These books have taught us a lot.
Start ’em young! Share the love of yarn and knitting with this charming series of illustrated stories for children age 4-7. There are four more books in this charming series: A Christmas Yarn, The Lucky Day, At the Farm, and The 12 Days of Christmas.
There are any number of good all-purpose knitting references (Vogue Knitting is hard to beat), but this epic volume is a favorite. It’s 571 pages of utterly straightforward instruction. Hiatt has answered every single knitting question I’ve ever had except “Why am I not a faster knitter?”
This book, which celebrates the stunning work of a community of Alabama quilters, may not technically be a knitting book, but we are here to tell you that you can knit from this book. And love it.
Simple knit/purl sequences become an endless source of beautiful textures and intriguing freeform knitting. An extraordinary exploration of an intuitive, surprising way to knit.
A journey from sheep to skein to stitch. This is a book that sets you in a mood to take your time and savor this thing we love to do. The patterns are gorgeous texturefests. Our review here. Hannah followed up Slow Knitting with Seasonal Slow Knitting: Thoughtful Projects for a Handmade Year.
This book has been in print for more than a decade, and it’s still going strong. Almost every toe-up sock knitter we know started with Wendy Johnson’s masterful book on the technique, and with these 20 lovely patterns. If you’re curious about toe-up construction, or looking to understand the ins and outs of the technique, this is the book.
Sure, anybody can use two or three Barbara Walkers. If you end up buying Volume 4, consider yourself a true, hardcore Walker fan.
Sure, anybody can use two or three Barbara Walkers. If you end up buying Volume 4, consider yourself a true, hardcore Walker fan.
Sure, anybody can use two or three Barbara Walkers. If you end up buying Volume 4, consider yourself a true, hardcore Walker fan.
Sure, anybody can use two or three Barbara Walkers. If you end up buying Volume 4, consider yourself a true, hardcore Walker fan.
Stunning, lifetime-achievement sweaters that remind us how high this craft can go. Each design is inspired by a historical woman of England’s Tudor Dynasty.
Don’t expect to read this book on the subway home from the bookstore. Expect to read it for the rest of your life. Awe is the only possible reaction. Be bold, try some of New’s techniques, and direct some of the awe toward yourself.