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Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes [Paperback]

Elizabeth Zimmermann (Author)
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Release Date: July 1 1973 | Series: Knitting Without Tears SL 466 (Book 1)
Do you love to knit -- and hate to purl? Have you ever started a sweater without enough yarn from the same dye lot to finish it? When you cast on, do you end up with a tail of yarn that's maddeningly too long or too short? Elizabeth Zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and step-by-step instructions for brilliant, timeless designs.

In Knitting Without Tears, you'll find elegant designs for:

  • Color-pattern Norwegian ski sweaters
  • Seamless patterned-yoke sweaters
  • Hooded garter-stitch jackets for babies
  • Watch caps, socks, slippers, mittens, and more!

This classic and influential book is poised to inspire a whole new generation of knitters who have yet to discover the joys and comforts of knitting. As the lady herself once put it, "properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either."

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Vogue Knitting Elizabeth taught us to trust our instincts, revel in our creativity and above all, find joy in the simple act of knitting.

The New York Times [Elizabeth Zimmermann] brought a penetrating intellect and a sculptor's sensitivity to revolutionizing the ancient art of knitting.

About the Author

Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910-1999) was born near London, England, and attended art school in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, before immigrating to the U.S. in 1937. Frustrated by magazine editors who translated her conversational knitting instructions into abbreviated code, she started her own knitting newsletter and launched Schoolhouse Press, a mail-order business that still sells knitting supplies, books, and videos under her daughter Meg Swansen's guiding hand. In the mid-1960s she hosted The Busy Knitter, a nationally syndicated public television show, and by the early 1970s had become an icon of the knitting world. This and her three lively instructional books -- Knitting Around, Knitter's Almanac, and Knitting Workshop -- are treasured by knitters around the world.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable fun for the serious knitter May 5 2000
By Carol S.
Format:Paperback
I'd repeatedly read and heard about Elizabeth Zimmerman (or "EZ" as she was/is fondly known) but never read any of her books. I was, however, skeptical that her books could be as wonderful as they were reputed to be. The photograph on the cover of "Knitting without Tears" did little to entice me; the sweaters looked, well, a bit dowdy and boxy for my taste. Eventually I gave in and bought this book. Now I am a believer. EZ won me over with her very first sentence: "Most people have an obsession; mine is knitting." Somehow she managed to take knitting very seriously without ever taking herself very seriously. The book is full of practical tips and tricks for improving your knitting, conceptual ways to create your own patterns, and EZ's very decided opinions about the craft (worth considering whether or not you agree with them all). Best of all, anecdotes and humorous, often ironic commentary abound. Even if you never knit a seamless sweater, you'll be glad you bought this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm biased, because I have loved EZ Dec 10 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
since her books were first published, but if you make nothing else from this book, do knit the modular "Tomten" jacket, particularly for a baby. It stretches to fit for a long time, lasts to be handed down, is very easy to knit, and makes babies look like like wee elves. Do make it in a beautiful color, to flatter the baby's coloring - raspberry or teal, for example. This jacket alone should have established EZ as one of the most gifted practitioners of this ancient craft.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly a beginner book July 9 2000
By Emily Cartier
Format:Paperback
I'm a beginning knitter. I bought this book because I am terrible at following directions and everything I'd read about it indicated that EZ would help you learn to modify patterns so they worked the way you wanted. They were right.

This isn't really a learn how to knit book tho. It's more an introduction to sweater design book. You are walked through several basic styles of seamless sweaters, given a good stern lecture on why gauge is important, and shown pictures and charts you can use as a jumping off point. I would expect a learn how to knit book to cover several styles of knitting, multiple castons and castoffs, and lots of techniques, all with extensive illustrations for those of us who aren't very good with written instructions. This book does not fit the bill. It is one I will consult frequently as I begin to knit my first sweaters.

It works very well in conjunction with Vogue Knitting or one of the other basic learn how to knit books. Don't buy it as the only knitting reference you'll ever need.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Knitting
The book is a current edition of an older one; still very useful and helpful for a novice/beginner or even an experienced knitter.
Published 2 months ago by wxwtch
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Her humor is great... I'm sure I will enjoy the knitting process I have not tried anything yet but winter is not over
Published 4 months ago by Gamma5
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic
When I was nine I found an old hardcover edition of this book in a church thrift store and taught myself how to knit from it. (Grandmas lived too far away to be of any help). Read more
Published on Sep 17 2009 by Brandi
5.0 out of 5 stars How to love your knitting
I taught myself to knit from an ancient Good Housekeeping Needlecrafts book and for several years slavishly followed patterns from library books, magazines and free leaflets. Read more
Published on Oct 26 2007 by Linda Bulger
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for Knitters to Read
I learned to knit from my grandmother when I was a little girl, and can calculate patterns myself, so I did not need to be rescued from slavish pattern-following. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Rebecca Haden
2.0 out of 5 stars Overrated in the extreme
I bought this book four years ago (mine has a red cover) and I have yet to use it for anything. I understand she is revered for her 'percentage' method but in my opinion the... Read more
Published on Feb 8 2004 by M. A. Powers
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a freeing book
I've been knitting for years, but was a slave to other people's patterns. Elizabeth Zimmerman freed me from all that. Read more
Published on Aug 27 2003 by Susan W. Meehan
5.0 out of 5 stars This is The One
Thirty years ago, in college, I knitted up a storm. Then Life got in the way, and I quit - partly because knitting had become an addiction and nothing else was getting done. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2003 by Peggy Vincent
5.0 out of 5 stars Knitting Without Tears
I bought this book at a used book store in Oregon 6 yrs. ago for [$]. I thinks it's the original copyright of 1971. Read more
Published on Feb 8 2003 by Donna Schaffner
4.0 out of 5 stars I actually cried
My boyfriend says "at least the book isn't called 'knitting without killing your partner'". Read more
Published on Jan 12 2003 by Anna
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