Offering clear, concise knitting instructions, this series has served as a classic reference for handcrafters for more than thirty years. Lace can lend sophistication to any knitted project, and this updated guide features 250 lace and eyelet designs to delight knitters of all skill levels. From Butterfly Lace to Knotted Openwork to Open Diamonds with Bobbles, each swatch is accompanied by a helpful photograph and easy-to-follow instructions. Both new and classic yarn varieties are covered, and insider tips designed to facilitate personalization are featured throughout. Practical and simple to use, this all-in-one handbook even fits in a knitter’s travel bag.
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"I like that the new guides are cataloged by stitches . . . the originals were full of a little bit of everything." —knitty.com
"This is the ultimate reference library for those knitters who like to explore different textures and designs." —Yarn
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Erika Knight is a design consultant and the author of Simple Knits for Cherished Babies, Simple Knits for Easy Living, and Simple Knits for Little Cherubs.
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“ You are better off looking for the original harmony guides which are significantly cheaper and investing in the Vogue guides if you want the pretty pictures. ”
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By M. White
Format:Paperback
I compared this new version of the Harmony Guides thoroughly with the older Harmony Guides, and ended up going with the older versions. The new guide does have fantastic pictures, but that's about the only improvement I see over the older versions. There are less patterns per book, and there are still no charts (which would have easily fit on the very large, mostly blank space, pages). If you absolutely must have clear pictures, then definitely get the updated Harmony Guides. However, if like me, you are willing to sacrifice some picture quality to get a larger number of patterns for inspiration, then go for the older versions.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By Amygdala
Format:Paperback
I eagerly anticipated getting this book (and its two companions) since my old Harmony guides were falling apart. And my DH gifted me with them for Christmas.
What a MAJOR disappointment!!! No charts??? There are several pages of graph paper at the back, but what is one supposed to do, tear them out? This is unacceptable. The pictures are lovely, but there is no organization by type of lace--overall, edging, insertions, etc. The lace panel pattern on page 256 is misspelled as "Gardinia." Picky, picky, I know, but I have to wonder what other proofing errors are in there if one that obvious got by the spell checker.
Don't waste your money on this--get a copy of one of the original Harmony guides. Or buy Barbara Walker's First and Second Treasuries, if you don't already have them.
What a MAJOR disappointment!!! No charts??? There are several pages of graph paper at the back, but what is one supposed to do, tear them out? This is unacceptable. The pictures are lovely, but there is no organization by type of lace--overall, edging, insertions, etc. The lace panel pattern on page 256 is misspelled as "Gardinia." Picky, picky, I know, but I have to wonder what other proofing errors are in there if one that obvious got by the spell checker.
Don't waste your money on this--get a copy of one of the original Harmony guides. Or buy Barbara Walker's First and Second Treasuries, if you don't already have them.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I have the original Harmony guides and when I found they were going out of print, stocked up. I take the more narrow books to Kinkos and have them put a spiral binding so that they lay flat and are easier to use (spring for laminating the front and back cover to make them more durable as well).
When I saw that the new guides were out, I bought all three. However, I have to admit to being disappointed. They are very bland in colors -- some of the pictures don't look significantly better than straight black and white photos of Barbara Walker fame. While the size and format is more "portable", the photographs are not a significant upgrade from the original versions.
I think Harmony was trying to come out with an updated set of dictionaries to be more competitive to the Vogue guides. While on the surface, these may look more competitive, the Vogue guides are superior in terms of production value and selection of stitches.
You are better off looking for the original harmony guides which are significantly cheaper and investing in the Vogue guides if you want the pretty pictures.
When I saw that the new guides were out, I bought all three. However, I have to admit to being disappointed. They are very bland in colors -- some of the pictures don't look significantly better than straight black and white photos of Barbara Walker fame. While the size and format is more "portable", the photographs are not a significant upgrade from the original versions.
I think Harmony was trying to come out with an updated set of dictionaries to be more competitive to the Vogue guides. While on the surface, these may look more competitive, the Vogue guides are superior in terms of production value and selection of stitches.
You are better off looking for the original harmony guides which are significantly cheaper and investing in the Vogue guides if you want the pretty pictures.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The main advantage of this book over the Barbara Walker Treasuries is the fact that it has color photos. However, it is disappointing in comparison in all other respects (and to be honest, I think even some of the photos could have been a little better.) Many of the 250 stitches are, in fact, traditional stitches which are also featured in the Barbara Walker books. Charts would have given this book an edge over other stitch dictionaries, but, alas, all instructions are written. I recommend investing in the Barbara Walker books instead, and checking out the Barbara Walker Treasury project if you want color photos.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By D. Inness
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was very disappointed with the "new" Harmony Guide: Lace and Eyelets. There are no charts. The instructions have not been updated from the old Harmony Guides from the '80s. Explanation of abbreviations was inadequate and there were no disclaimers regarding the use of British knitting terms, most specifically for the use of the various abbreviations for yarn overs. While the photography is pretty, the designs have been knitted in heavier weight yarns, many of which are singles, which distort the view of using the designs to knit "lace" with fine yarn -- it's more like for adding lace designs to outerwear cardigans. Often the image of the lace pattern chosen for the book seems to have been chosen more for its artistic pleasure than showing the complete pattern of lace stitches. Not recommended for new knitters. If you want a stitch dictionary, see Barbara Walker's treasuries: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Robin Murphy
Format:Paperback
i really love this book because i prefer written patterns to charts. the preference of the intended recipient should certainly be considered. pictures are detail of pattern/panel, not whole or finished pieces. detail is good for checking your own work.
have noticed that peacock plumes has been printed twice, making 249 stitches to knit, and have written the publisher/author.
have noticed that peacock plumes has been printed twice, making 249 stitches to knit, and have written the publisher/author.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By L. Cunitz
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Please, please do not waste your money on this book. I should have listened to these other reviews and did not. The book is horrible, I could spend more time detailing the problems with it than I did looking at it getting more and more aggravated as I turned each page.
First of all, who writes a lace book with how to cast on instructions? In an attempt to pick out more unusual patterns they went for all the ugly ones, not that I can tell, many of the photos are such close ups that the look of the knit fabric is lost. With all that white space (there is a ton of it) could they not have used two pictures. And I am not even to the worst part yet. Want to yarn over? Well you will have to read through instructions that say yf, yb, yfon, yfrn, yo, yon, yrn with a glossary hidden in the back after graph paper? Please, who sketches pattern ideas in a book?
There are instructions to wrap the yarn (why with seven different yarn over instructions do I now need to wrap yarn too?! Then there's knit and purl "twisted" as opposed to "KB1" which means knit into back of next stitch, as opposed to tbl. The last straw was when they told me to "draw sl st over". All this work for ugly or common stitch patterns. I am going to try to get my money back. I have never ever returned a knitting book in my life.
Oh, I forgot the ridiculous knitting platitudes sprinkled though out the book as 'tips'. It is hard to pick just one they are all so dumb but here you go a knitting tip: When you make a mistake, correct it by ripping back stitch by stitch". Gee thanks. The tip on page 29 combined two unrelated items so they make no sense all - editing I think not. Erika Knight should be thoroughly embarrassed.
First of all, who writes a lace book with how to cast on instructions? In an attempt to pick out more unusual patterns they went for all the ugly ones, not that I can tell, many of the photos are such close ups that the look of the knit fabric is lost. With all that white space (there is a ton of it) could they not have used two pictures. And I am not even to the worst part yet. Want to yarn over? Well you will have to read through instructions that say yf, yb, yfon, yfrn, yo, yon, yrn with a glossary hidden in the back after graph paper? Please, who sketches pattern ideas in a book?
There are instructions to wrap the yarn (why with seven different yarn over instructions do I now need to wrap yarn too?! Then there's knit and purl "twisted" as opposed to "KB1" which means knit into back of next stitch, as opposed to tbl. The last straw was when they told me to "draw sl st over". All this work for ugly or common stitch patterns. I am going to try to get my money back. I have never ever returned a knitting book in my life.
Oh, I forgot the ridiculous knitting platitudes sprinkled though out the book as 'tips'. It is hard to pick just one they are all so dumb but here you go a knitting tip: When you make a mistake, correct it by ripping back stitch by stitch". Gee thanks. The tip on page 29 combined two unrelated items so they make no sense all - editing I think not. Erika Knight should be thoroughly embarrassed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
I've had harmony guides for crochet and knew the excellent detail of photos and the description of how to make the stitch, so getting this guide for knitting was a no brainer. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Julia
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great resource
This book has so many different variables on knitting pretty stitches/ patterns. All unique and colorfully shown. I am glad to have bought this book.
Published 22 months ago by K. Olandese
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor production
I am so disappointed by these guides - I splurged and bought three books all at once. If I'd looked through them in a bookstore I would certainly not have invested in them. Read more
Published 23 months ago by pyrrha
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous pictures, no charts, confusing terminology
I bought this book at my LYS after comparing it to Barbara Walker's books - even after reading reviews here. Why? The pictures. They're lovely. Read more
Published on July 9, 2010 by Lara Mohlhenrich
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely collection of lace patterns
What a huge and lovely collection of lace patterns with gorgeous, inspirational pictures. I have would consider myself to be an intermediate (closer to advanced) knitter, but I... Read more
Published on March 3, 2010 by F. Ow
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth it.
I bought this book a while ago and now (after discovering quite a few errors in the patterns) I wish that I would have know about some other books. Read more
Published on January 6, 2010 by Christi
4.0 out of 5 stars
The name says it all - 250 stitches!
I really like this book because of the wide variety of the stitches included in it. It's not all variations on fishnet - there are lace/rib combinations, lace/cable combinations,... Read more
Published on June 22, 2009 by Jennifer A. Carson
3.0 out of 5 stars
help
When reading the pattern on page 24 there are 2 abbreviations that I don't understand. These are yp and pO. Can anyone help me with this? Pattern is called angel wings lace panel. Read more
Published on April 21, 2009 by Sid Magerkurth
2.0 out of 5 stars
Colorful, but lacking
After all the hoopla about the Harmony series, I bought this book with great expectations. I found it disappointing. Read more
Published on July 26, 2008 by Emma Antunes
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible Instructions
I have to agree with others who find the instructions for these patterns bewildering. I'm especially irked at the "twisted" knit stitches, and yet nowhere, even in the glossary, is... Read more
Published on June 24, 2008 by Sherril Steele-Carlin
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