Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project
By: Judith Durant
Rating: 5 of 5
This book is a valuable tool for any knitter. I am much more experienced as a crocheter than as a knitter. I got interested in knitting a few years ago while there was a boom of knitting shows on public television.
I have a lot of fun with the process but really don’t have anyone I can turn to to ask questions. Most of the yarn stores in my area have closed and there are only the generic large craft stores available. The employees there, while very nice, don’t seem to have the advanced skills necessary to give me answers to the issues that I have encountered in knitting. I’ve tried taking some of the classes that they offer but they are extremely basic and still don’t serve my purposes.
I generally have to try to search the internet to get my answers and that takes a lot of time and the answers are always clearly set forth.
One of the areas which has been most difficult for me has been in the area of increases and decreases. While the concept is similar to what I do in crochet, the application of how it is done is very different, and I now realize, can be done in different ways for different purposes. This book is such a valuable tool for me. I really needed to know how to accomplish increases and decreases so I could advance into making sweaters and other clothing and items which had more fit and form that simple scares, wraps, etc. The book has really been a godsend for me in this regard.
I really like that the book is smaller as it means that it is easy to keep in my knitting bag at all times. I look at it quite often and know that I will have the answer to my questions on increase and decrease stitches in moments.
For me, the pictures are perfect as they show a knitter using continental stitching. I had tried English style stitching and while I could do it, it didn’t feel comfortable. Continental style is much closer to my crochet roots and makes knitting easier for me. I understand others frustration, though, as I experience it when illustrations are shown only in English style.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, Storey Publishing, LLC, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. I’ve since purchased the actual book to carry along with me at all times.
This book is a valuable tool for any knitter. I am much more experienced as a crocheter than as a knitter. I got interested in knitting a few years ago while there was a boom of knitting shows on public television.