The knitting portion is definitely better thought out than the crochet chapters。 There are multiple mistakes and assumptions that the reader is already avid at their craft。 That being said, there are many inspiring stitch combinations that will be a great asset when my knitting has improved。 The crochet combinations are ok, but not original。
Rachael,
As someone who mainly crochets, the imbalance of knitting to crochet designs in the books was a little frustrating, but on the other hand, 300 different stitches for crochet is hardly something to sneeze at。 The book ended up being very useful for a recent project where I needed an edging to extend a garment。
Carole Gano,
The subtitle of this book is The Ultimate Bible for Needlecraft Enthusiasts, and that is no overstatement! This book is filled with delightful knitting and crocheting patterns and their gridded charts, many of which may be new to the reader。 There are 700 knitting patterns and 300 crocheting patterns。 If one is looking for a pattern, it is probably here。 Originally published in 1992, this is an updated version which standardizes the stitches and is written in English。All patterns are in color: p The subtitle of this book is The Ultimate Bible for Needlecraft Enthusiasts, and that is no overstatement! This book is filled with delightful knitting and crocheting patterns and their gridded charts, many of which may be new to the reader。 There are 700 knitting patterns and 300 crocheting patterns。 If one is looking for a pattern, it is probably here。 Originally published in 1992, this is an updated version which standardizes the stitches and is written in English。All patterns are in color: plaids, borders, laces, mosaic, colorwork and cables galore。 There are tutorials on how to complete various stitches as well as instructions on how to read the charts。 This book an absolute treasure for anyone who loves to knit。 I highly recommend it and thank Edelweiss and Tuttle Publishing for a digital copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Cary Morton,
I received a copy of this book directly from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review。If you like to knit or crochet, 1000 Japanese Knitting & Crochet Stitches by Nihon Vogue & Gayle Roehm is a fantastic resource for learning a wide range of new stitch types for any project。 The book is equipped with easy to follow instructions, black and white stitch diagrams to teach you the basic stitches, and color photographs of each of the stitch types in a repeating pattern so it's easy to te I received a copy of this book directly from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review。If you like to knit or crochet, 1000 Japanese Knitting & Crochet Stitches by Nihon Vogue & Gayle Roehm is a fantastic resource for learning a wide range of new stitch types for any project。 The book is equipped with easy to follow instructions, black and white stitch diagrams to teach you the basic stitches, and color photographs of each of the stitch types in a repeating pattern so it's easy to tell what each stitch is meant to look like。 Rather than the more common but often difficult to follow method of writing out stitches row for row in a long block of text, each stitch comes with a graphed pattern of the stitch directions。I found so many beautiful and delicate stitch patterns in this book that I'd never seen before and was really impressed with how they are categorized - making it easy to visually find the different stitch patterns。 If I had to give one word of advice, I'd heavily suggest any reader go ahead and purchase the hard copy of this book rather than the digital, as I think the formatting is a little easier to follow in the hard copy。 。。。more