Machine Knitting [Paperback]

Injoo Kim (Author), Ruth Burbank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0130307408 | ISBN-13: 978-0130307408 | Edition: 1

The only beginners machine knitting book to use both text, pictures and CD video clips in such an effective, user-friendly format. This complete basic introduction to the fundamentals of knitting machine operation presents clear step-by-step instructions and diagrams for the methodology and principles used in machine knitting. Coverage ranges from individual techniques to the creation of entire garments, including creating fabric with original patterns, stitch designs and textures. An instructional reference tool for use by beginner machine knitters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (January 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130307408
• ISBN-13: 978-0130307408
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beginner level only, better alternatives are available., October 10, 2008

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Book Fan (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine Knitting (Paperback)

This book is for beginners only, and there are other books that go farther. However, for its audience, it is very well done, especially if the instructions that came with your knitting machine are minimal and you don't have a good instructor nearby (it goes way beyond the manual that comes with a Silver-Reed LK-150, for example). Everything is illustrated with large clear b&w photos. The copy I looked at was a paperback printed on thin high quality paper, so the book is not bulky, and it is easy on the eyes (the index was on page 171, so I don't know why the listing says the book has 192 pages).

However, this book contains only a fraction of the information in Susan Guagliumi's most excellent book Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters. In comparing the two, it seems like the topics of this book (not counting the projects) correspond pretty closely to just the first 50+ introductory pages of Guagliumi's book, which contains 230 pages of skills and machine knitting stitches, not counting glossary, index, etc. So if you have to pick only one book, go for Hand-Manipulated Stitches instead.

One very thing nice about this book is that it includes a DVD. If you don't have someone to show you in person how to do certain moves or techniques, a dvd can be very helpful. (There is a DVD or video that goes along with Hand-Manipulated Stitches, but you have to track it down separately.)

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black and White Knitting Machine Manual, January 8, 2006

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R. Stevenson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Machine Knitting (Paperback)

Lots of pictures, which are all in black and white.

Close to 90 percent of this book is identical to the manuals that come with the machines - very basic. The DVD does show the casting on, knitting, intarsia, transfering stitches and binding off taking place, but no sound.? I finally got to see a linker in action. There is a chapter on blocking and assembling a sweater. The final chapter has a couple projects . . . a scarf, hat, sweater and slippers. I actually made 2 sets of slippers - which uses the 'short-rowing' technique.

Not a very creative book, I was expecting to learn to do some fancy stitches on my machine. But, if you've lost your manual(s), this is your book.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Wish More College Textbooks Were This Good & Useful, June 2, 2007

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Learning to Knit (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine Knitting (Paperback)

Both of the authors are instructors at the University of Cincinnati in the Fashion Design Program. This is a textbook designed for students to use who have no prior background in machine knitting and are required to produce several graments by the end of the quarter. I believe the authors expect the students/reader to provide the creativity and authors provide the technical knowledge needed to produce what the students have designed. I found the book to be an excellent beginning to understanding and being able to use a knitting machine.