Big Fish, Little Fish
 Easy Patterns for the Beginner: I chose this as my first knitting book because the patterns look stylish yet quick and easy enough for a beginner. I did find it difficult to gauge stitches based on the information in the book. (The needle sizes seemed to [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Brilliant Knits: 25 Contemporary Designs by Brandon ...
Pretty colorwork, interesting designs but some problems, too: Brandon Mably is a member of popular knit designer Kaffe Fassett's studio. I really liked many of Mably's designs, which are in some ways simpler and bolder than Fassett's--though clearly [... more]
CDN$34.95
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The Learn to Knit a Sweater Book
Easy projects and nice yarns: I just taught myself to knit about a month ago, so I am a very beginning knitter. This book is great for someone at my skill level -- the patterns are simple without looking it, and they use Lion Brand yarn, which in my [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Sweaters from Camp: 38 Color-Patterned Designs from Meg ...
38 Beautiful sweaters and a terrific technique section: People chuckle when I talk about going to knitting camp. These days there are camps all over the country but the original (and quite possibly the most widely attended) is the camp started by [... more]
CDN$39.13
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1000 Sweaters
Contemporary designs and superb styling: This is a *strange* pattern book, but it has a definite allure, particularly for those who enjoy adapting refined patterns to suit their own designer tastes. It's quite different from, say, Ann Budd's Book of [... more]
CDN$26.04
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Fantastic 4
Not nearly as bad as everyone says.: Quickly: not as bad as I expected but definately not good. The effects are cool. Summary: okay lets start with this, I haven't read too much Fantastic 4. Maybe a total of 4 issues in my entire life as well as a few [... more]
CDN$25.98
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The Knitters Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in ...
Good, basic, adaptable patterns: I found this book to be perfect for the beginner to intermediate knitter who wants to play with "fun" yarn, but doesn't want the hassle of finding a pattern to match the yarn, or the skill to design her own [... more]
CDN$37.95
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