All Stitched Up: The Complete Guide to Finishing Stitches for Hand-Knitters

by Jane Crowfoot

Describes a wide variety of finishing techniques; demonstrates how to add on zippers, buttons, and beading; and provides illustrations along with step-by-step instructions.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts

128 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Apryl Anderson]

I'm reading every knitting book I can wrap a thread around in order to be a master. There gets to be a bit of repetition after the first dozen, so how does one choose which earns a place on the reference shelf? Do I keep the comprehensive ones, including those who spend pages on what a knitting needle looks like? Or should I focus on the more obscure skills? Crowfoot's guide is an interesting balance of both, so I'll pass it along to my knitting friends who are starting to grow out of manufacturer's patterns and into designing for themselves. Even if they do stick to someone else's designs, it's helpful to understand what that designer intended, and to improve and embellish the original.

[Rebekah]

Most people use the Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques but I found this one and it's become my bible for grafting, seaming and buttonholing.