1000 Great Knitting Motifs

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Summary: 100% useful
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No frills, just patterns, shown in colorful graphs.

At first glance, you may wish there were pictures of the patterns as they would look when knitted. But after looking at the book for a minute, your imagination kicks in, and you are able to envision the patterns as they would look in finished form. Then you may, like me, appreciate the fact that there's no wasted space showing pictures of the knitting! Just 260 pages chock-full of graph-instructions, with 1-12 graphs per page!

They're great fun, and very inspirational for the imaginative knitter.

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Summary: Features 1000 charted motifs to chose from
Review: There plenty of yarns and patterns for knitters, but 1000 Great Knitting Motifs by Luise Roberts is the one pattern guide guaranteed to please all levels and styles of knitter. It features 1000 charted motifs to chose from - and not just Western, either: motifs from the Middle East and other parts of the world deftly separate 1000 Great Knitting Motifs from its largely-Western competitors. Add a number of categories which deftly lend themselves to both browsing and quick reference and you have a comprehensive needlecraft library reference including color charts to encourage knowledgable design variations and you have a real reference winner - complete with lay-flat binding for practical access while knitting.


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Summary: 1000 graphs and 5 Photos
Review: This is a nice size book but disappointingly, comprised almost entirely of graphs. There ought to have been more (than the five photos) included along side some of the graphs to let you know how the motifs may come out. There is some explanations and ideas provided but that is on the light side too. If you still think you might like to get this book, I'd recommend taking a look at it first.