The Opinionated Knitter by Elizabeth Zimmermann
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Book Summary Author: Elizabeth Zimmermann Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2005-01-30 ISBN: 0942018265 Number of pages: 128 Publisher: Schoolhouse Press |
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Book Reviews of the The Opinionated Knitter
Customer Review: Interesting from an historical standpoint, and wonderful for EZ fans, BUT....
Summary: 3 Stars
I was disappointed in this volume. It is nice to see the copies of the original newsletters as they appeared, but I was hoping for much better as far as rewriting the patterns for those who prefer more conventional directions (line by line) in general, or those who do not like to lose their place in paragraph-type instructions. The EPS system, for example could easily have been re-written in a "formula", fill-in-the-blank fashion. In fact, for a more easily understood version of the EPS system, get The Sweater Workshop by Jacqueline Fee.
Most of the patterns here have some "updating" notes, but even there the directions are on the sparse side. Some more current techniques, like circular Brioche (called Prime Rib in this book), are not even mentioned, and they could have easily been added as updates.
The pictures are okay, not great. Several seem to be in shadow, at least one is blurry, and some are not marked as to exactly which item or item with which variation is being pictured. The color pictures, unfortunately are not near the actual directions, so you have to spend time flipping back and forth. Many of the people in the pictures are in moving poses, which make it extra difficult to see construction details.
Bottom line: if you are an EZ fan and simply have to have all the books, get it, there are some journal entries and other commentary that may be of interest to you as well as the patterns. If you have other EZ books and have had trouble following her style of directions in the past, this one isn't any better--have your library buy it, or get a glimpse of it at your local yarn store or independent bookstore before buying. If you have to spend time rewriting the patterns to make them more readable and useful to you, the almost $30 price tag is pretty steep, considering that most of this is old material, much of it in her other books.