The Tap Dancing Lizard: 337 Fanciful Charts for the Adventurous Knitter (Paperback)

by Catherine Cartwright-Jones (Author), Roy Jones (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The 337 charted figures in this book are like nothing you've ever seen before. Charts include dogs, cats, horses, African animals, barnyard critters, world mythology and symbolism, trees, flowers, and much more. Graphed in the correct ready-to-use proportions for knitted stitches, each chart includes instructions for placement and design combinations, suggestions for embellishments, and sculptural knitting techniques.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934026785
• ISBN-13: 978-0934026789
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #857,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for crocheters too!, June 9, 2000

By	Tina M. Mancuso (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't knit at all, but I bought this book because the two-color charts are perfect for filet crochet. I've made several of the cat designs and they're really gorgeous! If you're into filet crochet, this is a wonderful book, although it purports to be for machine knitters.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing But Charts, Glorious Charts, June 13, 2004

By	Rebecca Haden (Fayetteville, AR) - See all my reviews

There are some hints and tips in this book, particularly for machine knitting, but this is essentially a book of charts. There are 5 sections of patterns in the book. "Past times and distant cultures" includes African designs, dragons from both Asian and European traditions, and other mythological designs from a variety of cultures. "In the wild" has realistic animal patterns as well as more mythological creatures. "Not so wild" is a collection of domestic plants and animals with a few buildings and boats tucked in. "The heavens" has sun, moon, and star designs, plus a neat set of angel wings. "At home" has a hodge-podge including flowers, Christmas designs, a map of Africa, a hedgehog, and some musical instruments.
I have used several of these designs (including the tap-dancing lizard) in hand-knitting, with complete success. The charts are clear, there is a good variety of designs, and it makes a nice change from traditional color-work.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun graphs for a multitude of projects, July 30, 1999

By A Customer

This book features fantastic graphs of animals (wild and domestic-LOTS of cats and dogs), dragons and other fantasy creatures, and celestial and other patterns. It is written for hand and machine knitters but is also great if you are looking for patterns for filet crochet and crosstich projects.