Synopses & Reviews
Knit: A Personal Handbook is a beautiful, user-friendly notebook/journal. Its flexible editorial approach and layout makes it possible to use it in multifaceted ways and, thus, appeal to a wide range of consumers. For example, a casual use can treat it as a general diary for daily notekeeping; a knitter who designs her own patterns can use it as a sketchbook in which to render her drawings; and a prolific knitter can use it as a record book for notes, photos, and yarn snips for works-in-progress and/or completed projects. Among the special features of Knit: A Personal Handbook are the following: photographs from STC's book Weekend Knitting; a zip-lock plastic tool/pencil pouch as well as a knitting needle gauge/ruler bound into the spiral binding; plenty of blank paper for knitters to write on; and, jam-packed resource sections that include month-by-month listing of national holidays and major knitting events and sheep and wool festivals; knitting needle inventory chart; favorite pattern log; guides to standard measurements as well as yarn weights, needle sizes, and gauges; guide to estimating yarn quantities needed for individual projects; personal yarn sources address directory; and a basic hat pattern for four sizes (baby through adult) and the three most common weights of yarn.