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Title: Knitting Without Tears : Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes by Elizabeth Zimmerman ISBN: 0-684-13505-1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: 01 July, 1973 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Indispensable fun for the serious knitter
Comment: I'd repeatedly read and heard about Elizabeth Zimmerman (or "EZ" as she was/is fondly known) but never read any of her books. I was, however, skeptical that her books could be as wonderful as they were reputed to be. The photograph on the cover of "Knitting without Tears" did little to entice me; the sweaters looked, well, a bit dowdy and boxy for my taste. Eventually I gave in and bought this book. Now I am a believer. EZ won me over with her very first sentence: "Most people have an obsession; mine is knitting." Somehow she managed to take knitting very seriously without ever taking herself very seriously. The book is full of practical tips and tricks for improving your knitting, conceptual ways to create your own patterns, and EZ's very decided opinions about the craft (worth considering whether or not you agree with them all). Best of all, anecdotes and humorous, often ironic commentary abound. Even if you never knit a seamless sweater, you'll be glad you bought this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not exactly a beginner book
Comment: I'm a beginning knitter. I bought this book because I am terrible at following directions and everything I'd read about it indicated that EZ would help you learn to modify patterns so they worked the way you wanted. They were right.
This isn't really a learn how to knit book tho. It's more an introduction to sweater design book. You are walked through several basic styles of seamless sweaters, given a good stern lecture on why gauge is important, and shown pictures and charts you can use as a jumping off point. I would expect a learn how to knit book to cover several styles of knitting, multiple castons and castoffs, and lots of techniques, all with extensive illustrations for those of us who aren't very good with written instructions. This book does not fit the bill. It is one I will consult frequently as I begin to knit my first sweaters.
It works very well in conjunction with Vogue Knitting or one of the other basic learn how to knit books. Don't buy it as the only knitting reference you'll ever need.
Rating: 2
Summary: Overrated in the extreme
Comment: I bought this book four years ago (mine has a red cover) and I have yet to use it for anything. I understand she is revered for her 'percentage' method but in my opinion the sweaters and caps in the (boring b&w) photos look very coarse and often downright ugly. If this is what the percentage method yields you can have it. I've turned to this book looking for tips and inspiration more times than I care to remember and am always disappointed. It took writing a review of her daughter's boring book to wake up and realize I should have listed it on eBay ages ago. I'm writing this review because so many people rave about Zimmerman that I felt a little balance was in order.
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Title: Elizabeth ZimmermannÂs KnitterÂs Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann ISBN: 0486241785 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 October, 1981 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Knitting Around by Elizabeth Zimmerman, Elizabeth Zimmermann, Meg Swansen ISBN: 0942018036 Publisher: Schoolhouse Pr Pub. Date: June, 1989 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges by Ann Budd ISBN: 1931499047 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Knit Stitch (The Knitting Experience, Book 1) by Sally Melville, Alexis Xenakis, Xrx Press ISBN: 1893762130 Publisher: XRX Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book by Vogue Knitting Magazine Editors ISBN: 193154316X Publisher: Sixth & Spring Books Pub. Date: 28 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $38.95 |
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