Some of us like to have a library of reference books about our hobbies. For me that’s knitting, of course. I have many knitting books, and these ones are the very best.
This is hands down my favorite knitting book. There are illustrations for the steps and detailed photos of the results for 54 different cast ones and bind offs. It even shows you which cast ones and bind off go together so that you can get a similar look on both edges of your project.
This is the book that a reference most often. It has instructions and illustrations for so many techniques.
Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks: Over 70 sanity saving hacks for better knitting
Patty Lyons is a goldmine of fabulous knitting knowledge. It’s all here. And there‘s a workbook to go with it now, too.
Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters
This book has so much information about sweater knitting. The section on gauge alone makes this book worth it. It also has measurements and stitch counts for several different sweater shapes.
Honorable Mentions
I like these books, too! But they might not make it onto a desert island if I found myself in that situation.
This stitch dictionary has a little bit of everything.
This book felt like stash permission in the best way!
Okay, okay. This isn’t a book in the traditional sense, but it could serve as a journal. Since stitch gauge and row gauge aren’t the same in knitting (stitches are wider than rows are tall), a regular square grid doesn’t work for mapping out designs and colorwork.
I hope these books contribute to your knitting knowledge. I have some purls of wisdom for you, too.
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