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From Library Journal
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Review
"By giving us instructions...Ann Budd frees a knitter to pick up any yarn and create a custom garment." - Knitter’s
"Everyone should carry a copy of this wonderful collection of basic knitting designs with them at all times!" - The Soundview Knitting Guild
"If you are looking for simple patterns in a certain size at a specific gauge, this book is for you." - Knitting at What You Need to Know About
"Pair it with a stitch pattern guide and a good technique book and you'll be set for life." - Knitter's Review
"The effect is one of a functional notebook you’ll use, rather than a coffee-table book to be handled carefully." - Knitter’s Review
"This book is an excellent resource...an idea that every knitter and spinner of handspun yarns has been waiting for!" - Spin2Knit
Most mittens fit snugly around the wrist and loosely around the four fingers. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, basic, adaptable patterns,
By lesa (LaPorte, IN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns (Spiral-bound)
I found this book to be perfect for the beginner to intermediate knitter who wants to play with "fun" yarn, but doesn't want the hassle of finding a pattern to match the yarn, or the skill to design her own pattern. In addition, the sweater patterns can be made in plus sizes. I am sick to death of pattern books that only have small, medium, and large! The mittens, gloves, tams, and sock patterns are basic and simple patterns that I was having difficulty finding in multiple sizes (why is it that pattern books have loads of "fancy" variations on mittens and socks, but not simple patterns for those of us learning to make them?) While learning how to make a new item (like gloves), it is nice to have a simple pattern to learn with. I also like to knit gifts for family and friends. Being able to use a simple pattern makes it easy to create that "last minuet" gift for someone. My creativity has also been challenged using this book. There are edging and finishing options for many of the patterns in the books, so there is some verity. There are hundreds of possibilities with the patterns in this book. Besides the ability of use the yarn of my choice, I have included things like stripes and Fair Isle designs in the basic patterns (I keep graph paper in the handy pocket on the back cover). Another thing I like about this book, it is spiral bound, so it will lay flat! No more fighting with a pattern book that refuses to stay open! As an intermediate knitter who would rather play with yarn than futz with a pattern, I highly recommend this book. If you want basic patterns to learn with, I highly recommend this book. If you want to make a gift for someone with a really great yarn you found, this is a great book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
A nice but very limited resource,
By Knitter Karen (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns (Spiral-bound)
I rushed to purchase this book after reading all the rave reviews on this site. I have to say it way my high expectations that caused such disappointment with this book. There are only 8 patterns (mitten, glove, hat, tam, scarf, socks, vest, sweater) in this book with NO SHAPING variations. There is one mitten pattern, with spiral shaping near the tops which is certainly not my favorite, and no other shaping options which give a cleaner edge. The basic glove pattern and tam patterns are fine, but a pattern for a scarf is wholly uneccessary, even a knitting neophite can knit a rectangle. There are no shaping variations for the toe on the sock pattern and the sole sweater pattern only features set-in sleeves. What about raglan and dropped sleeve sweaters? What about a V-neck cardigan instead of the round neck, what about a V-neck crew? This book is fine for a beginning to advanced beginning knitter. If you are intermediate to advanced, you are going to be sorely disappointed by the lack of options and are better off to modify a pattern from an old magazine yourself!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good beginning, but needs more theoretical background,
By Madame X "mothermonkey" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns (Spiral-bound)
If you want flexible patterns that can be knitted up into a variety of styles with a variety of yarns, this is a good resource to begin with. The styles ARE dull: that's the point. They're meant to be enhanced by exciting colorwork, stitch patterns, and lovely yarns. The necks on the sweaters are modular: you can use the instructions for the V-neck vest for the cardigan as well. I think this is a terrific book for the adventurous beginner who feels confident enough to work with embellishments, but still needs the support of tried-and-true shaping instructions for a garment.Where this book doesn't work for me is that when I do want to mess with the structural basis of a handknit garment, it gives me no guidelines to work with. Say the Child sweater sizes are too broad (which is true---the 2-4 age range for a sweater in the book is ridiculous). So I decide to take a few stitches off the stitch number designated for my yarn and size range. All is well... until I come to shape the neck and armholes. If I use the numbers in the book, the holes will be huge. If I don't... where do I get my shaping instructions from? The book doesn't have them. Even a general guideline for how to work proportional sleeves and necks would be better than nothing.
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