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Knitting Patterns For Dummies

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One of the many things that I LOVE about this book is that while it is great for beginners - with many good graphics and descriptions of stitches and finishing etc - it is absolutely fantastic for those of us who aspire to get past a rigid pattern and want to try and create our own designs. It is very clearly thought out. Instructions, hints and tips aplenty. It genuinely does have something for everybody. What's more it's written in a fun and quirky way. Who'd have thought about using liquorice as a yarn ;-) As I say "I love it!"Knitting Patterns For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

If you are teaching yourself, as I am, you will find this helpful. There is a lot of good information, but not necessarily things that aren't available elsewhere. The benefit of this book is what the "For Dummies" books are best known for...helping you to formulate the question that you need answered, when you don't know enough to know where to start looking. An essential if you are teaching yourself.

Knitwear designer Kristi Porter presents Knitting Patterns for Dummies, a worthy addition to the exemplary "For Dummies" series of guides designed to make their subject matter thoroughly accessible to beginners. Chapters address how to choose the right yarn and needles, common stitches and pattern shapes, how to measure one's gauge, read a pattern, and understand garment sizing, proper care of completed knitted creations, and much more. A handful of color plates and an assortment of black-and-white diagrams illustrate this step-by-step guide, enthusiastically recommended as a top-notch self-teaching resource.

I found this book to be very useful in reviewing and learning new knitting stitches. The directions were easy to follow and were accompanied with illustrations. I recommend this book for beginners as well as those who have not knitted in a few years and are in need of a refresher course. The patterns given have easy to follow directions which incorporate many different stitches to give practice.

I am a fairly experienced knitter (not to say entirely competent), but I found this book to be very informative, readable and inspiring. It explained several techniques that I never quite "got" before, and has inspired me to try a few new things.

THe Kindle Version has the photos and diagrams right over top of the paragraphs, so much of it was unusable. Amazon refunded quickly, but I'd recommend getting the actual paper version, because there is something wrong with the formatting in the Kindle version.

Great book to have in your library. Suggest you also buy Knitting for Dummies since they work well together. Lots of inspiration found in this book! Projects for all levels.

After giving up knitting for several years then starting again I needed a refresher course and this book does it very well. I keep it handy when knitting and it is easy to use.

This book was exactly what I thought it would be. Very informative. It had been awhile since I had knitted anything and this told me what I needed to start again.

Love,Love,Love this book!! I've been knitting for 10 years before I found this book. I saw the knitted
cowl/scarf on a friend and she told me about the book where she got the pattern & I went online & purchased
book right away!!!