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Iris does it again!, March 28, 2009
This review is from: Iris Schreier's Reversible Knits: Creative Techniques for Knitting Both Sides Right (Hardcover)
Iris Schreier is a genius at designing beautiful knits that look complex, but are really very enjoyable and easy to knit, once you wrap your brain around them. I've been working on the Sorbet Shawl for the past week, a lacy design that is a relaxing knit, once you set up the first few rows. You can look at your knitting, rather than having to refer to a chart or text. In fact, every time I work another one of Schreier's designs, I feel that I'm a smarter knitter, learning to recognize or "read" what I've knit.
The book is lovely to look at, well-organized, and has a wide variety of techniques to challenge any level of knitter. I'm planning to try one of the double-knitting projects next. Iris designs with her own beautiful Artyarns in mind, but offers a chart for substitutions if you want to try something else.
This book is another must-have for me, as I learn so much from Iris, and am inspired by her lovely designs. If you haven't checked out her other books, you must--they're great, too.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Genius!, April 3, 2009
This review is from: Iris Schreier's Reversible Knits: Creative Techniques for Knitting Both Sides Right (Hardcover)
I purchased this book because Modular Knits is one of the most invaluable tools in my knitting arsenal. Reversible Knits combines beauty and genius in a series of fun-to-knit patterns! The patterns and tutorials are clearly written and well-illustrated, focusing on six techniques. In addition, Schreier includes a chart of yarn substitutions at the end of the book. The one caveat--and this is no fault of the author--is that the book is hardcover. I am a firm believer that all knitting books containing patterns should be spiral bound, or at least soft cover so I can take them to a stationery store and have a spiral binding inserted. Perhaps in a reprint.
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Excellent instructions for double knitting, April 29, 2009
This review is from: Iris Schreier's Reversible Knits: Creative Techniques for Knitting Both Sides Right (Hardcover)
I'm actually working on a pattern from another book based on double knitting, my first dk project, and bought this book for the tutorials, which are the best I've found so far. Thanks Iris!
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