Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting [Paperback]

maranGraphics (Author)

Book Description

Series: Teach Yourself Series | Publication Date: August 30, 2004

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something–and skip the long-winded explanations? The Visual Learning System in Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting breaks down the complexities of these crafts into graphical two-page lessons that simplify learning. Inside you’ll find clear, step-by-step instructions covering all the basics of knitting and crocheting. Full-color photographs show you how to work with needles and yarns, fix common mistakes, and master finishing techniques. Plus, you get an impressive selection of patterns and shortcuts that will have you creating sweaters, scarves, pillows, and more.

• "Question & Answer" sidebars provide practical tips and tricks
• Large color photos demonstrate how to correctly perform each skill
• Step-by-step instructions explain beginner to more advanced techniques
• Two-page lessons offer skills you can practice immediately

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joanne Yordanou’s designs have been published in such magazines as Vogue Knitting, Family Circle Knitting, Better Homes and Gardens’ Knit It, Self, Interweave Knits, and Knitter’s Digest. Yordanou teamed with the maranGraphics Development Group to make Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting easy to follow and adaptable to your personal skill level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Visual (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764569147
• ISBN-13: 978-0764569142
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *best* knitting book on the market for beginners, October 22, 2004

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Victoria A. Griffith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting (Paperback)

If you're not fortunate enough to have a grandmother or auntie who can sit down and teach you how to knit, this book is the next best thing. I've looked through a hundred knitting books and almost all of them have a lame little introductory chapter on how-to. Not this book -- this has explicit photographs that show you very clearly what each and every step is. It has a cool graphic on some of the photographs kind of like an improved version of the glowing red light on the hockey puck -- it helps you know where you should be focused. The projects in the book are so-so -- not bad, but definitely not as hip as those in Stitch n Bitch or Knit Wit, two of my other favorites. Again, if you're trying to teach yourself how to knit, this is THE BEST book out there. Get yourself some other books for project ideas, but get this one for the basics.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn knitting without someone at your side!, April 21, 2005

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katie "mom, book lover, traveller" (california) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting (Paperback)

This book is AWESOME!!! Great pictures which clearly show the knit and purl in English and Continental. I wanted to learn Continental and did so (comfortably) in a couple of hours! It is so doable and it feels really rewarding to be able to have such great visual images from a book that you can learn it that fast! I have recommended it to friends already who have seen it and been equally impressed.
I also have a nice CD-rom called Knitting Made Easy which shows every hand movement in motion which is nice too, but for those of you without a cd-rom drive this book should really be sufficient!
Happy knitting!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Wonderful, June 29, 2005

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M. Smith (TX Hill Country) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting and Crocheting (Paperback)

I purchased on the recommendation from one of the employees at my favorite yarn shop. She was right on the mark. I learned to knit back in the eighties, but hadn't kept up my skills. I really needed something that knows a beginner is just that; a beginner. The instructions and pictures really helped when my Vogue book left me clueless. I loved the book so much that I purchased a second one for my sister-in-law, mainly because of the pictures. Her second language is english and has difficulty with our written instructions. She's also thrilled with the book, since I can't pop overseas to help her with her knitting problems. If you want something that is clear and consise, this is the book for you.