Principles of Knitting contains chapters on everything, from methods of casting on, to decorative stitches and patterns, to color work, something I'm not at all proficient at. I'll surely be referencing that chapter frequently. I'm most interested in the chapter on calculating pattern designs, something I've wanted to do for some time now. Despite the comprehensiveness of this book, I like that the language of the book is easy to understand and follow. And there are lots of images to support the text, including close-up details of knit patterns.
Principles of Knitting is great to have on hand for when you have a question but no access to a master knitter. It's most likely to be of use to experienced knitters, though I'm certain it would be helpful for beginners too. It contains a glossary of knitting terms, but no patterns. I'm happy to have this handy reference amongst my needlework books.
Disclosure: I received a copy of Principles of Knitting for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
2 comments:
I actually just picked up my knitting needles the other day and started a scarf-I'm quite lucky that I remembered how to even cast on its been that long!
I'm quite excited to get back into it though, and it sounds like this is a book I might need to add to my library :)
Great review Kathleen!
Wonderful! I love a good knitting book, and have been feeling like quite the novice lately. I've been reading so many excellent tidbits here and there, about knitting through the front and back or wrapping stitches to eliminate holes, about getting rid of a color jog in striped circular things, and about elastic cast-ons and bind-offs. I've yet to do color work (other than stripes) or cables. In short, I have a lot to learn! Thanks for the great review. Now I want another book. Haha!
P.S. Maybe I could swap it for one of my hubby's biochem textbooks. (That's what he teaches.)
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