On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:11:14 -0500, "Georgia" spewed forth :
>FWIW, I find Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Knitting without Tears" (that's tears as
>in boo-hoo, not rips)
>and Maggie Righietti's "Knitting in Plain English" much more useful.'
I couldn't agree more. Add Maggie's "Sweater Design in Plain English" and Elizabeth's "Knitting Workshop" and you have my four most-referenced how-to books.
*chuckle* The one book of BW's that I don't have for the very reason that I can't get past the pics. I'm fond of EZ's bottom-up method, too, but Maggie taught me how to make a top-down sweater...
>IMHO, probably the best bargain, in terms of information per dollar (or
>penny!) is Barbara Walker's "Knitting from the Top" (of course, you have to
>be able to appreciate the benefits of knitting everything from the top down,
>on circulars, but she does a good job of explaining that. (Ignore the photos
>of hideous early 1970's styles; this book is about knitting to suit your
>tastes, and your body.)
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