Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition

Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition
by Maggie Righetti

Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition
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Author: Maggie Righetti
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-17
ISBN: 0312353537
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Book Reviews of Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition

Book Review: Knitting with common sense!
Summary: 5 Stars

Excellent book by Maggie Righetti! She manages to present knitting in a step by step logical and straight-forward way. She covers techniques from simple to advanced in a way that you can reconcile her instructions with what you already know, and even if you knit in an uncommon style you can use this book to learn from. Something that is not always true of other knitting books.

The tips on tailoring and finishing are ones that every knitter should read, and help you understand that, no, sometimes it can be the pattern. Something that knitters can sometimes be afraid to believe.

I wish that I had run across this book years ago. There are many things that a beginning knitter can take away, and even more that an advanced knitter can learn from the long years of experience she shares in this book.

I will recommend this book to every knitter I know.

Summary of Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition

The first edition of this indispensable classic gave knitters easy-to-follow (and fun-to-read) advice on producing the knits of their dreams. Drawing on decades of experience as a knitting instructor and designer, Maggie Righetti offered step-by-step directions on avoiding common mistakes and getting out of tricky spots.
 
Now, in this completely updated and revised version, Righetti gives readers what they've asked for: advice on making all different garments, working with new patterns and different kinds of yarn, and even an introduction to her own legendary history. Neither aggressively hip nor bafflingly encyclopedic, Knitting in Plain English offers basic principles that will make any project---from a basic blanket to an intricate sweater---rewarding.
 
Having Knitting in Plain English on the shelf is like having your own knitting teacher available to help at all times with any thorny problem.

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