The Yarn Girls' Guide to Simple Knits
by Julie Carles, Jordana Jacobs
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Author: Jordana Jacobs, Julie CarlesEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-09-17
ISBN: 0609608800
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Potter Craft
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Book Review: A good book, not a perfect one.
Summary: 4 Stars
I learned to knit with this book, and I really liked it.
The good: The instruction part of the book is clearly written, light, and sticks to the basic stitches. They don't use too much text to the point where you are confused--they just say a few words, add a simple drawing, and soon you are knitting the stitch. The book covers cast on, knit, purl, bind off, and increasing/decreasing. Each project featured in the book has a little story that is really good at motivating you to start and complete a project even if you are a beginning knitter. Since the yarns are chunky the projects knit up quickly, giving the knitter some instant gratification. There are about 5 or 6 cute items in the book that I would consider knitting (so while I am unlikely to knit myself a tank top, I made the hole-in-one and a couple of the hats, and may make a sweater or two).
The not-so-good: Other people have said it, but it bears repeating--if you are going to make one of the sweaters in this book, you could spend $160 or MORE on yarn for your beginner sweater (in my case, that would have been a waste because it took me awhile to master gauge). I opted instead to find some free patterns online for baby sweaters & blankets, knit them up with inexpensive acrylic yarns, and gave them to the local children's hospital when I was done (learned to knit, made something someone else will treasure, didn't spend a fortune learning). Now I feel more qualified to make a sweater with fancier yarn. I would have LOVED the book if they had offered, say, 10 or 20 different yarns that could have been used with each of their projects.
Also, I thought the portion on sewing knit pieces together could have been more detailed and had better pictures. I couldn't figure out exactly what part of the knit edge I should have sewn together.
Lastly, I think it's a book you will "grow out of" very quickly. Once you have learned the basic stitches, if you don't love every pattern in the book, you will soon be looking for another book of patterns that strike your fancy.
Overall, it's a good book for learning.
This book gets four (and not five) stars for some v
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