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Complete book of knitting crochet and embroidery dawson pam. With this excellent howto book, anyone can learn to knit well, undertake new knitting projects, and even create new designs. My first knitting book was the leisure arts learn to knit booklet and this book would make a good companion to that for a complete beginner. It really is the only book a frugal wife of 1947 would need. The ultimate knitting book, completely revised and updated is surprisingly easy to navigate with thorough indexing and footnote crossreferencing. For the price i think it is one of the best overall references for a beginning or relatively inexperienced knitter. Author bio a former editor of vogue knitting publications, rae compton is a journalist and designer with. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, out of print treasures. The complete book of progressive knitting open library. This book provides a basic guide to knitting techniques as well as the instructions for creating more than 400 stitches, from simple to elaborate.
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