 | Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook by Debbie Stoller
Buy new: $10.81 / Used from: $1.88 This book has great "how to knit" explainations, and it has cute beginner patterns. If you only get one book as a beginner, I like this one. It is easy to read and very funny.
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 | Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, and Pictures by Kay Gardiner
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $6.29 Mason-Dixon is fun to read, and it has great, straightforward patterns. The projects are simple, fun, impressive, and modern.
There are great blankets, kids knits, knits for the knitter, and household items. I think I've knit more stuff from this book than from any other.
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 | The Best of Interweave Knits
Buy used from: $10.14 These patterns are more advanced, and the book includes some beautiful sweaters, and a few bags. There are good instructional articles on moving beyond the basics: new cast-ons and bind-offs, multiple increase and decrease options, and finishing garments.
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 | Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book by Vogue Knitting Magazine Editors
Buy new: $25.71 / Used from: $17.58 This is a great general reference. it isn't a pattern book, but it is great if you have a questions about a technique or stitch.
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 | Interweave Knits
Buy new: $25.00 Knitting magazines include more information than some books! you might want to look through some at a bookstore or library before committing to a year of one as the subscriptions are not inexpensive. Interweave Knits is my favorite. It has more traditional, beautiful knitting patterns, and they feature some of my favorite designers like Eunny Jang and Jared Flood.
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