The Knitting Book: Yarns, Techniques, Stitches, Patterns

Not very useful for the money spent

This book is a brilliant book to have on the shelf the techniques are easy to follow. Recently having taken knitting back up after a gap it's been useful to refresh old techniques along with new ones. This book does have a few patterns and block designs which are useful. Would recommend to new and old knitters it is very useful and always by my chair

This book is full of useful information on how to get started in knitting, project ideas to keep you going and simple step by step explanations of the different types of yarn and stitches, what to use them for and how to do it. I like the layout, with a lot of glossy, high quality photographs that make this book accessible to both those who like text and imagery. The DK series has been consistently good in my experience and offers learning and support for people trying to start a new hobby/interest, or whatever it may be. The Knitting Book is no exception. A clear, and detailed guide on the craft of knitting. Would recommend for anyone interested in the hobby.

I'm really happy with my new knitting bible, it has everything in it I need as a beginner knitter, has all of the basics and shows me clearly how to do all the things I need to do. It has patterns for some simple items like 'baby's first hat' and 'baby's cardigan' and various scarves with each pattern having a difficulty rating. It is full of inspiration and beautiful colour photos. There is a very good index which is very useful. It is a very big heavy book, you couldn't travel with it.

My mum is a very experienced knitter, she is 81 years old and still knitting. She purchased this book and loved it. When I saw the book I wanted one too. It is full of lovely colour photos and clear, easy to follow diagrams. RRP was £16.99 so this was a bargain.

The 4 stars are for the book minus the project patterns. I did see the previous reviews about the projects in this book but I borrowed it from the library and was very impressed with the rest of the book. However, I tried the simple baby jacket and yes, even that was littered with mistakes with stitch numbers. I had finished the whole of the back section of the jacket before I had to give up. When I started adding up the stitches as printed they were way out, so could not even contemplate doing the neck shaping. Its a shame that such a great book is spoiled by these ridiculous patterns. And yet someone must have knitted them right in the first place for the pictures.