Learn to Knit

by Sue Whiting (Editor)

A newcomer to knitting will welcome a true beginner's first book--especially if it can turn a them into a practiced knitter in the course of its pages. The overview of needles and fibers quickly leads to an introduction to needles, yarns, and stitches, from learning to follow patterns to putting on finishing touches. Of course, you learn quickest when you practice your techniques with rewarding projects, so you get to take on attractive projects immediately. Start with a pot holder, cushion cover, and tea cozy. Move up to a baby slipover, crib blanket, and girl's bolero. Soon you'll be finishing gift-quality wool and cotton cardigans, cotton and raglan sweaters, boot socks, wool gloves--even a handsome unisex V-neck sweater!

Genres: Nonfiction, Knitting

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 9, 2005

Reviews

[Debbie Handley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't the book I'd recommend to learn to knit. I'm a beginner who has taught myself to knit again. My German mother taught me how to knit in the Continental (German) style when I was a teen almost 40 years ago. 2 months ago I decided I wanted to relearn and taught myself. First I checked out a bunch of books from the library and DVD's.

This was one of the books. For what it is, it isn't bad. It's a small and short book. But there are so many books like this on the market. This one doesn't have any depth to it-it shows you a stitch but it ends there. It doesn't tell you why or when to use that stitch. What are the pros and cons of it, and so on. Nor does it review any yarns or when it is best to use what types.

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Variety of projects that beginners would use.

[Cat Randle · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I bought this book, I was learning how to knit. My ex-mother in law had taught me how to make gloves. Her instructions go off and learn how to knit. I found this book and I was excited but it's not a beginners book. The projects are for intermediates. However, it does have a useful range of patterns that a family will need from children's basic clothes to socks and gloves. If you have someone who is able to help you read patterns, good book.

[Teena in Toronto · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've been knitting for 25 years and this is definitely not a book for beginners! I found it confusing and the explanations aren't done very well.

And though the projects sound cool, they don't put full pix of most of them and the pix are artistic but hazy. There was an afghan I was interested in but they only showed a small small piece of it and it was artistically out of focus :(

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's not really fair for me to give this book only 3 stars, since the reason i did so was because i couldn't follow along with the admittedly simple directions. my quest to knit continues!

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has helped me in learning how to knit, but begs the question: Are How-To book really necessary anymore? More often than not, I found myself going to youtube.