Susan Duckworth's Knitting [Hardcover]

SUSAN DUCKWORTH (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 143 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st Ed. edition (November 8, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345352769
• ISBN-13: 978-0345352767
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,918,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful to look at, but requires expert skills, November 25, 2007

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Ellen Mop - See all my reviews

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The patterns (and photos) are absolutely gorgeous, and although the book was published in 1988, there is a somewhat timeless quality to them. However, this is a book strictly for expert knitters, extremely well-versed in intarsia knitting (although there is some entrelac knitting).

Don't expect any circular knitting, chunky yarns, machine knitted short-cuts. There is also no instruction on how to do intarsia knitting, or any other technique. The book assumes the reader has a thorough working knowledge of all the techniques and basics.

This is not to say the book is of no value to the less-skilled knitter. It is inspiring in its use of color, pattern and texture. A less-skilled knitter could use some of the motifs on a more limited basis, and use the book as encouragement to stretch her abilities.

5.0 out of 5 stars Susan Duckworth's Knitting, January 28, 2011

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Anything Susan Duckworth designs is gorgeous. Gorgeous flowers, make you want to knit all of them. Small gauge needles and yarn called for.

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting designs, but overall disappointing, May 28, 2010

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td (CT) - See all my reviews

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The book includes interesting and unique designs, but the level of complexity is high and overall I suspect that I will not try out any of them. I really wanted to see the entrelac design, but again, it is not really worth trying. I was also disapponted in the 'used' quality of the book.