Knitting For Beginners: The A-Z Guide to Have You Knitting in 3 Days (Includes 15 Knitting Patterns) Kindle Edition

Let me begin by saying that I borrowed a "beginners" book about knitting from a friend about a month ago that was so confusing that I just gave it up. This book, Knitting For Beginners: The A-Z Guide to Have You Knitting in 3 Days is the exact opposite.I'm going to 3 baby showers before the end of the year. I wanted to make something that was personal, something that I could afford on a budget, and also develop a useful skill. Knitting, I figured, would be the way to go.I will admit that, at first, I was overwhelmed with how much detail this book packs. When it says A-Z Guide, it isn't joking. The photographs, the diagrams, the helpful links to videos and other resources, and the incredibly simple descriptions are exactly what I needed! I cannot stress this enough. I know it probably sounds silly to get super excited about a book on Knitting, but this isn't just a book on Knitting; it's THE book on Knitting.There are a bunch of patterns (from easy to advanced) at the end that you can use to practice the types of stitches you'll learn in the book. The baby blanket and the little hat are the ones I plan on making for the baby showers. I have a friend who wants me to knit him a face mask for Halloween (he works at a Haunted House attraction every year), so I'm really looking forward to doing that, too.The format of the way everything is laid out is simple and easy to understand. Really, this is more of a Knitter's Survival Guide. Seriously, if you're trying to get into Knitting, or you're still new, I would highly recommend this book.

When my mum decided to teach me how to knit, I was sceptical – I’ve never been very good with my hands. But when I had a look around for books with knitting patterns – I’m one of the Hermione Granger people, I learn best from a book - I found this one, and boy, did it deliver.It starts out with a very good overview of the different tools and supplies needed for knitting, which helped me familiarise myself with the different types of yarn and needles. The second part tackles actual knitting stitches and knitting patterns. This book is very didactic in general: it includes lots of diagrams and detailed pictures, which make it much easier to follow the knitting patterns (even though those are already very well-explained, in the minutest detail). It even includes multiple links to videos, which allow you to follow the patterns as executed by someone who actually knows what they’re doing. The glossary for abbreviations and terminology also came in very handy.This book covers a wide variety of knitting patterns, techniques and projects; you won’t get bored of it anytime soon! It even looks a bit overwhelming at first, but thanks to the detailed instructions, it turned out to actually be quite simple, and definitely very fun.

The book starts with a list yarn used for knitting and recommended needle sizes based on the desired thickness of the final product. I liked the images that illustrate the basic techniques - they are large and clear. A list of abbreviations is very handy as well. I also liked that the book included terminology explanations for both UK and USA instructions.I found the instructions clear, the illustration through out were excellent because the author included a lot of close-ups. The number of full projects is fairly small, most of the project included use basic techniques.Ali Julia review

As a woman who was born in the 90s, being good with my hands is a foreign concept. Intimidating mothers who work, knit and do everything in between reign supreme. Leaving me feeling lacklustre about my skill levels.Attempting to give something new a bash in my want to gain a skill, I took to amazon to find a book on knitting, I bought various books on the subject and found them overwhelming and complicated. Knitting For Beginners: The A-Z Guide to Have You Knitting in 3 Days, is a wonderfully comprehensive book that covers all the elements of learning how to knit. This book breaks down everything from the supplies to will need, to how to knit left handed, which in my case is very necessary.Emma Brown goes into great detail about what yarns to use for which project and how to care for the materials to make it longer lasting, as well as the needle size you should be using and how to hold them correctly. She talks about how to understand patterns and includes a glossary of all knitting terminology as well as step by step pattern guide.This book very cleverly contains every style of knitting, to create interesting pieces that look more complicated than they are. Making you seem like an expert.If you are keen to learn a wonderful and new hobby this comprehensive and easy to use guide is for you. I highly recommend it!

When describing stitches for beginning knitters the use of color is important to be able to see the direction of the stitch. This is true especially if the pattern involves changing to another stitch. Right at the beginning, when initially teaching how to form a stitch, this book has the illustrations in black and white pictures which are unclear. There was no way to be knitting in 3 days even if one never expected to be knitting in 3 days. Disappointed.

Just what I was looking for

Easy to follow and I was knitting away in no time!

Un très bon livre pour débuter en tricot ou pour se perfectionner. J'adore les liens qui t'emmène sur d'excellents tutos ou sites. De nombreux bons conseils

Easily read & explained context

Knitting is something I've always wanted to try but I never had the motivation until I came across this book by accident, the book is clear and easy to follow and it got me excited about what I could accomplish.This book explains really clearly every type of knitting stitch with photos which takes all the guess work out of it so is perfect for the beginner like me, I have never knitted anything before but this book has all the resources to get me started, all the knitting stitches have clear concise photos to go with them and all the instructions couldn't be clearer, and if that wasn't all you ever needed, there are also links to videos as well!It also has lots of knitting patterns at the back for you to try your new skills on, these are all explained really well, they tell you everything you need to complete the project, at what level the pattern is i.e beginner, intermediate, advanced and really explains every step of the way and has photos to help guide you through the process. Now that I've successfully knitted a headband for myself (which looked just like the photo so I'm very happy) I'm looking forward to trying the leg warmers next.This is the best knitting for beginners book I have come across, I highly recommend it!

You do need a little help, but it's good to get you started