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It’s the essential guide for chicks with sticks—because knit happens.

From the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques. Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle. Plus the stitch doctor’s own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters. After the how-tos come the why-to: forty hop, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purely pros.

Featuring:

Coney Island fireworks scarf
Punk rock backpack
Crickets technicolor techno-cozies
Pippi knee-stockings
Big bad baby blanket
To-dye-for sweater
Princess Snowball cat bed
Queen of Hearts bikini

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This sassy-looking book offers a little bit of everything. Yes, practical matters are addressed, e.g., learning the stitches, "tools of the trade," and types of yarns, and, yes, there is information that's difficult to find in other places, such as advice about how to start your own knitting group or find free knitting programs online. But it is Stoller's commentary about knitting, its history, and why young women are knitting again that gets the book off to a rip-roaring start. Complementing the narrative sections are vintage pictures, family photos, and funky illustrations. The projects have a hip sensibility (bags, sweaters, a poncho), as do the chapter headings: "Oops, I Knit It Again" for the section on fixing knitting mistakes. A color inset shows the projects off; the illustrations with the instructions are black-and-white versions of the same photos. There's plenty here for beginners and skilled veterans alike. Ilene Cooper
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It’s the essential guide for chicks with sticks―from the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques:

•    Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle.
•    Plus the stitch doctor’s own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters.
•    After the how-to comes the why-to: forty hip, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purly pros.

About the Author

Debbie Stoller is the bestselling author of the Stitch'n Bitch series of knitting books and calendars. She comes from a long line of Dutch knitters, has a Ph.D. from Yale in the psychology of women, and is the editor-in-chief of Bust magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company (September 3, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761128182
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761128182
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.69 x 8 inches

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Lilly K

Love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023

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Love this book i had it years ago but it was lost, nice to have found it again!

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I learned to knit from this book

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2018

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...and It has been an absolute pleasure! Debbie Stoller reminds me of the best teachers in life: funny, smart, cool, and just has a gift for explaining things so you can easily understand and remember them. I know for sure it's an awesome book for beginers, since I was one. I got a very solid foundation of knowledge to work from, both from this book and the entire stitch n bitch series. Looking back, I thinks it's impressive how much she manages to teach you in just this first volume:
-Information about knitting needles and yarn (the various weights and fibers, how to read a yarn label, etc)
- How to cast on and bind off
-Knit and purl stitches
-knitting structure and gauge
-knitting flat and in the round
-follow charts (I have never struggled with this and I believe it's because one of the first things I ever knit was this cool little exercise where you knit a textured heart following a chart)
-Increase and decrease
-Make cables
-Work stripes, intarsia and fair isle (while catching the floats as you go, no matter which hand the yarn is in)
-Fix problems such as drop down a stitch, ladder up using crochet hook. This chapter is amazing and should be required reading for all beginner knitting classes. Learn from the stitch doctor.
-Buttonholes, seaming, blocking, tassles/fringe/com-poms
Plus fun things like recommended reading, tips and tricks, famous knitters, starting a knitting group...
The book is also a great read. Along with a history of knitting she tells her own story and we get to see pics of her family and learn how the tradition was passed down. In fact there are cool, vintage pics of people knitting throughout. Which brings me to a point: get the print edition! The kindle edition only has some of the pics.
This craft has enriched my life in a way that I never imagined when I first picked up this book about 12 years ago. Thank you Debbie!

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Mary Ellen Kirkendall

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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023

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IMHO this is an essential book for the beginning knitter. I never have one in my personal library because my copies have all ended up gifted to new knitters. The instructions are clear, and even after many years have passed the patterns are still appealing to young knitters. I have been knitting for many years, but I still refer back to it for some techniques. You won’t be sorry you added this to your library, and might need two copies because you will surely give one away.

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Leslie

Takes the "edge" off!

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013

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Let's face it, whenever you get into a craft or an artistic realm, you have people who have been doing it for decades before you that make it look easy when there's a huge learning curve. I watched my grandmother knit growing up and it always looked so confusing to me. Whenever I had tried to do it myself in the past from her teaching I failed. I've since learned that knitting, like anything else that's creative, can be done in so many different ways and you need to find what works for you. As it turns out, I knit left handed Continental style even though I'm right handed - something that utterly confuses my grandmother! :)

When I decided to give knitting an earnest go again I looked for some sort of book that would easily explain things for a newbie like me. I think that's a KEY thing with this book - the whole purpose was to engage a new generation of knitters who might otherwise feel bogged down and overwhelmed with a lot of technical jargon. As it stands, I read through the book like I would read any other book - cover to cover - and I now keep it close by when I'm working on a new pattern to refer to. Some of the information is really clear, and with what isn't I usually end up finding a video online because I know I'm also a visual learner. Did I want to knit any of the patterns in the book? No. BUT, I didn't buy it for the patterns - I bought it for the fun introduction to knitting.

This book is not written for those that have been knitting for a while - it's written for people that are interested in getting into knitting. Some reviews have criticized the tone and said that the author comes across as the one to save knitting. I didn't feel that at all, but rather saw the desire to encourage women (and men!) to connect with each other over something that has been a part of human history for generations.

Overall I like this book, but I think that's because I didn't look for it to be the be all, end all knitting guide. It's a fun place to start if you want to get into the world of knitting.

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Good detailed book

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2016

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This is a very good book. I can not learn how to knit or crochet from a book, any book. I used YouTube to learn how to cast on, knit and pearl. This is a great beginner book. I have not finished it yet but what I got from it so far is a much better way of holding my yarn...a better understanding of how to do the stitches correctly and how to tell when you are doing it wrong. I learned about tools I have seen but didn't know what they were called so couldn't research them. Some things are better seen in a drawing than a video. Like what you are looking for to pick up a stitch. How to correct mistakes and the correct direction of a stitch when you lose it and have to put it back on. It has a full dictionary of abbreviations so that you can read patterns. That is valuable as a reference in itself. I am sure there is much more. One reviewer noted that it didn't explain intarsia. Well, I know what that is because of knitting videos but I have no intention of doing anything like that until I am a better knitter. This is a very good begginers' reference book and you will learn a lot more than how to knit a scarf. I think basic movements should be seen in video but having a good book will make you more skilled much faster. This is very good for that.

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Reviewed in Italy on February 11, 2017

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velocissima consegna , ottimo libro! sono molto soddisfatta e lo consiglio. inoltre comprandolo di second mano il prezzo era davvero imbattibile!!! ( le condizioni sono ottime)

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EmEV

YES!!!

Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2013

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What a perfect book to start out with. I bought this book to refresh my skills. I learned to knit as a child but I wanted to learn some more advanced skills and learn to do something more complicated than a basic scarf. This is a lovely balance of all the basic stitches along with a few patterns. Great to learn from scratch and invaluable as a reference. The combination of instructions and patterns makes this very fun.

I love the way each pattern has a list of the skills required to make the project and page numbers of those required skills so you can learn anything you need to complete the project.

Another skill I wanted to learn when I bought this book was to be able to read patterns. This has also been a great way to learn that skill.

I love this book and I have not regretted the purchase for a moment. Great place to start and it really opens up the beautiful world of knitting and all its possibilities. I will be using it for a few years to come I am sure.

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Adriana

pas tout à fait ce que je croyais

Reviewed in France on June 13, 2014

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j'aime bien le côté historique du livre les anecdotes et les renseignements, mais je ne trouve pas les modèles extraordinaires, ils sont finalement très basiques et je pense que cela conviendrait pour quelqu'un qui commence le tricot.

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Adeline Loo

Perfect for an absolute beginner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2013

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I picked this up at the library along with another (for comparison sake because im "kiasu" like that) and learned to knit right off with it.
As an absolute beginner who had no idea even about the tools needed, this was really useful guide on where and how to start knitting. The illustrations and tips were extremely helpful - an extra I did not find in other knitting books. If you are, like I was, a total noob to knitting, pick this one up. Patterns wise, I havent tried any so I cant comment on accuracy (an issue other reviews brought up), but i did find some of the patterns attractive whilst a fair share were also too 'old' - can't win them all. Overall very pleased with this purchase because I know I will always refer back to it.

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