Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters

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Summary: Knitter's Bonanza!
Review: I obtained this book after I had been machine-knitting for about 2-3 years, and have found it an inexhaustible treasure-trove of techniques, tips and patterns. I refer to it over and over. It's worth 10x its price. Whether you are a brand-new machine-knitter, or a seasoned one, this book will never collect dust on your shelf----you might even find yourself needing to buy a new one!

Rating:
Summary: Knitter's Bonanza!
Review: I obtained this book after I had been machine-knitting for about 2-3 years, and have found it an inexhaustible treasure-trove of techniques, tips and patterns. I refer to it over and over. It's worth 10x its price. Whether you are a brand-new machine-knitter, or a seasoned one, this book will never collect dust on your shelf----you might even find yourself needing to buy a new one!

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed in this book. I have been machine knitting for about 18 years and most of the stitches included in this book I learnt to do quite early on. This is probably a book better suited to a beginner who may not have any other source for learning these stitches. I also found the majority of the stitches outdated. They were big in the 1980's when everything was big, bulky and oversized. Only some of the stitches would suit todays fashions. I wouldn't reccomend it but others might like the stitches in this book.

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Summary: The best MK book in my library
Review: This book is absolutely great! It explaines different techniques with easy to follow instructions accompanied by photographs. This book is "hands on" and has helped me many a times to conquer some of the techniques that I would have otherwise never had the courage to use. Even on techniques I already (thought I) knew it gave me useful hints and tips and an insight into how to do it easier and better. Do you know the feeling when "the penny drops"? This is what is was like following the instructions of this book. It is the most used MK book in my library.