Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker144 reviews
Debbie Stoller

Workman Publishing Company, 2006

A Great Place TO Start And Refer Back To

+ i couldn't do crochet until i bought this book
+ Happy Hooker and Happy buyer
+ great book! but how do you do this?
  
  











  



  
Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook260 reviews
Debbie Stoller

Workman Publishing Company, 2004

Say what you will...

+ fun, easy, practical knitting
+ It is what it is
+ A good buy, but expect to do some google hunting))
+ Excellent book for starters
  
  











  



  
Knit: Handmade Style (Handmade Style (Thunder Bay Press))6 reviews
Janine Flew

Thunder Bay Press, 2006

Knit handmade gifts

+ looking for help!

This book if full of patterns that YOU WILL MAKE!!!! Great colors, great gifts to make. Easy to read patterns. Great for the beginner. Knitting for pleasure is here and in this book. Great buy, great book. If you like simple style that will last forever, if you like to say "I did it" and be ...
  
  











  



  
Scarf Style: Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochet (Style series)55 reviews

Interweave Press, 2004

Scarf Style

+ Lovely book needs help with clarity
+ Not your plain-Jane garter stitch scarves

This book has several different styles of scarfs you can make, it's wonderful. I just went out and bought some yarn specifically for some of the patterns in this book.
  
  











  



  
Wrap Style: Innovative to Traditional, 24 Inspirational Shawls, Ponchos, and Capelets to Knit and Crochet ...24 reviews
Pam Allen, Ann Budd

Interweave Press, 2005

Nice variety of shawl and wrap designs

+ Great resource.
+ Wonderfully Wrapped!
+ As promised
  
  











  



  
Hollywood Knits Style: With 30 Original Suss Designs1 review
Suss Cousins, Deborah Jaffe

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007

Decided Lack of Glamour

I love knitting books for all sorts of reasons, and none of them is fulfilled by this one. There are a couple of pretty pictures, but I would never wear what's on display. But the problem isn't ugly or weird patterns, but boring ones. It's the usual array of basic stuff with predictable, ...
  
  











  



  
Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit27 reviews
Pam Allen, Ann Budd

Interweave Press, 2007

modern lace

+ Nice extras
+ Beautiful Patterns
+ Not so stuffy lace
  
  











  



  
Stitch 'n Bitch Nation59 reviews
Debbie Stoller

Workman Publishing Company, 2004

This one is for someone a little past beginner...

For whatever reason, when I bought this book online it was only three bucks. So I thought there was no way I could pass it up. I'm glad I bought it because it taught me how to tweak a pattern in order to use any type of yarn I want. I know I should have been able to figure out how to do this ...
  
  











  



  
Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas59 reviews
Melanie Falick

Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Good, fun book with fairly easy patterns

+ One of my all time favorite knitting books!
+ Awesome Book!
+ Weekend Knitting
  
  











  



  
Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, ...95 reviews
Kay Gardiner, Ann Meador Shayne

Potter Craft, 2006

My FAVORITE KNITTING BOOK of All time!

+ Love This Book
+ My Favorite Knitting Book Ever
+ Suprisingly fun and diffrent.
+ Great read, great patterns!
  
  











  



  
101 Designer One-Skein Wonders: A world of possibilities inspired by just one skein23 reviews
Judith Durant

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2007

Trying new yarns -- a great book!

+ so worth it!
+ Loads of fun patterns
+ Beautiful designs
+ Great resource for quick projects
  
  











  



  
Holiday Knits: 25 Great Gifts from Stockings to Sweaters10 reviews
Allison Isaacs, Sara Lucas

Chronicle Books, 2005

Great book, but MANY of the patterns are available in magazines!

+ Some nice patterns
+ Holiday knitting fun

Right after I purchased this book, I started receiving the '06 holiday issues of all the knitting magazines I subscribe to. I was a little disappointed to see so many of the patterns re-printed (with the exact same photos so they were a easy to spot) in this season's magazines. I kind of feel ...
  
  











  



  
One-Skein Wonders52 reviews

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2006

Great, great, great ideas!

+ Some Gems, Some Duds
+ not bad... a nice compliment to my collection
+ good ideas
+ wonderful fun patterns
  
  











  



  
Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue ...25 reviews

Sixth&Spring Books, 2005

Excellent source of pattern stitches

+ Beautiful eye candy of stitch dictionaries

I'm delighted! This will replace several dog-eared pamphlets and one that has indelible tea stains. There are many, many stitches, and I'm using three in the sweater I'm knitting now.
  
  











  



  
Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume Four: Crochet: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue ...7 reviews
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine

Sixth&Spring Books, 2007

Fabulous

+ Eye Candy of Knitting Stitch Dictionarys

First off, I don't understand the other reviewers dissapointment in the lack of patterns. This is a STITCH DICTIONARY, not a pattern book! No one book could possible contain every set of crochet stitches, although I believe this one does a fair job of representing the spectrum. Color photographs ...
  
  











  



  
Knitting Nature: 39 Designs Inspired by Patterns in Nature38 reviews
Norah Gaughan

STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books, 2006

Hands down my favorite knitting book

+ Wow.....
+ Great Book
+ Knitting Nature: 39 Designs Inspired by Patterns in Nature
+ stunning and original
  
  











  



  
The Well-Knit Home: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Results1 review
Gina Macris

Sterling, 2007

Not all about knitting

I really enjoyed flipping through this book, many an inspiring project. Alas, I do not crochet. The book was very good about giving knitting instructions for stitch patterns such as the basket weave stitch, bobbles, and so on. However, when I chose various patterns to construct, many of them ...
  
  











  



  
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts91 reviews
Joelle Hoverson

Harry N. Abrams, 2004

EXCELLENT!!!

+ fun book
+ excellent reference
+ Lots of great projects!
  
  











  



  
Knitting Little Luxuries: Beautiful Accessories to Knit15 reviews
Louisa Harding

Interweave Press, 2007

Sometimes it's a perfect match...

+ Beautiful little luxuries
+ Great book for gifts
+ Lovely book of quick projects
  
  











  



  
No Sheep for You: Knit Happy with Cotton, Silk, Linen, Hemp, Bamboo & Other Delights21 reviews
Amy R. Singer

Interweave Press, 2007

No Sheep for You: Knit Happy with Cotton, Silk, Linen, Hemp Bamboo and Other Delights

+ A Gem!
+ Written for People With Wool Allergies, Not Vegans
+ Basics and Some Fun Patterns
+ Great patterns