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Interweave's Compendium of Finishing Techniques

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I'm dyslexic and left handed -- and after several decades of false starts learning to knit -- I finally got it. What I couldn't figure out from all the wonderful knitting books available now is how to get the beginnings and endings (and the errors in the middle) to work as well as the actual knits, purls, yarnovers, and slips....

I borrowed one book of finishing techniques, found another at a local bookstore, and found dozens of pages on the web that all attempted to explain how to accomplish these tasks which are evidently simple to most knitters.

This book, "Interweave's Compendiu7m of Finishing Techniuest..." and another Interweave book called "Knit Fix" are the only books I've found that manage to explain in such a way that I can translate their instructions into successful knitting. Both books are compact, spiral bound, and full of un-misunderstandable directions and clear, plentiful illustrations.

If I can understand the writing and illustrations in these books, imagine how useful they will be for the average kntter!

This book suffers greatly by not featuring the word "knitting" in its title -- in dozens of searches on Amazon, it never came up and was never associated with other books in this family -- oddly, it is associated with weaving books only. Don't let this mislead you.

I like the book very much, however, I feel the layout and the photography could have been tighter and more artful. There's a bit of a rushed-to-put-together feel about it, which is disappointing. Nevertheless, good value for a finishing reference book because it applies to all needlework disciplines.

A very thorough review of different ways to finish your projects through stitches, trimmings, decorative braids, etc. Clear concise instructions, and easy to follow illustrations. A wonderful book!!

Thankfully I checked this out from the library rather than purchasing it. I found that it offered a whole lot of different crafts, with really quite basic information for each one. My main hobby is knitting, and I learned nothing here that I did not already know from my simplest books. It essentially gives one option for each task at hand in each craft.

I refer to this all the time for finishing ideas to complete weaving and knitting projects, particularly when I've made a previously unnoticed mistake or two. This has been invaluable to me in those cases where a different finish salvages, and even improves, the finished project.

This book is decent. My only complaint is that it is a bit broad and shallow. They try to cover too many diverse areas, without going deeply in any one. I'm always looking for handy reference books, and I do use this one, but it often doesn't have what I'm looking for. I knit and weave. I have used it for the hem finish for weaving, and I would keep it handy when deciding how to finish a weaving project, but many of the finishes for knitting or weaving don't appeal to me. There are some cool braids, but I can't find any use for them yet.

I have only briefly looked through this book, but I love what I have seen so far. The instructions are brief but thorough, the illustrations helpful and accurate. Definitely a good purchase. A word of caution, do not use any of Amazon's sellers. After recovering from the heart attack I had after seeing the prices listed, I went to Interweave's website and purchased an ebook edition for $20.00. Spending over $200.00 for a new book, or $80.00 for a used book, makes absolutely no sense at all to me, even to have a hard copy on had. Print it out, print the sections out you need, and save well over double the cost.

excellent book, well presented would have like more crochet button ideas but this is an excellent product

Well done you. It is a great thing to write a book, another to actually have it published, and a sheer triumph if it is a good read. Congratulations on achieving all three.