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 enlarge | Authors: Pam Allen, Tracy Barr, Shannon Okey
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 33134
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470287470
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9780470287477
ASIN: 0470287470
Publication Date: October 6, 2008
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 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
 The author needs to put herself in the shoes of a REAL knitting dummy! June 24, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am always reminded of the Gary Larson cartoon when reading a book like this, where a huge math problem is written on the board, and just before the solution it says "And then a miracle happens"! I feel like a lot of starter knitting books are like that. They give fairly good instructions at first, but then seem to jump suddenly ahead and leave you far behind. For example, I tried today to use the book to help me try to do a fairly basic knitting move, a yarn over (YO) I found the instructions here were totally confusing, and despite all my effort, I just couldn't do it. They seem to leave out steps and assume that you will get what they mean.
The book also jumps back and forth. I wonder why knitting instruction books go on and on about gauge and converting gauges and so on in the first few chapters of a book. I KNOW it's important when you start making things like sweaters, but for most of us beginners, we will be starting with garter stitch scarves that will probably be full of holes, and reading about how important a gauge swatch is doesn't get you too excited about knitting.
The projects also seem a bit ambitious. I think this book would be for getting started, and you would probably consult another book when you got into complex projects, so I don't need to learn how to make sweaters or socks from this one! I long for a book that REALLY covers the basics. Spend 4 pages on a yarn over if you have to! Make the casting on simpler! Give some VERY simple stitch patterns and walk the new knitter right through making something with them---even if, God forbid, you don't use standard knitting notation!
One thing this book WAS good at was making me excited about knitting. It's obvious that the author loves to knit, and she writes like she does. And through bits and pieces of info here and there, I did learn a bit from it. But please, potential future authors, remember how it feels when you FIRST start knitting!
New Knitter May 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was an excellent resource. The step-by-step instructions made it easy to follow. The small patterns included in the book made it easy to try your newly learned skills without shopping for additional patterns.
fantastic resource April 19, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I can't say that I've ever liked the whole "Dummies" idea but this book is nothing short of wonderful. I've taught knitting for many years and have often given this book as a gift to those just starting. The illustrations and descriptions are as clear and as helpful as you can get. And for people who have been knitting for a while and just need a good resource guide to brush up on things -- or for when they just get stuck on something, the book is great for that too. I especially like how it doesn't assume anything and just provides accessible and thorough explanations. Highly recommended.
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