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Knitting for Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pam Allen, Tracy Barr, Shannon Okey
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
Buy New: $14.95
You Save: $7.04 (32%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 204740
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
ISBN: 0470287470
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9780470287477
ASIN: 0470287470
Publication Date: October 13, 2008 (In 54 Days)
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Product Description
Now updated and better than ever--the bestselling guide to knitting brilliant, timeless pieces Knitting For Dummies consistently ranks among our top-selling Dummies titles since it published six years ago, with 300,000 copies sold. Knitting For Dummies, Second Edition is for those new to the craft who are looking for a great introductory guide, as well as those already familiar with knitting who are looking for an easy-to-read, fun reference that introduces them to new projects and techniques. This revised and expanded edition not only provides the latest information and resources, but also step-by-step how-to instructions for all the knitting techniques explained in the book. Using easier-to-follow photos and illustrations, the guide demonstrates basic knitting stitches and shows readers how to decipher patterns and work with multiple colors. It also explains how to fix common knitting mistakes and relax stiff shoulders and fingers. Most projects also offer a list of variations, so knitters can expand their understanding and design projects on their own. This new edition also features a new section covering knitting online (blogs, e-zines, and Web sites), a new chapter on felting knitted projects (which has become very popular among beginners), the latest new yarns and styles, a new bibliography, and new sample projects and patterns, including "your first sweater" (an easy top-down raglan that requires no piecing), a bag knit in the round, and a tubular neckerchief kind of scarf. Shannon Okey (Cleveland, OH) is the author of nearly a dozen books on knitting and other fiber arts, a columnist for knit.1 magazine, and a frequent contributor to other craft magazines. She hosts a call-in podcast about knitting and has appeared on many television shows, including Knitty Gritty, Uncommon Threads, and Crafters Coast to Coast. Okey can be found online
at knitgrrl.com. Tracy Barr (Indianapolis, IN) has served as editor, editorial manager, writer, and consultant for the For Dummies books for many years.
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 Knitting for Dummies May 27, 2008
Not a good way to start out someone learning to knit. Not terribly well-written, either.
Knitting for this dummy April 27, 2008
I taught myself to knit with this book fairly quickly. Getting started was a little confusing, though and I had to do an internet search to find a video to watch about it. Some things are very clear and others I had a lot of trouble with (although I'm assuming it's just because I was learning).
I've not worked my way through all of this book, but I would say that it's a good way to get started knitting. =)
Not for dummies March 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ordered this for a friend who wanted to learn how to knit. I have used Dummies books for lots of other subjects, and in general, have found them very helpful and clear. Not this one.
I understood "for dummies" to mean for people who know absolutely nothing about the topic but want to learn. I don't know if the authors are so experienced that they don't remember what it was like to be a beginner, or if it's just really bad editing, but this book jumps all over the place and even talks about designing your own sweaters in the first few pages, as if a beginner would understand what that means. Knitting lingo that only experienced knitters would know appear way too early as well.
The first couple of lessons, just casting on and knitting, are too complicated and have errors. The diagrams don't go with the text or are on the next page from the text (?!) so you can't refer to both at the same time. The material is presented in a bizarre order and the ugly format using cheap newsprint with the color pictures in a clump in the center just doesn't do it for a knitting book. I'm so glad I shipped it to myself so that I could send it back in exchange for the Teach Yourself to Knit Visually book, which is superb, packed with color pictures, and costs only a couple dollars moreTeach Yourself Visually Knitting (Teach Yourself Visually). From now on, I will go to the bookstore to review a Dummies book in person before purchasing! A real disappointment.
 Knitting for Dummies February 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
At last, a book that explains how to knit in a way that I can comprehend. I cast on right away! Shipped very quickly too.
a got to have knitting book November 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is one book all new and begining knitters should have by their bedside. easy to read. great illistrations. index helps get to what you want quickly and continue the project with little time lost. a must have
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