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Available
Description
With expert answers to scores of new knitting questions, Margaret Radcliffe's classic guide is better than ever. You'll find a wide assortment of cast ons and bind offs, techniques for beading and knitting backwards, tips for knitting in the round, and strategies for measuring tricky fabrics. Whether you're a beginner venturing out into the wide world of yarn crafts or a more experienced knitter struggling through complex needlework challenges, The Knitting Answer Book has a solution for every knitting problem you'll encounter.
Publication
Storey Publishing, LLC (2005), Edition: 1St Edition, 400 pages
Series
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ISBN
1580175996 / 9781580175999
User reviews
LibraryThing member knittingpanda87
This book really does have an answer to almost any knitting question you can come up with just as the front of the book says. I have used it numerous times to fix my knitting when I have come across a problem. It also comes in handy when you are trying to figure out what kind of cast on to use for
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LibraryThing member Staramber
I bought this book to keep in my bag. That's it. Just to stay in there until I needed it. Now I've read it cover to cover in a day. Unfortunately at the expense of my knitting.
The book contains tips for the new knitter. God I wish I'd had it when I first got started. It takes you through all the
Of course it's much more than that. It offers tips for worming, starting lace, toe up socks, colour work, washing… well everything that an experienced knitter wants to ask too. There is also a great resource section it the back.
I cannot think of a single knitter who wouldn't find this book useful. In fact I'd like a second copy to keep on my shelf. Maybe a third just in case.
The book contains tips for the new knitter. God I wish I'd had it when I first got started. It takes you through all the
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cast-ons, bind-offs, your knits and your purls. Everything a beginner needs. Of course it's much more than that. It offers tips for worming, starting lace, toe up socks, colour work, washing… well everything that an experienced knitter wants to ask too. There is also a great resource section it the back.
I cannot think of a single knitter who wouldn't find this book useful. In fact I'd like a second copy to keep on my shelf. Maybe a third just in case.
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LibraryThing member Wanderlust_Lost
Very very good! This book has explained so many things to me! I love it.
LibraryThing member MarlaF
Very good reference book - I have used it to solve my knitting project problems.
LibraryThing member jessicathestrange
This book is AWESOME! I love it and I carry it around in my knitting bag everywhere. It has everything from how to cast on, to different types of stitches, generic measurements, etc. Everything to know!
LibraryThing member kiyoko
Excellent guide for all knitters. Small so it fits in one's knitting bag. My only complaint is the index is not comprehensive; however, it's fairly easy to find what one is looking for through the table of contents. I've learned a lot from this little book.
LibraryThing member slipped2
Small enough to carry in your knitting bag and valuable enough to do so.
LibraryThing member sunfi
Part of my permanent collection, used a reference and located in the craft room.
LibraryThing member kimberliem
Great book. Answers all sorts of little pesky questions that I was always bugging the owner of my LYS about.
LibraryThing member fiberlibrarian
Great for both beginners and advanced knitters. Answers all sorts of questions and clearly too, from how to read your knitting to several different castons and their uses (which is best for what). I love answers that tell you that all techniques are useful and when they are most useful.
LibraryThing member OKGLibrary
The Knitting Answer Book, solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face. Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask. By Margaret Radcliffe. Storey Publishing. 2005.
A little short fat book beginners are advised to keep in their knitting bag. It’s divided into sections: Casting On, the Basics and
Questions and Answers throughout.
Q: I’m lefthanded and I’ve been told I need to learn to knit backward.
A: an adamant no!
‘Be interesting to hear a debate between experienced leftie knitters.
Jacqueline Biéler, November 2008
A little short fat book beginners are advised to keep in their knitting bag. It’s divided into sections: Casting On, the Basics and
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Binding off. Then it proceeds to Tools, Yarn, Reading Patterns, Stitches, Circular Knitting, Colour, Shaping, Fitting, Finishing and ends with Embellishments. Questions and Answers throughout.
Q: I’m lefthanded and I’ve been told I need to learn to knit backward.
A: an adamant no!
‘Be interesting to hear a debate between experienced leftie knitters.
Jacqueline Biéler, November 2008
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LibraryThing member origprod
The best! This is the book that lives in my knitting bag. I've used it a hundred times, for dozens of different questions. The "must have" knitting book!
LibraryThing member justicefortibet
Every knitter needs at least one copy of this book. It would be ideal to have one in every knitting bag. There isn't a problem it can't solve.
LibraryThing member MarthaJeanne
This really does seem to answer a lot of my questions. My other general knitting books are written for beginners. This one is more for the intermediate knitter who wants to improve.
I suspect that some of the answers might be overwhelming for beginners. But if you think that might be a problem for
I suspect that some of the answers might be overwhelming for beginners. But if you think that might be a problem for
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you, the chapters are generally set up so that the answers get more complicated as the chapter goes on. If you just need some way to cast on or decrease or whatever, read the first few questions and answers until you have what you need, and stop there. If you are ready to learn several ways to do it, and which method might work best and why, just keep reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member hyphen613
every knitter should have this book in their bag of tricks!
LibraryThing member CassandraT
I find this book to be very helpful. Since I have the ebook, I can easily search for topics, but the text references the wrong page numbers. I still like being able to search. The diagrams and topics are all great to understanding mistakes and techniques. If you are interested, check out the
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2005