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Knit Fix
by
Lisa Kartus
Dropped and twisted stitches, too-small button holes, and mis-crossed cables are only a few of the knitting dilemmas tackled in this humorous and useful guide.
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Interweave Press, LLC
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Recommends it for:
the knitter needing to identify and correct that funky error five rows back
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non-fiction,
crafty
One of many yarn craft-related books I received for Christmas, this was the first I delved into. So that's what I'm doing to cause those funky trailing stitches! And look -- here's how to fix it!
You've got to love any book on correcting errors that recommends you decide whether the problem's really worth the bother of fixing, or whether you're the only one who's going to notice. Kartus is no didactic task mistress, but rather a zen-like guide who will teach you not to panic when your...more
You've got to love any book on correcting errors that recommends you decide whether the problem's really worth the bother of fixing, or whether you're the only one who's going to notice. Kartus is no didactic task mistress, but rather a zen-like guide who will teach you not to panic when your...more
Kartus may offer awkward beginning knitters the cure for the common dropped stitch (also twisted stitch, badly crossed cable, mis-sized sweater and more) but you have to love the way she simultaneously encourages even proficient, perfectionist types to see so-called mistakes as openings for creativity. Maybe you don't have to unravel (or even unknit) every time. Maybe it's okay to deviate from the pattern. Maybe your alleged mistake can even turn into a motif. Her sense of humor and empathy esta...more
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As I get ready to cast on my first really big project that will get tons of use and be in the public eye constantly, I realized I needed a really great resource to turn to for the inevitable problems and mistakes that will come up. This has clear directions and pictures of what things look like when they've gone completely balls up, which is incredibly useful. Hopefully I won't need it much, but I'm glad I have it.
This book shows how to fix mistakes you made in your knitting. The explanations are clear and shown with graphics and pictures.
I was thrilled to get this book, hoping it would reveal the secrets of fixing my own work WITHOUT having to rip out row after row. And while the pictorial guides and explanations of what can go wrong are invaluable, in fact the advice the author offers, more often than not, is to "rip back to the mistake." Bah!
All the same, while this guide has not saved me from frogging, it is a great addition to my knitting library. Now when something goes wrong, I can at least diagnose ...more
All the same, while this guide has not saved me from frogging, it is a great addition to my knitting library. Now when something goes wrong, I can at least diagnose ...more
This was ok. Good compilation of how to fix mistakes, but probably not something I'll be purchasing.
This is the book that I lend out to knitting group members when they are having a problem.
Not the best. I get better answers online in ravelry
A keeper for sure!
What a helpful book. It really had a lot of good tips, really nicely illustrated. Not all of them were helpful all the time (like recrossing cables, I wouldn't use that tip every day), but things like pictures of how it looks when you drop a stitch or twist a stitch were very well done. Very good book, highly recommended.
Very easy book to read with lots of helpful tips and helps with pitfalls encountered when knitting. Great little reference.
I just started knitting a few months ago and I found the majority of this book to be extremely useful in helping me see what I have on my needles. Some of the fixes I had figured out for myself but it was really nice to have confirmation that I was doing things right.
If you are looking for a book that deals with common mistakes - this is an excellent choice. It has photos of potential mistakes as well as a discription of how to recognize them. Great for any knitting library.
Pretty good book for beginners. I've knit for several years and have already figured out pretty much everything in this book so it wasn't useful for me.
Is a bit less than what is promised - it doesn't go into the depth I was hoping for, but still pretty handy nontheless.
The best explanation for grafting EVER. And easy-to-understand ways to fix errors. Every knitter should own this one.
Illustrations are very clear as well as the text. A good book to have.
Such a useful book, I pull this thing out all the time!
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