Beginner's help to know all about knitting

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	• Knitspeak: An A to Z Guide to the Language of Knitting Patterns Andrea Berman Price Stewart, Tabori and Chang STC Craft Melanie Falick Book, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Beginner's help to know all about knitting

Knitspeak definition: "A combination of words, abbreviations, numbers, and punctuation that is unintelligible to the average human and - unfortunately - to the new knitter." - from Knitspeak

Like any group, culture or trade, knitting possesses its own languagee, one which can be is incomprehensible to the uninitiated. New knitters are often prohibited from stretching their knitting muscles by a pattern which makes as much sense as ancient Greek.

Andrea Berman Price rides to the rescue with her book Knitspeak: an A to Z guide to the language of knitting patterns, a handy volume which translates the symbols, abbreviations, and terms while explaining the logic and structure in which knitting patterns are written.

The first section of Knitspeak provides an overview "of how knitting patterns are organized and how to read them effectively." The second section is organized alphabetically beginning first with symbols. This section, which comprises most of the volume, is much more than just a dictionary. Scattered throughout are detailed illustrations, helpful tips such as choosing the correct decrease method, and longer entries on topics like measuring gauge or choosing a needle size.

The appendix is chock full of helpful information: fixing mistakes, estimating yardage requirements and an "abbreviations at a glance" table. Rounding out this handy volume are three worksheets which Price suggests photocopying and using to track knitting projects; for times so that when you put your knitting down, you have a record. A sound idea - especially for knitters like myself who have double digit UFOs (unfinished objects) that may, or may not, be stored with the required instructions.

Knitspeak's compact size means it easily fits into your knitting bag. The next time your pattern calls for LLI, grab knitspeak for a translation (LLI = left-lifted increase). As Price suggests: "Never stop knitting again because you don't understand your instructions!"

Armchair Interview says: Wonderful book for a beginner knitter.

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Knitting translations

Great for when you are in the middle of a pattern and suddenly don't know what an abbreviation means.

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Very Valuable for any knitter

I've knitted for years and some of my favorite patterns are written by English knitters. This book has helped me with some of the simple translations that I've not been certain about. The book is very clear and easy to read. I bought three. One for me, one for my knitting buddy and one for my daughter.

A great knitting language book

This book is easy to understand, easy to use, and has valuable illustrations. It's the perfect size and book to have on hand.

Like a 24-hour help hotline, Knitspeak demystifies pattern language for knitters and gives them confidence to take on new projects
The only book of its kind
Designed for quick reference and sized to fit in every knitting bag

Knitting can be a challenging craft, but even more challenging than knitting itself is the cryptic language?a mix of abbreviations, numbers, jargon, punctuation marks, and other symbols?in which patterns are usually written. It?s no wonder so many beginners (and even some whose skills are quite advanced) are intimidated by the bewildering code?or that so many yarn-shop owners grow frustrated by the amount of time they must spend deciphering patterns for the uninitiated.

Enter Knitspeak, a knitter?s dictionary that disentangles the mysteries of pattern language and translates it into plain English, helping knitters to easily transition from confused to confident. Andrea Berman Price?s essential guide?written in a friendly, reassuring tone and formatted for quick reference?begins with an overview of how knitting patterns are organized. It then offers a comprehensive alphabetical listing of all the abbreviations, words, phrases, and symbols typically encountered in patterns.

Knitspeak?s many easy-to-understand drawings clarify basic and not-so-basic needle techniques, and a series of sidebars deals with issues ranging from keeping track of simultaneous shaping to substituting yarns and reading a yarn label. The book?s appendix is filled with valuable tips, charts, and worksheets.

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