Mason Dixon Knitting Book Review

Encyclopedia of Knitting by Donna Kooler is a wonderful knitting resource for the beginning and experienced knitter alike.

• Great history of knitting.
  •     And includes pictures of knitted items from past centuries
• Of course it covers the basics of knitting including:
  •     How to read a pattern
  •     Supplies you need for knitting
  •     Reading the labels on yarn
  •     And how to knit and purl using the American/English, Contiental/German, and Blended/Comination styles
• She goes beyond the basics and covers more advanced topics like
  •     Button holes
  •     Decorative stitches and cabling
  •     Adding beads to your knitting
• There is also a section of wonderful patterns from great designers including
  •     Beaded scarf by Jane Davis
  •     Illumination Lace Scarf by Evelyn A. Clark
  •     Some cuted felted Lambs by Bev Galeskas. I plan on making for a friend’s baby who’s nursery’s theme is lambs
  •     A lovely Kaleidoscope wrap out of Noro Silk by Lisa Daniels I also want to make. I just love Noro Silk Garden and this wrap really plays on the color changes in the yarn to form a kaleidoscope of colored squares.
• The Knitting Pattern Gallery in the back of the book is a great resource of stitch patterns.
  •     It includes pictures of each stitch pattern, the chart for it along with written instructions.
• The Encyclopeida of Knitting is a wonderful knitting reference that every knitter should have in their library.
  •     The pictures and illustrations are clear
  •     The step by step instructions are well written
  •     Wonderful patterns
  •     Great stitch pattern resource