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| I have a vested interest here, as a Rubenesque woman myself, I think a knitting book about sizing knits to us is a great idea. It often surprises me, 60% of American women wear a size 14 + but so much of the fashion you see everywhere is skewed to the small size women. Such a waste.
Plus I have another confession. This book is titled Perfectly Plus, I added the word Knitting to my title to better describe the book.
The subtitle for this book is "Featuring the Knit-to-Fit Workbook for ... More Info
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| The subtitle for this book is: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns. I think that almost says it all.
Quoting from the back cover "Filled with detailed step-by-step instructions, charts and photographs, 400 Knitting Stitches covers nearly any fiber style you are looking to create. From the most basic knit-purl stitches to the fanciest of them, you'll find stitch combinations for every skill level and every taste.
Among the 8 categories of stitches covered (including ... More Info
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| Another book with a number in it's title, I seem to have developed a weakness for these.
The subtitle is "A World of Possibilities inspired by just one skein".
This book has an interesting table of contents. Instead of the usual list with page numbers, One Skein Wonders show you each project or design, in a full color photo and all finished with a page number on the picture.
This is the 2nd book I have encountered with this unusual table of contents and I have to say, it is ... More Info
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| Another in the very useful and well done book in the series of A to Z needlework books. The subtitle is "For Beginner to Advanced Knitter".
I have to admit, it was the picture on the cover which first attracted me, although the A to Z books reputation did not hurt.` The cover picture is shiny and soft off-white balls of yarn mixed with some fluffy un-spun wool and pale peach and green/white roses. I am a sucker for this stuff.
This is a quote from the books's back cover " Knitters, ... More Info
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| The subtitle of this book is:
Anything But Square Shapes For Garments, Accessories, Afghans and Throws.
I opened this book and was immediately surprised. The table of contents is like no other I have ever seen.
The book is organized by pattern shapes, this first part is called The Directory. There are the Circles Patterns. In the Directory each circle pattern is shown in a full color photograph with it's page number below it.
The Diamonds section is the same, so is the Squares ... More Info
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| I should keep this book for myself. My mother always knit and tried many times to teach me how but I never got it.
This book is humorously done and absolutely for a beginner knitter.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting begins with thebasics, in the first chapter. Chapter 2 is called KNIT
Chapter 3 is called PURL.
The the book goes on to show how to make stitch patterns. The stitches are grouped by Easy Stitches, Intermediate Stitches and Advanced Stitches.
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| Subtitled How to Design Your Own Beautiful Knits.
When I bought this book I thought it was a color & color theory book. It is not, it is a beautiful knitting design and pattern book.
The focus of this book is knitting using multiple colors.
The designer explains the theory behind using colors to maximum effect. There are some incredible knitting projects in here, using amazing colors.
The book has 22 charted projects with complete (really complete) directions for each one. In ... More Info
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