tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post7232072089239069515..comments2023-04-16T12:05:45.398+01:00Comments on Shazmina Bendi designs......: How are these Apples?Shazmina Bendihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394367994914136857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-29456596018040931882007-08-23T12:02:00.000+01:002007-08-23T12:02:00.000+01:00Knitting Without Tears by EZ : The Knitter's Book ...<I>Knitting Without Tears</I> by EZ : <I>The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques</I> by Nancie M. Wiseman : <I>Hand-Knit Works</I> by Setsuko Torii (Japanese).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-5650914690013052772007-08-23T08:56:00.000+01:002007-08-23T08:56:00.000+01:00i also have a very limited knitting book library. ...i also have a very limited knitting book library. One of my favourite technique books is Knitting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti (ditto for her Crochet in Plain English). I love Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Z. <BR/><BR/>That's gonna look soooo gorgeous, Shaz!Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-81590338733077472152007-08-22T12:48:00.000+01:002007-08-22T12:48:00.000+01:00Wunnerful lace!I'm still developing my knitting li...Wunnerful lace!<BR/><BR/>I'm still developing my knitting library, so don't have a definitive answer for you. But I'm pretty taken so far with "Knit Fix" by Lisa Kartus - easy reference to fix all those little and big problems!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-5760699957757961872007-08-22T11:35:00.000+01:002007-08-22T11:35:00.000+01:00That pattern is lovely - the close up really shows...That pattern is lovely - the close up really shows it so well. Love the blue yarn - so purty!<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, knitting books. I've got heaps (although not many listed above, all of which I'd also recommend though) but I'm not sure I'd say any were "must haves" - except Knitting on the Road - fab sock patterns; Simple Knits for Cherished Babies - fab easy baby knits; Victorian Lace Today - full of gorgeous gorgeous lace and just so purty to look at!<BR/><BR/>(Have I now overused "purty"? Might have to stop, right?!Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-24755802893109405542007-08-22T01:55:00.000+01:002007-08-22T01:55:00.000+01:00If your question was about sewing books, craft boo...If your question was about sewing books, craft books or cooking books I could definitely offer my opinion, but knitting books I'm not so great on. I pretty much look to the internets or you kids for my knitting inspiration and patterns. So my knitting book recommendation is a healthy blog lines!SadieandLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083216783467316109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-37531125661058487672007-08-22T00:09:00.000+01:002007-08-22T00:09:00.000+01:00What a great question Shaz, I will be watching wit...What a great question Shaz, I will be watching with interest since my knitting library is also non-existent. Its like cookbooks I think - a couple fo really good technique books will see you a long way, with some trendy ones for new ideas every so often.<BR/><BR/>I love the voyager pattern, and that silk/merino is just gorgeous....*drool*Georgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540746821149865564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-77713919354796009982007-08-21T16:10:00.000+01:002007-08-21T16:10:00.000+01:00I agree, a stitch dictionary. I can't pin it down ...I agree, a stitch dictionary. I can't pin it down to just one book, though. I think you need some Elizabeth Zimmermann for inspiration, a good stitch dictionary or two, and oh! The Sweater Workshop by Jacqueline Fee, or Knitting from the Top (also by Barbara Walker). The Sweater Workshop helped me quite a bit when I first began knitting--I knit the sampler, and I'm glad I did--and if you are the type who would rather design your own stuff, or alter patterns you like, these books are helpful. I also just bought Knitting in the Old Way by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts. I lean towards books that give me techniques and the know-how to do what I want myself. And you also need a good techniques book. I like Maggie Righetti (Knitting in Plain English) and the new Knitting Answer Book, although it doesn't have everything in it (for instance, how to sew in a zipper!).<BR/><BR/>Okay, so that's WAY more than one book. Sorry 'bout that.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27453681.post-27301123889276089072007-08-21T13:37:00.000+01:002007-08-21T13:37:00.000+01:00That's an easy one.....The treasury of knitting pa...That's an easy one.....The treasury of knitting patterns by Barbara G. Walker. It's got about a billion stitch patterns and if that isn't enough then there is The second treasury of knitting patterns. These books have been around for about 40 years and are currently being published by schoolhouse press.Five Ferns Fibreholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468372204415518412noreply@blogger.com