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Inkmama
Seriously Hooked
891 Posts |
 Posted - 06/09/2005 : 8:49:28 PM
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What are they? You can only name three. The reason this came up is I was on Amazon about to buy CONFESSIONS OF A KNITTING HERETIC and KNITTING ON THE ROAD and I wondered what books everyone here loves. I thought I'd wait to hear everyone's faves before I buy more.
Barbara
Writing blog: http://penonfire.blogspot.com
Knitting blog: http://knittingonfire.blogspot.com |
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diana.enky
Permanent Resident
Australia
1092 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 01:39:47 AM
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1. Nancie Wiseman's Book of Finishing Techniques - use it ALL the time and it is such a practical size - fits in anywhere unlike the VK 'tome'
2. NIcky Epstein - Knitting on the edge - great inspiration
3. Joelle Hoversen - Last Minute Knitted Gifts - has the most things I will knit/ make from one book
Phew  That was hard - I own about 70 ?? knitting books, not counting pattern books- Rowan, Jo Sharp etc
Diana
2005 stats: 2 WIP, 9 FO, 2 Frogged
Purchases: too many |
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Jane
SustaYning Member
USA
4292 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 03:07:18 AM
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This is very hard!
1. Last-Minite Knitted Gifts (for the same reason as Diana, and because it's such a well-done book)
2. Barbara Walker's Treasuries (if I must choose one, then it would be #2, just because a lot of my favorite stitch patterns are in that one)
3. Ann Budd's Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns (because I can do almost anything with it by my side!)
Three choices -- not enough! What about all the books I use for inspiration? Technical help? I'm sure I've got about fifteen tried-and-true favorites that I use all the time!
Jane
"Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things." Denis Diderot
My album: Jane's Pages
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Inkmama
Seriously Hooked
891 Posts |
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jade
Permanent Resident
USA
1543 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 07:39:07 AM
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1. Barbara Walker's Treasuries of Knitting Patterns Vol. II
2. Montse Stanley's Handbook of Knitting Technique
3. Ann Budd's Handy Book of Knitting Patterns
I'd be heartbroken not to have my collection of Alice Starmore and Scandinavian knitting, but these three are the bedrock of my knitting.
Cheryl |
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thdx3
Seriously Hooked
690 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 07:46:09 AM
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Sally Melville's The Knitting Experience: The Knit Stitch - for techniques
Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Around for inspiration
And the ever-popular Last Minute Knitted Gifts for patterns.
Terri D. making a mental list of a thousand other books in NYC |
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RachelKnitter
Permanent Resident
USA
2995 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 08:36:57 AM
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1. Vogue Knitting. Has to be on the list because I definitely refer to it more than any other book.
2. Knitting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti. I know everyone else goes to Elizabeth Zimmerman for the ultimate in knitting wisdom, but I just love the way Maggie Righetti wise-cracks and talks from the hip. I said to a customer the other day that it's like getting knitting advice from your grandmother. And she supplied back, "If your grandmother is a smart-ass." And it's so, so true.
3. And to cheat slightly, any of the Sally Melville Knitting Experience books, including, most likely the new color book that comes out in November. The detail of the photographs in her books for learning techniques just can't be beat.
Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.
Emily Dickinson |
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zissa
Chatty Knitter
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 09:55:55 AM
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1) Ann Budd's Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
2) Stich 'n beach/Stitch 'N beach Nation (I just love my Lucky Clover Wrap!)
3) Scarf Style
www.wordsandwool.blogspot.com |
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NaProus
Permanent Resident
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bronx58
New Pal
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 11:40:03 AM
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I am a big fan of "Confessions of a Knitting Heretic." I find Annie Modessit incredibly refreshing because she has a unique (and fearless) way of seeing, which I find very liberating. She's an incredibly gifted designer and I like her writing quite a bit.
Gosh, if i had to narrow it down to three books, I would have to say that my faves right now at this very moment are
1) Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson
2) Nanci Wiseman's Book of Finishing Techniques
3) Ann Budd's Handy Book of Knitting Patterns (because of its versatility)
but I can't really pick just three!!! I LOVE Teva Durham's new book, I really like Debbie Stoller's books, I really like Unexpected Knitting, and of course, everything by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Barbara Walker. I know, i know, you asked for three. Sorry. |
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ceecee
Permanent Resident
1896 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 2:50:25 PM
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1) Vogue Knitting because I can almost always find answers to my questions there (Montse Stanley's book had too much extraneous stuff for me and sometimes I had trouble following Katherina's Buss' text).
2) Last Minute Knitted Gifts for color inspiration and truly last-minute do-able items (unlike some other "quick" or "weekend" books).
3) Handy Book of Knitting Patterns with its basic funtionality and range of gauge and sizes.
But really, who has *just* 3 favorites? Then there are the ones on my wish list... |
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Shepurls
Chatty Knitter
116 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 6:03:03 PM
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I don't have many books (yet!) so it makes it easier to choose from:
1. Vogue Knitting (my bible!)
2. Socks Socks Socks (because it's becoming my favourite thing to knit)
3. Stitch N' beach (It was my first. Your first is always special)
~Caroline~
You know you wanna see my knits :
Caroline's Knitting Adventures
2005 FO: 7 -- WIP3
2004 FO: 14 -- |
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SaintJay
Chatty Knitter
113 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 05:45:07 AM
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This is a fun topic. I just catalogued my knitting books the other day and learned that I own 45 books! So hard to pick 3, but I'll try:
1. Definitely Vogue Knitting. This is the best all-around reference book for knitters.
2. Fisherman's Sweaters by Alice Starmore. I'm a big fan of cabled sweaters, and Alice's are my faves. Of all my pattern books, this one has the largest # of patterns I am likely to knit.
3.Norsk Strikkdesign. I am no where near accomplished enough nor do I have the fortitude to knit any of these beautiful sweaters. Nonetheless, I wouldn't part with this book.
Honorable mentions to Viking Knitting by Elsebeth Lavold, The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd, and anything by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Sorry, love them too much not to mention them. |
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knittherapy
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
375 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 07:22:29 AM
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1. Vogue Knitting
2. Folk Shawls
3. Socks Socks Socks
Lori [img]http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/knit.gif[/img]
My knitting photos
I'm blogging now! |
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KarenB
Seriously Hooked
750 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 07:53:22 AM
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If all my books burned up in a fire, these are the ones I'd replace immediately:
Barbara Walker's Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Vols. I and II
Vogue Knitting
Nanci Wiseman's Book of Finishing Techniques
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azblueskies
Permanent Resident
2294 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 08:30:10 AM
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Wonderful topic! Wish I could have seen this before buying any books.
For reference, I bought the Reader's Digest Knitting Handbook, Vogue Knitting, Vogue Knitting Quick Reference, Knitting for Dummies and the Big Book of Knitting. Guess which gives me more of the answers I can understand? The Dummies Book - easier to find the answers and easier to understand them! Definitely written for the inexperienced.
For patterns, I bought the Vogue Very Easy Knits, HotKnits, Pursenalities and Bags/A Knitter's Dozen. And I want the Quick Knits with Today's Yarns.
Too new to knitting to list three favorites but will list Knitting for Dummies as one. And I'll be researching the books you all are writing down. |
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azknitter
Honorary Angel
5539 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 10:34:07 AM
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1. Barbara Walker's Treasuries (all four)
2. Kaffe's Classics
3. Montse Stanley's Handbook
Trish |
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mwyn
Permanent Resident
USA
1419 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 7:42:34 PM
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1. Anna Zilboorg - esp. Magnificent Mittens. I like to look at the pretty colors  .
2. Catherine Cartwright Jones - she has got some of the coolest graphed patterns I've seen. Dragons, tibetan, american indian, ethnic symbols, griffons, ravens, etc. I like her approach too.
3. Barbara Walker.
It's tough to list only 3.
mwyn
One who works with his hands is a laborer. With hands & head; a craftsman. With hands, head & heart an artist. (Paraphrase St. Francis of Assissi) |
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TracyKnits
Chatty Knitter
324 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2005 : 12:05:50 AM
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It's really hard to pick only 3. There's so many that I love for different reasons. I guess I'll try -
Stitch n beach - the first book I bought. Really helped me and got me excited about knitting.
The Knit Stitch - The Einstein jacket. Enough said.
Hip to Knit - My current favorite because I'm knitting a lot out of it for my teen and pre-teen nieces and nephews. Hats that have been very well received and (gasp!) actually WORN, in public even.
(Kids today, who knows what they actually want? Okay, having made that statement, I am officially old and uncool) |
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Former Disco Queen
Chatty Knitter
USA
239 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2005 : 10:55:03 AM
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Hmmmm....
*Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch
*My Vogue Knitting Companion
*Any Debbie Bliss children's book....doesn't really matter which one :)
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Aseneth
Chatty Knitter
157 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2005 : 10:51:42 AM
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1. Knitting Workshop - Elizabeth Zimmermen
2. Meg Swansen's Knitting - Meg Swansen
3. Knitting in the Old Way - Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
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