Never Too Old to Knit: Beautiful Basics for Baby Boomers

by Karin Strom (Editor)

With more people than ever interested in knitting, there have been many volumes to teach newcomers the basics and reeducate the lapsed. But none has targeted the mature audience…until now. Designed with larger type for easy readability, with a stay-open hidden spiral for ease of use, and with 30 projects designed by over-50-year-olds for their peers, Never Too Old to Knit will reach this eager, untapped market. It includes a discussion—with medical statements from experts—of knitting’s many health and stress-relief benefits; the therapeutic advantages range from increased mental and creative stimulation to an improved social life as knitters gather together to work and chat. Clearly illustrated instructions present all the basics, from casting on to completing simple garments, so both novice and returning knitters can start stitching immediately. And because more-advanced techniques are covered too, the book becomes a valuable reference as skills improve. The appealing—and portable—projects all feature beautiful colors and textures, yet none are very difficult to complete.A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Genres: Knitting, Nonfiction

176 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 28, 2006

Reviews

[penny shima glanz]

Ok, this one knocked my socks off and I recommend you go look at it. Big print (hey, that should make anyone happy), clear, beautiful, meaningful, and demonstrative photographs (though I wish there was an ssk in there, if there is an I missed it. oops.) Oh right, book title.. Never Too Old to Knit: Beautiful Basics for Baby Boomers which was edited by Karin Strom. I liked the designs and the fact that there is a mini stitch dictionary also squeezed into the humble 176 pages. Oh and the hard cover with coil binding? brilliant. Thank you.

(I'll edit this one day. It's a cut & paste from my blog post.)

[Carol]

Definitely a beginner knitting book. About half of it is basic instruction, and there are 18 very basic patterns. Most of it doesn't seem especially geared to older knitters. One thing I didn't like is the annoying highlighting and capitalizion of a word or two in the text for no apparent reason. And there's no index, which would be helpful in a book that uses cutesy but not always informative section headings.

[Kristine]

there are really clear instructions in here, would be nice for a beginner. all the yarn is easy to find Lion Brand.

[Doris]

Although this was billed as a beginner's book, it made no sense to me, as it used terms that were not adequately explained.

Not recommended.