The Principles of Knitting Hardcover Author: June Hemmons Hiatt | Language: English | ISBN:
1416535179 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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June Hiatt is a reknowned knitting teacher and the author of the classic book THE PRINCIPLES OF KNITTING, considered the "bible" of knitting instruction books. She lives in San Francisco with her husband.
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- Hardcover: 736 pages
- Publisher: Touchstone; Revised edition (February 14, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416535179
- ISBN-13: 978-1416535171
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Those of us who are "dyed in the wool" knitters have been offered a treasure trove of spectacular books within the last 12 months, but this one, "The Principles of Knitting" tops my list of must-have volumes. Here's my take on June Hemmons Hiat's revised foundational volume:
PROS:
1. "Principles" starts at the beginning (e.g., how-tos, including knitting methods, cast-on, cast-off, selvages, and more basics) and proceeds to the most complex. She has included all the basics every knitter needs to understand.
2. Many knitting writers stress the importance of starting each project with a gauge swatch, but this volume includes a series of photos of swatches made with different yarns and weights. We know (from being told so often) we should always make the swatch, but often we are so ready to get going that we skip this most important step with sometimes sorry results. Now you can see why you must do this before plunging right into your pattern.
What was news to me is simple common sense that I have been woefully lacking - dress the swatch. Of course! It makes perfect sense that your swatch should reflect the same finishing that you'll apply to the finished garment. And that would explain why, sometimes, my garments do not exactly mirror my swatches.
3. I've recently had a bear of a time picking up stitches to finish a hemmed neckline and hemmed armholes. My problem? Getting the picked up stitches exactly even on each side. Now I can do it with ease by picking up all stitches and decreasing as necessary - perfect! Why didn't I think of that before.
4. Not everyone becomes an avid knitter, but, for those who do, the time inevitably arrives when they want to knit their own original designs.
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