I have been a subscriber of Threads magazine beginning with Issue #1 and treasure my early issues that covered knitting, spinning, weaving and other textile arts. Knitting Tips and Trade Secrets, Expanded: Ingenious Techniques and Solutions for Hand and Machine Knitting and Crochet is a compilation of the best tips and tricks from those issues of Threads magazine. The Expanded Edition, which contains more tips that the original edition (which is well thumbed through and resides in an easy to reach place on my bookshelf). Containing more than 170 step-by-step drawings, if you knit or crochet and want to learn the "little things" that separate good work from great work, this is the book for you. The chapters in this well designed and produced book include: • Yarn • Hand-Knitting Techniques • Multicolor Knitting • Garmentmaking Tips • Managing Your Knitting • Machine Knitting • Crochet • Finishing and Caring for Your Project • Knitting abbreviations • IndexRead full review
I had borrowed this book from the library and found it to be very helpful, even with 40 years of knitting. Finally decided to buy my own copy so I did not have to keep renewing at the library. Cheaper here than Barnes and Noble. It's basically a bunch of little tips and techniques gathered from a bunch of knitters all over the US and Canada. Many of the tidbits I was willing to just pass by, and a some were rather confusing, but I've also gained a lot of good information from some of them, including an easier way to rip back and some tips on multicolor knitting. This book is definitely worth looking at.
This book is a treasure trove of tips for the beginner as well as the advanced knitter. The drawings are clear and easy to understand. There is not a great deal of information for the crocher but since I don't crochet I can't comment. I would like to have seen more dicussion on the various yarns and weights, including comparisons with imported yarn, e.g. English, weights and sizes as well as estimating yardage per unit weight. In total, the book is a very good and worth the money.
I was very pleased to get this book. It has tips that I have not found anywhere else. It is a good reference book for anyone's library.
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