 | Teach Yourself Visually Knitting (Teach Yourself Visually) by Sharon Turner
Buy used from: $3.99 If you're going to learn to knit from a book, I think this is probably the best suited to it. I learned from a person, but if I had to learn from a book, I would use this one.
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 | Knitting School: A Complete Course by RCS LIBRI
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $1.00 If you need to learn to knit and are at the intermediate ( or advanced beginner) stage, this book will be a good learning tool. It has color diagrams that are very useful.
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 | Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.93 This is THE classic knitting text. It is a good read and has helpful tips.
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 | Knitting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti
Buy used from: $0.01 This book has awesome tips and provides a different perspective. Get from your local library...they all have a copy.
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 | Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book by Vogue Knitting Magazine Editors
Buy new: $25.71 / Used from: $17.58 A great first knitting compendium.
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 | Knitter's Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Techniques of Handknitting by Montse Stanley
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.88 Awesome all around technique guide which tackles more specific things than most general ones. Compliments the Vogue one above. Also has nice finishing tips.
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 | 450 Knitting Stitches: Volume 2 (The Harmony Guides) by The Harmony Guides
Buy used from: $29.99 Great stitch reference with all color pictures.
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 | 440 More Knitting Stitches: Volume 3 (The Harmony Guides) by The Harmony Guides
Buy used from: $47.50 Great stitch reference with all color pictures.
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 | A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $23.33 All black and white but still a classic text. Amazing stitch variety and nicely organized. To see color pictures check out the Walker Treasury Project Blog: http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/
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 | A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $28.80 Same as the first.
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 | A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $27.54 It has a knitted turtle!
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 | A Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $34.08 Timeless and with awesome cables!
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 | Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
Buy used from: $11.36 While this book is about traditional knitting, it is helpful to anyone seriously interested in knitting design. Tips on using % system for sweater design and examples of ethnic sweaters motifs.
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 | Favorite Mittens by Robin Hansen
Buy new: $16.02 / Used from: $8.75 This book has patterns for every mitten, glove, hand-related garment one could want. It's wide length helps it lay flat which is a great feature while you're knitting.
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 | Folk Socks (Folk Knitting series) by Nancy Bush
Buy used from: $6.49 The intro to sock knitting section of this book is the most comprehensive of any I have ever seen.
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 | Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $8.00 If you want to knit socks, buy this book. It has tips for top-down and toe-up for EVERY pattern. AWESOME!
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 | The Principles of Knitting: Methods and Techniques of Hand Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt
Buy used from: $39.95 This is a monster of book and covers topics no other knitting compendium does (and I've seen nearly all of them). Its way too expensive now, but almost all libraries have this.
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 | Interweave Knits
Buy new: $25.00 This is THE best knitting magazine out there. It has awesome patterns in a range of techniques/styles and great articles. See more at www.interweaveknits.com.
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