogue Knitting tells you whether you are to include your edge, or selvage, stitches in your stitch-count for the stitch patterns illustrated and explained in the book, I have not found where. So either the information is lacking, or the organization of the text makes the reference difficult to locate. The index is very good, however, so I suspect that the information is lacking.
The stitch dictionary is absolutely excellent. It is not exhaustive, but it gives many many stitches, both simple and extremely complex, with clear instructions on how to form them. Barbara G. Walker, a well-known knitting guru, wrote the introduction, and likely had a hand in writing the chapter, as well. But I can only assume that the stitch dictionary pre-supposes a fair amount of prior knowledge. Otherwise it would include information on a. recommended applications for a pictured stitch; b. whether the stitch is reversible (the experienced can tell, the beginner, perhaps not); and c. whether the stitch can be adapted for use 'in the round' (for mitten-, or sock-cuffs, or sweater sleeves knitted on a circular needle), & if so, how. It contains none of this information, all of which would be appropriate for something purporting to be a 'dictionary'.
The knitwear patterns included in the book are not terribly inspiring, which could be a criticism -- but I see this as one of the book's strengths. Because the knitwear patterns are so bland, the book's content will probably *never* seem dated.
That said, it is still an excellent book. I use it all the time to confirm stitch patterns given in a pattern I'm using -- and it contains interesting tidbits on the history of knitting; a summary of available knitting supplies; and a large amount of other information. And while it very often fails to tell me *exactly* what I need to know, it also usually contains the data I need in order to answer my question for myself. As a supporting resource, I still consider it indispensable.
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I am a VERY occassional,small project, knitter. I spend most of my spare time Quilting. So I wanted a reference book that would have all the basic knitting how-to's and explain the abbreviations etc.. This book does have a lot of information, but about half of the book is on blocking and assembly, and then loads of pattern stitches. Probably very helpful if you knit a lot of sweaters. But it only had a small blurb (half of one page) on Circular Knitting. Since I wanted to try knitting socks, it was not of any help to me. I debated about keepng it anyway, but since it was large (not a carry-with-you book)and at least half of the book would never be of any use to me, I returned it. I bought "The Knitting Answer Book" which is nice and small and has so far answered any questions I had. It explains more than one method for doing most things, and tells you the reason why things are done a particular way. It has a whole chapter on circular knitting. It's actually a good little book to just pick up and read a bit whenever you have a few moments. Lots of tips and usefull information. My Mother, who knits a lot more than me, ran out and bought it too.
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This book is the best knitting reference book I've seen yet. I reference it more and more as my knitting skills progress because my issues and questions are becoming more complex. I am eternally grateful to the friend who gave me this as a birthday present!
This book contains excellent photos and explanations. There's a section dedicated to different types of cast ons, bind offs, increases, and decreases. Another section explains the various types of seams and recommended approaches (which one to use when). Additionally, there are many descriptions and illustrations for the various abbreviations used in knitting patterns. The section I have used the least is on garment making, as I have not yet done any sweaters.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who's reasonably serious about knitting--beginners and experienced knitters alike.
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