The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting

by Becca Smith

Knitting made easy-especially for beginners.

In The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Knitting , Becca Smith takes aspiring knitters step-by-step through her "learn-as-you-go" teaching technique. Knitters are guided from purl stitch to finished scarf with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos along the way. Readers will also learn to make hats, mittens, blankets, pillows, sweaters, socks, even kimonos-as well as their own patterns. With The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Knitting , anyone can go from picking up a needle to becoming a master knitter.

?A new "learn-as-you-go" way of teaching makes this book perfect for beginners

?Packed with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos

?According to the Craft Yarn Council of America, 53 million American women knit or crochet

?Author is an expert knitter and owns her own knitting and yarn company

Genres: Knitting, Crafts

304 pages, Paperback

First published September 11, 2010

Reviews

[Anne]

I wasn't done with this one!! Need to check it out again!

[Gloria]

Made two simple projects from this book: hat and scarf. Both turned out decently if not exactly expertly. Instructions are clear. Quite a few more projects could be tackled, but will have to assume that the instructions remain helpful. Not a 'pretty' book like some, but practical.

[Marilyn]

I didn't find much useful information in this book other than some references in the back. It might prove useful to a beginner, but don't buy it. Instead borrow it from your local library and save your money for other more useful tomes.

[Atlantis]

A nice intro to knitting. I have discovered though that I learn better visually for knitting/crocheting so if I didn't quite get something this book was telling me Youtube was a great additional resource.

[Anne]

Saw this at the library today but did not have my card, so note-to-self to check out the next time I go!!

[Cheryl]

Good basic info for new knitter; patterns extremely basic.