Comments on: Books That Teach

By: KayDee Stasik

KayDee Stasik — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0000

I learned stockinette when I was 5 and knitted useless curling strips for a long, long time. Then someone left A Treasury of Knitting Patterns within my reach and I was off and running. I am 68 now and just now deciding to learn entrelac. I’ve never entertained the idea of socks or knitting with fingering yarn at all and now my eyes are failing, but there is still so much to learn and square needles~~~~

By: Ceasar A. Munkay

Ceasar A. Munkay — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:25:10 +0000

I must disagree with you Amanda. Learning to knit was a singular event for me, and I am happy to say I have mastered the art. Not to toot my own horn, but I became a pretty darn good knitter after one long afternoon teaching myself. Still, good blog very glad you joined the Berroco team.

By: Vicki Stammer

Vicki Stammer — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:23:16 +0000

I love the books you have listed, but I also routinely turn to the companion to one of your selections. Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book (not the book of patterns) is all about process, and I have over the years turned to it again and again. Its simple line drawings and exhaustive presentation of alternative ways to achieve the same result are invaluable for someone who wants to go beyond “blind follower” (as E.Z. would have said) toward real command of the knitting process. There’s no unintelligible photographic fluff, just clear and concise presentation.

It’s such an inexpensive book, and yet such a wonderful resource!

Thanks for sharing your list. Books. Knitting. All the best stuff!

By: Voie de Vie

Voie de Vie — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:18:52 +0000

Well, I must admit that I’ve picked up “The Art of Knitting” and just kept going “wow!” after each page I turned. That woman is genius!

I’m familiar with the first two books above, but the third … I’ll check it out.

By: jen

jen — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:45:54 +0000

Love to hear about good books! I am slowly building my own library. I still find that the videos out there have been incredibly helpful when the words aren’t making sense. Berroco’s are great!