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    <body><![CDATA[Do you think people still find this book, in the plethora of knitting books on the market now? I was lucky enough to be introduced to Righetti when I started knitting, and she is sitting on my night stand right now. <br/><br/>This is a voice I want in my knitting head, and as the back cover promis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43370439">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Righetti's writing style is charming, like having a cranky grandma telling you all about what she's learned from her years of knitting. The best part of the book was the section how to look at the pictures of a knitting pattern and determine whether or not it's worth making. I've had to frog more th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52515992">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty good comprehensive guide to knitting. Personally I need to actually &quot;see&quot; to learn, so I find online videos quite helpful when learning new stitches or techniques. But I also love a good reference book. This book is definitely written in a conversational style, and makes k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1754253">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I was new to knitting, there were words I just could not understand in the knitting language. I was baffled by the constant use of abbreviations and then even less satisfactory explanations of those abbreviations. When I checked this book out at the library, it was a last ditch effort to unders...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38280857">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a knitter in the 'advanced beginner' stage, I found this book very helpful. It was a little bit more advanced than [Stitch 'n Bitch:], although not all of the illustrations were as helpful. I would really suggest this once you've mastered knit and purl, and are ready to try some more challenging ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80999519">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Of all the knitting books I've seen, Maggie has the best explanations and diagrams about seaming pieces together. The whole book is conversational and reader friendly, but no eye candy and very few patterns. Just really good, basic information, with simple black and white hand-drawn diagrams.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the first books I ever purchased on knitting, and was a life saver quite a number of times as I figured out what I was doing. A great book to have for a knitter who is mostly on her own, without a LYS or experienced teacher. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The chapter on how to tell if a pattern is crap from the way the model is posed is gold. I'm not sure if the rest of the book is really worth the time or the money. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I luv 'em all.. but also this one does have great explanations and also stitch patterns! Irish seed stitch, have to try that one.. hmm...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a comprehensive book, and the elements of design/shape discussed were very helpful. It is worth having in your needlework/textiles library. However, I am not a person who cares for &quot;there's one way to do this and you are a bozo if you don't use the method I use.&quot; Example: The autho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25481359">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I WILL learn to knit!<br/>Onward!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Deservedly a classic.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Completely updated and revised version, Righetti gives readers what they’ve asked for: advice on making all different garments, working with new patterns and different kinds of yarn, and even an introduction to her own legendary history. Neither aggressively hip nor bafflingly encyclopedic,Knittin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5857167">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book that goes over the basics that a lot of how-to knitting books don't cover. How to choose the right yarn and what to look for. How to make a gauge swatch that will work and how to make the adjustments to it. How and what to look for in a pattern. I'm on chapter 10 and will probab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18613512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[finally...i found the knitting book for me.  abundant with concise language and filled with tips, terms, and techniques that a beginning knitter needs to know---the kind of information a new knitter is too green realize she needs.  the best how-to book on knitting i've found so far.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have the earlier version of this book (1986, I think) and it has served as a fantastic general reference for puzzling pattern notation or if I need a refresher course on some basic stitches.  I have never tried any of the included patterns - not really my style - but the instructional portion of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33193747">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Where the Vogue Knitting book I reviewed is fantastic, this book is great to read to understand the 'science' behind knitting.  You learn not only how to make particular stitches but how and what situation that stitch is needed.<br/><br/>It was also a very interesting read and not dry at all.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9879918">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually carry this book around in my knitting bag, both for reference and for knitting emergencies (and I have more of those than I care to talk about).  <br/><br/>This is a solid book, lots of good advice, and it's clearly written.  The very few patterns in the back range from slightly dated t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9696192">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this revised edition, Righetti gives readers what theyve asked for: advice on making all different garments, working with new patterns and different kinds of yarn, and even an introduction to her own legendary history. Neither aggressively hip nor bafflingly encyclopedic, Righetti offers basic principles that will make any project (from basic blanket to intricate sweater) rewarding.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I need more visuals to understand.  I found Stitch n Bitch much easier to follow. I couldn't even finish this one.  The ratings are high on this--maybe a newer edition has photos?  The one I tried to read was mostly text and a few black and white drawings.]]></body>
    
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