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Knitting from the Top | 
 enlarge | Author: Barbara G. Walker
Publisher: Schoolhouse Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 17878
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0942018095
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9780942018097
ASIN: 0942018095
Publication Date: February 1996
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 Great book if you want to get into your own designs April 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book, do not let the layout or colors slow you donw. Don't worry if you do not like the projects either. This is not a book you buy to do the projects in it. This is a a book you buy to learn to design and do your own projects in a manner that allows you make adjustments as you go. If you ever liked the Stitch Diva patterns and wondered how to do that yourself, here is a book that will get you started. It is on my nightstand and just reading it makes my mind spin with colors and ideas.
A classic that deserves the title January 18, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I originally didn't want to buy this book. It was recommended to me, but I found it at the library first, thinking that I have about 7 quadrillion knitting books already, I don't need another one, especially not one with such a dated-looking sweater on the cover. Was I ever wrong! I found the book at the library, and after reading it for about an hour, went onto Amazon and ordered it because I knew it needed to be a permanent addition to my library. Get her book and a couple of books by Elizabeth Zimmerman (Knitting Without Tears and/or The Opinionated Knitter), and I promise your knitting life will be changed.
She has very clear instructions for knitting different, very basic garment types, like a raglan sweater, or a cardigan or a knitted skirt. This is not a book where any of the patterns will jump out at you and say "Make me now!" What this book does is gives you an understanding of how to take a yarn that you like, and without thinking too hard, to make a garment out of it that will fit you and is pleasant to work.
The techniques that she describes in here can be used on just about ANY pattern to make it easier and more pleasurable to knit. Plus they can reduce your worry about following a complicated pattern only to finish with a garment that doesn't fit.
If you want to start designing your own sweaters, or have been disappointed with what you have made in the past, do yourself a favor and read this book and use these techniques to make your garments in the future.
Great Book! November 20, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wonderful book. I recommend this book to any knitter who longs to design their own sweaters.
The best knitting book I own! November 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Before I purchased this book, I was kind of skeptical. I read the other reviews on here and a lot of them said that it is hard to understand. I do not believe that is the case. So far I have designed my own top down raglan and I am working on a sweater using her top down simultaneous set-in sleeve method. I love this book!! It has helped me to improve my knitting skills in so many ways. I highly recommend this book.
very useful technique and inspiring October 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As someone that likes hand sewing, I've no problem with seams in knitted fabric. Yet I still find this book very interesting, most of the techniques I've never heard before. The technique I find the most interesting is the simultaneous set-in sleeve. Knitting in the round and from the top marries so well with knitting. The instructions are clear and succinct.
This book is thin, but it worths every penny. I'm really surprised by the quality of the information, especially considering how many craft books nowadays are sold by their glossy photos and beautiful typesetting instead of their contents. I seldom buy books without previewing first, but I'm glad that I did this time.
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