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Best Introduction to Knitting book sout there?
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My advice, even if you are just starting out to knit, is to spend the money and buy the good wool from a local shop. If you are making a big project and therefore spending a lot of time on it, you want to end up with something that is really beautiful. I knit a huge shawl with cheap wool once and I dont wear it as much as I wear the shawl I knit with the nicer wool.
Also, go to second hand store to find all the needles the Grandmas gave away. A good way to stock your needle collection with different styles and sizes.

And I agree--buy beautiful yarn. Cheap yarn makes things look, well, cheap.


I would buy size 8 needles and some cheap Red Heart yarn from Wal-Mart and just practice before starting anything.
Learn to do the knit stitch first - do it for a few days - and then do the purl stitch for a few days. After you have those down you can learn anything and you won't be discouraged with and item when you make the inevidable mistakes. Then buy some great yarn that you love and try something like a scarf, shrug, or poncho!
GL!


She gives you the basics and it's a book I refer to whenever I drop a stitch ;)
And yes, the cheap stuff is fun when you're starting out and making mistakes, but don't buy too much of it. Get some real wool/fiber and find an easy project you're dying to make, that's the best motivator. KnitPicks.com sells (mostly) real fiber, cheap, and their catalogs are full of ideas.
My first project was a baby hat knit in the round (bonus: no purl stitches!); now it's my instant no-brainer gift to friends having a baby.
Most of all, have fun, find a great group of people to knit with (if possible), ask questions, and keep knitting!
--Denise

Also, I just have to mention a fun quick read that has reinspired my knitting habit: Chicks with Sticks. A very fun young adult novel similar to the sisterhood of the traveling pants. Happy reading and knitting!


S'NB wasn't really around -- I learned to knit from grandma as a kid, but when I picked it back up a couple of years ago I went to the LYS and checked out their books for patterns I LIKED. When I found "Hip to Knit", I saw a lot of patterns I liked, and great instructions for beginners.
Start with a small thing, like a scarf, they are boring but cost less great for learning that knit and purl!

We used Kids Learn to Knit a little bit.



we like some of the simple patterns in the waldorf book, " the childrens year"


knittinghelp.com is great, though.
My 7 year old granddaughter is knitting, too. I tell her to count the number of sts at the end of every row. When she has too many I go back and fix it for her.



I've been wanting to knit for quite a while and wanted to see what the best knitting books out there for beginners?
Also any tips on type of yarn/needles to but would be great.
Thanks in advance & happy new years!