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Title: Elizabeth ZimmermannÂs KnitterÂs Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann ISBN: 0-486-24178-5 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 October, 1981 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This could be my favorite knitting book of all time
Comment: I will admit that I have only made one project from this book, which was the baby pants. They are fantastic. It is true what EZ says, that the more outlandish you make these pants, the cuter they look on a baby. My pants looked bizarre until I put them on chubby legs. Irresistible! I have several things I want to make next, and I know I can trust her, and they will work out. Even though I have only made one project, my copy of this book is dog-eared from reading it cover-to-cover. I have also used the techniques presented for my own projects.
Rating: 5
Summary: A must-have for anyone who wants to become a better knitter.
Comment: I'd rate this book as a must have for anyone who wants to become a better knitter. Elizabeth Zimmerman inspires knitters to look at yarn in a whole new way...to envision what the yarn can become....and not be worried about what pattern leaflets are available.
I'm a large-size person, and have always been limited to the few patterns available which were written to include sizes large enough. At the same time, I have short arms, and the available patterns were never quite right. I'd learned how to "make do," by modifying the patterns which were available in large enough sizes, but this book helped me find a better approach. With Elizabeth's insights, I was able to design a sweater that was based on MY measurements, and on what I wanted. It freed me from limitations and opened up a whole new world of knitting.
It's also a great book for a new knitter (although it doesn't teach how to knit). The humor is contagious, and innoculates the beginner against taking knitting too seriously.
Rating: 5
Summary: A FANTASTIC gem, BUT...
Comment: This book is a wonderful deal. The projects are interesting, the text is witty, and I am actually setting out to follow the Almanac for the entire year of 2002 (it is January and I am almost done with the January project). This is a knitter's paradise. HOWEVER, there are two things you should know before buying:
1) I would be lost if I did not also own E Zimmerman's Knitting Without Tears. Her instructions in the Almanac are somewhat abbreviated, and I need the other book as a cross-reference. Knitting Without Tears has the pictures and the more elaborate descriptions to help me understand what she means in the Almanac.
2) The binding of this book is extremely flimsy and cheap. I purchased my book new in October, and, by December, pages were already falling out! It is now not even four months old and it is full of tape (I used clear packing tape to bind the pages in so that I did not lose any of the precious instruction!)
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Title: Knitting Without Tears : Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes by Elizabeth Zimmerman ISBN: 0684135051 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: 01 July, 1973 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Knitting Around by Elizabeth Zimmerman, Elizabeth Zimmermann, Meg Swansen ISBN: 0942018036 Publisher: Schoolhouse Pr Pub. Date: June, 1989 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Barbara Walker, Chris Swansen ISBN: 0942018001 Publisher: Schoolhouse Pr Pub. Date: December, 1981 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Sweater Workshop: Knit Creative, Seam-Free Sweaters on Your Own With Any Yarn by Jacqueline Fee, Jaqueline Fee ISBN: 0892725338 Publisher: Down East Books Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges by Ann Budd ISBN: 1931499047 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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