Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-001440
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"There are several excellent reference books on the market. One of my favorites isThe Knitters Companion." -Anchorage Daily News, "The original, published in 1996, was a great standard reference but the new edition has a lot of cool features." -KnittingNewsCast.com, "The original, published in 1996, was a great standard reference but the new edition has a lot of cool features." -- KnittingNewsCast.com, "This newly expanded and updated version is even better...The price remains exactly the same, a bargain at under $20." -Knit 'N Style, "If you don't yet have a good reference book in your knitting library, I strongly recommend "The Knitter's Companion,"" -- "Knitter's Review", "The overall volume of 'gotta know' information presented in such a handy format make[s] this a truly indispensable tool." -- "Monsters & Critics.com", "If you don't yet have a good reference book in your knitting library, I strongly recommendThe Knitter's Companion." -Knitter's Review, "The best grab and go knitting book...The color illustrations alone are worth buying this new and improved version." -Knitty.com, "If you don't yet have a good reference book in your knitting library, I strongly recommend The Knitter's Companion." -Knitter's Review, "The best grab and go knitting book.... The color illustrations alone are worth buying this new and improved version." --Knitty.com, "This newly expanded and updated version is even better...The price remains exactly the same, a bargain at under $20." --"Knit 'N Style", "A spiffier version of Square's decade-old all-you-need-to-know reference...much here for dyed-in-the-woolies." -Yarn Market News, "There are several excellent reference books on the market. One of my favorites is The Knitters Companion." -Anchorage Daily News, "The best grab and go knitting book...The color illustrations alone are worth buying this new and improved version." -- Knitty.com, "The overall volume of 'gotta know' information presented in such a handy format make[s] this a truly indispensable tool." -Monsters & Critics.com, "A spiffier version of Square's decade-old all-you-need-to-know reference...much here for dyed-in-the-woolies." -- "Yarn Market News", "There are several excellent reference books on the market. One of my favorites is "The Knitters Companion,"" -- "Anchorage Daily News"
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Dewey Decimal746.43/2
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Expanded
SynopsisThis favorite knitting guide features new color drawings that illustrate the close-up detail of stitches, gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholes-- and new photographs that show off the finished pieces. New tricks and techniques are also introduced, including alternative ways to cast on, bind off, and increase stitches, and up-to-the-minute stylish accents are provided in expanded sections on color knitting techniques and the use of tassels, fringe, and beads. Tips for the best possible results are included throughout, and the handy format of the book (it fits easily into a knitting bag) has been enhanced with a hard cover and a concealed spiral spine that allows the open book to lie flat., This favorite knitting guide features new color drawings that illustrate the close-up detail of stitches, gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholes--and new photographs that show off the finished pieces. New tricks and techniques are also introduced, including alternative ways to cast on, bind off, and increase stitches, and up-to-the-minute stylish accents are provided in expanded sections on color knitting techniques and the use of tassels, fringe, and beads. Tips for the best possible results are included throughout, and the handy format of the book (it fits easily into a knitting bag) has been enhanced with a hard cover and a concealed spiral spine that allows the open book to lie flat.
LC Classification NumberTT825.S714 2006