The 10 best knitting books for beginners & advanced knitters [review]

My review of the best knitting books for beginners & advanced knitters
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#2: The Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible: https://amzn.to/2XNl01j
#3: The Knitter's Book of Yarn: https://amzn.to/3bSUrQJ
#4: Knitting without Tears: https://amzn.to/3nPzAQj
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#5: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns: https://amzn.to/3qnuA7a
#6: Vogue Knitting: https://amzn.to/3bLNCA9
#7: Handy Book of Sweaters: https://amzn.to/3st56aF
#8: 200 Fair Isle Motifs: https://amzn.to/3bLcIiy
#9: Bäuerliches Stricken: https://amzn.to/35O2Z7D
#10: Blank Spiral Notebook: https://amzn.to/3sx4sJ8
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What are the best knitting books?

1. The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt is by far the best knitting book out there. If you can still call it a book and not a tome. This book has 700 pages and each and every one of them is loaded with knitting techniques. Things you never might have suspected even existed and so much more.
It’s just such a great reference for about everything concerning knitting. It’s pretty much like a dictionary. If you read a pattern and there is something you don’t understand you can look it up here and there is 99% chance you’ll find it.

2. My second favorite book is the Japanese knitting stitch bible by Hitomi Shida. Not only because I love everything Japanese and actually do speak the language but because I sincerely believe this is probably the best pure knitting stitch pattern book on the market. There are altogether 260 stitch patterns in here and each and every one of them says wow.
3. The third knitting book I want to recommend is The Knitter’s Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes. This book here is an excellent primer on all the different yarns available to knitters. How to use them properly. There are also a couple of easy pattern included as well in the back. So, I feel this is a very well-rounded book.
4. Knitting without tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman and the Knitter’s Alamanc is maybe even better. In a way, these books are a bit like traveling back in time. These books are old…like 5 decades old. Still, they matter because it’s not like the way you knit a knit stitch changed in the meantime and Zimmerman’s approach is quite unique. Not only her humor but her very practical way of explaining things. She identifies those common problems and presents you with a nice and easy solution.
5. A treasury of knitting Pattern 1-4: by Barabara G. Walker.
Published in 1968 there is little else but knitting stitches and pictures in these books. And there are a lot of them! So again, it’s a lovely book to simply browse through before you start a new project and let yourself be inspired for your next scarf, shawl, or blanket – sadly only with written instructions & black and white.
6. Vogue Knitting. It may not be perfect for absolute beginners, but once you understood your knits and purls, this will be a true gem to learn more about this amazing craft. There are tons of really clear and well-designed illustrations and pictures. It’s just the right balance between too little and too much information. I wish more knitting books had such a beautiful design.
7. Ann Budd’s Handy Book of sweater patterns. She has a couple of these books out there and I wouldn’t even call them proper books. They're more like a craft folder. Each of her books is filled with only a handful of simple patterns. Sweaters in this case, raglan, seamed, and so on. And then you’ll find veeeery detailed information on how to adjust it to every size and shape imaginable.
8. 200 Fair Isle Motifs: A knitter’s directory by Mary Jane Mucklestone.
Fair Isle or stranded knitting is probably the most popular colorwork technique and this book will really be able to teach you some very important basics about the technique and show you 200 traditional motifs.

9. Bäuerliches Stricken by Lisl Fanderl.
This is a German book and there is sadly no translation out there. Lisl Fanderl traveled around the alpine region and documented historic and traditional patterns from Bavaria and Austria. And the result are those 3 books filled with exquisite knitting stitch patterns and sock designs

10. A blank spiral notebook

For me, knitting is all about making your own choices. But you are bound to make some mistakes along the way. And You can only learn from them if you take notes.
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