Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book: Revised and Updated (Vogue Knitting)

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Pictures and sections within the book are well delineated and easy to read - important if you need to find something in a hurry. Simple to understand, it is an update from the beloved 2002 edition (which was updated from the original 1989 edition). One of the reasons I enjoy knitting so much is that it gives me a chance to browse a different type of book, a functional one, one that will help me create something. This has only increased over recent years as knitting books have moved further away from simply collections of patterns for the knitter, towards a place where creators muse on the politics and meaning of knitting. Like reading Nigel Slater’s Christmas Chroniclesor sinking deep into Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, there are people out there like Karie Westermann writing fascinating meditations on knitting, craft, feminism, and politics in her book This Thing of Paper that show the true power of knitting as a political and feminist act. Another Kate Davies book here, Yokes. One day I will be skilled enough to make one (or all) of these gorgeous tops…one day…

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Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book: Completely Revised & Updated by the Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine is the third revision of this knitting classic that was first published in 1989. Since then, over 1 million copies have been sold, and it’s for good reason. If you have an interest in knitting OR simply don’t have this book yet, this is a great tool to have on hand for all those little questions that pop up during a new project. From scarves to hats to sweaters and more “Vogue Knitting” answers all the questions. brand new design and construction chapters for accessories which the reader is going to be delighted and dazzled by.

More Knitting Books

Basic Techniques, which explores how knitting “works,” and includes written and illustrated instructions for holding the needles, 25 cast on methods, the knit and purl stitches and all of the basic combinations, as well as joining yarn, increasing, decreasing, and binding off; Embellishments, which shows how to embellish your knits with embroidery, beads, sequins, and other extras; and This book clearly can't cover all cast ons and bind off's as seen in another popular reference either and I wouldn't expect it to unless it ran to a considerably larger book.

Books – Vogue Knitting

Stitch ‘n Bitchis a fun place to start your knitting journey off. It is friendly and accessible and the instructions are easy to follow. Knitters Book of Knowledgeby Debbie Bliss Directional Knitting, which covers entrelac (both flat and in the round), modular knitting, bias knitting, and center-out knitting (including squares, circles, stars, and other geometric shapes);Kaffe Fassett creates the most beautiful designs using gloriously bright colours, and Rowan’s Kaffe’s Colours is no exception. This collection of garments to knit looks like it would be great fun and inject some much needed color into the dreary winter season. Milarrochy Heids by Kate Davies Circular Knitting, which provides an overview of knitting in the round with helpful photographs for using circular needles, double pointed needles, two circular needles, and the magic loop methods, along with the jogless join, steeking, and Moebius knitting;