A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns

Treasury of Knitting Patterns #2

by Barbara G. Walker

Book annotation not available for this A Second Treasury of Knitting Walker, Barbara Schoolhouse PrPublication 1998/06/01Number of Binding PAPERBACKLibrary of

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Reference, Nonfiction, How To, Sewing

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Barbara Walker studied journalism at the University of Pennsylvania and then took a reporting job at the Washington Star in DC. During her work as a reporter, she became increasingly interested in feminism and women's issues.

Her writing career has been split between knitting instruction books, produced in the late 1960s through the mid-80s; and women's studies and mythology books, produced from the 1980s through the early 21st C.

Reviews

[Mary]

This is my favorite all time book for designing. It is the second in a 4 books series by Barbara Walker. They are all good, but I seem to use this one the most. It was published in 1970 and republished in 1998. It is a stitchionary that includes Knit-Purl Combinations, Slip Stitch patterns, Slip stitch color patterns, Mosaic patterns, Fancy Color patterns, Fancy Texture patterns, Twist-Stitch patterns, Cables, Cable-Stitch patterns, Yarn-Over patterns, Eyelets, Lace, Lace Panels and Insertions, Borders, and Edgings. Even if you are not a designer, this book is fantastic. You can easily add a border to a simple scarf, or make a scarf from one of your favorite stitch patterns. If you can figure out which one is your favorite. They're are so many to choose from. Thank you Barbara Walker.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!! I have gotten so many great ideas from this book. I have to go get the first one and look through that as well. It's just a great resource guide with a HUGE amount of stitches to choose from.

I also like that it gave some background knowledge about knitting as well. I'm new to the craft so that was very interesting. Also, I like the breakdown of the book. It's broken down into stitch patterns so there is a chapter devoted to just knit-purl combination's, there's a cable chapter, etc...

When I have money I will definitely buy a copy for my home library.

[penny shima glanz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic for a reason. Please check out The Walker Treasury Project for high quality colour photos. A must for any knitter.

[Nadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The name is quite accurate, this book is indeed a treasure! A knitter at any level can benefit enormously from Barbara Walker's brilliantly laid out reference book, which includes stitch patterns for every possible style whether purl knit combos, slip stitch, yarn over, lace and or cable. This is one I'll be getting for my personal collection. There are so many stitches for my novice fingers to experiment with that I'm practically dizzy with the possibilities! A must read for anyone who loves knitting.

[Xinma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her work is excellent in all arenas. This book gives context and suggestions for applications, as well as the patterns. Of all her treasuries, this is one of the best. Patterns are written, not charted - that's for volume IV.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource, but I wish there were charts. Some of the patterns are very detailed and the written instruction is harder for me to follow. I love the images, very helpful when designing. Sometimes I have to google the stitch name to find a chart to follow.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

All of her Treasuries are important stitch reference books, and no knitting library is complete without them.

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe even better than the first volume? There are some really amazing patterns in here.

[Kristen Stieffel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book with a wide variety of patterns. Could be improved by adding charts, but why mess with a classic?

[Lydia Chiang · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read. Excellent book.

[Tilden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Barbara Walker is famous for her knitting pattern books. She is truely amazing for compiling thousands of knitting patterns. I wish I owned her books.

[Ilyse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book, have a copy along with the first treasury, this one is even better! After treasuries one and two, Barbara ran out of patterns so was reduced to giant spider bobbles.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What more can I add that hasn't already been said in other reviews?

I really didn't need any more knitting books, but a good dictionary or encyclopedia, is timeless, and doesn't count when it comes to "needing" or not. This book falls into that category, and like a language dictionary being essential to a reader's library, a good stitch dictionary is essential to a knitter's library. This second book in Barbara Walker's series is timeless and something that will eventually be passed down to my daughter and/or granddaughters.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reserved all four books from my library, not knowing what to expect. When I picked them up I was completely overwhelmed! They were not not booklets or readers, but detailed reference books every knitter should have.

I was, and am, still overwhelmed. The information included is amazing, and I can't wait to start adding what I learned to my knitting.

[Swantje Lorrimer]

More incredible lace and cable patterns, and a big section with edgings - lace and bobbles, frilly and straight! I think this contains my favorite patterns, no... that's not fair, all of the books in this series contain my favorite patterns, but may be it is the book I have used most out of all of them. Again, the designs are not charted, so I do that myself as I go.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Barbara Walker Treasury of Knitting Patterns - what else really needs to be said. These are the definitive and, I believe, original stitchionaries. I love this series and one of these days I'm going to break down and buy my own copies rather than continually checking them out from my library.

[Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent stitch dictionary, with a great mix of colorwork patterns, cables and other texture patterns.

I could have done without the snarky comments about sweaters in stockinette, or sneering at commercial Aran sweaters, though. Knitting is just a hobby, for pity's sake!

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is one of the 1st books I would recomend to any knitter. This and her 1st Treasury are the Best knitting books. Especially if you are a designer but you don't have to be. Every knitter should have it and one of Elizabeth Zimmerman's book in their Library. Perfect

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like all of the Treasury as a resource, but the first two are my decided favorites over the third and fourth.

[Ann Johnson Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I might like this book even better than the first one, if that's possible. Same caveat, no charts, but fabulous information.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely essential reference book for any knitter. It's packed with all kinds of knit stitches, useful for any project.

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

superb; have ordered from amazon.ca; temporarily out of stock

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Excellent patterns, however the pictures were too fuzzy to be seen in some cases. That was disappointing.

[Erssie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Packed with lovely stitches and ideas and the Black and White photography really helps to bring out the texture.

[Saleris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another plethora of knitting patterns. Wonderful. It becomes interesting to see how many patterns can be read before the brain asks for a rest.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it would be difficult to live without these treasuries.

[Ali]

pages: 17, 23, 31, 69, 125, 137, 151, 157, 161, 167, 169, 171, 179, 189, 205, 221, 279

[lk]

good ref book

[Maylin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential reference

[Kandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stitch pattern dictionary