Stitch 'n Bitch Nation

I bought the originial SnB and this one I had to get shortly after. This is not beginner's book...for that go buy the first one. There are still patterns in here that a beginner could make. It had some wonderful information in how to change patterns to make them your own, such as how to turn that cute sweater with a horrible turtle neck into a V neck and so on. Wonderful stuff for someone who looks at patterns and thinks about where they would make little changes. But that is just the instruction part. The patterns are what grabs your eye. All the patterns have great pictures in color and there are little tips by knitters spread out around the book. It's a little sad to see people complain they didnt like every pattern. Any book with this many patterns is not going to be a hit for every single one in the book. New it's what $10..used I've seen as low as $2.00. If you like two patterns it was money well spent. As for mistakes...please please do not let those negative reviews discourage you. Those were only in the first editions and had been fixed since. The authors website does have the corrections should you get the old edition, but mine bought used had everything fixed. I personally loved the catwarming set they had in here, so easy and my cat goes BONKERS for his knit mouse. You can't beat the price.

This is just the book I was waiting for! Stoller continues to delight with her witty, fun approach to knitting. The fifty patterns are enticing...I cannot wait until my finals are over this week to get started! Much appreciated in this book is the beginning section on how to alter existing patters. There have been sweaters I want to alter, using different yarn guages but haven't had a clear idea of exactly how to do that. I can't wait to get started on playing with patterns to come up with my own creations. There are some excellent, quick projects in this book that can be knit up quick for gifts, and, in my opinion, handmade gifts are more personal and meaningful thangift cards. An improvement in this book is the fact that the color pictures are with the patterns, so you no longer have to flip back and forth between picture and pattern.

This is a fun book and great for beginners or the more advanced knitter. It has a glossary of stitches for those times you just can't remember how a particular stitch is supposed to go. The only reason that I gave it four stars is because the selection of patterns isn't all that great. I bought the book to have some basic "go to" items and didn't end up making any of them. I now have a grand daughter that loves hats with ears so I will probably make that one now.

This is the book I used to teach myself to knit. The instructions are very clear and it is written in a more casual style than most instructional books, which is just what I needed to be able to understand some of the techniques without having an experienced knitter to teach me. The patterns are fun but the designs do tend to be geared towards teens or young adults. I have only knit a few of the designs presented, but this book is a great reference guide and I keep it within easy reach when I am knitting in case I am a little unclear on a technique. I would definitely recommend this to others (and I have)!

This is a great book for beginner as well as skilled knitters. I bought this book originally to make the Headline News Cap but once I received this book I found many other patterns I want to make. I completed the newsboy cap with ease. The instructions were very clearly written and easy to follow. My cap came out perfectly and I have another one on the needles ready to knit. I recommend this book. There are many interesting tips and advice in the beginning of the book and I learned some neat techniques that have been useful to me in other projects. I am very happy with this purchase.

I love this book, it has some great knitting patterns to follow along to. There's also a community, I've never participated but it seems fun!

This knitting book has a fun take on patterns. I like the little vignettes that introduce the creators of the pieces. I like the tips on making things work for the reader/crafter. I keep coming back to this series for fun ideas in a pinch. Sometimes Ravelry doesn’t have what I need but SnB does!

There are many appealing patterns in here, from a mock-cable scarf to a gorgeous felted bag customized with one's initial to an aqua kimono jacket. My only gripe is that I think it would have been helpful to rate the patterns by difficulty. For this beginning knitter, some projects look like they would be simple but then require more advanced skills (such as the grafting in the felted slippers project). It definitely helps to have the first Stitch N Bitch book to refer to, in those cases. The beginning section about the spread of the Stitch N Bitch phenomenon and about customizing one's own patterns is very enjoyable to read because the author has an engaging, enthusiastic writing style. I admire her for starting and capitalizing on a trend that is providing hours of creativity and enjoyment for many new knitters... and indeed ceasing to be a trend, instead becoming part of our popular culture and a link to the past.

Vor gut sechs Monaten habe ich begonnen, Wolle mit dem Spinnrad selber zu spinnen. Mittlerweile haben meine Garne zwar eine einigermassen konstante Dicke, allerdings entspricht diese selten genau derjenigen der in den Mustern angegebenen Kaufgarne. Somit müsste ich praktisch bei jedem Projekt das Muster meinem Garn anpassen, was ich mich bisher nicht wirklich getraut habe, und so sind bis anhin eher Schals etc. als Kleidungsstücke, die passen müssten, entstanden. Da in diesem Buch auf den ersten Seiten genau diese mir bislang fehlenden Erklärungen drin zu sein schienen, habe ich mich zum Kauf entschieden. Und das hat sich gelohnt! Dieses Buch liefert mir endlich die Infos, die ich brauche, um genau diese Anpassungen vornehmen zu können. Die Autorin legt grossen Wert darauf, dass man das Originalstrickmuster erst versteht und dann erst abändert. Die Ausführungen sind so gehalten, dass man, grundlegende Mathe-Kenntnisse vorausgesetzt, wirklich versteht was man tut und warum man dies genau so tut wie man es tut. Absolut bombastisch! Die anschliessend vorgestellten Muster sind allesamt witzig und jung und von den Modellen her relativ breit gefächert. So gibt es diverse Kleidungsstücke, Accessoires, Spielsachen etc. für Klein und Gross. Die Musterseiten sind alle bebildert und mit Grafiken versehen, Hintergrundinformationen und spezielle Tipps und Tricks aufgeführt. Sicher werde ich mir davon mal was stricken!

This, Debbie Stoller's second Stitch 'n Bitch book, follows on nicely from the first and is designed to appeal to the new generation of younger, cooler knitters (isn't that all of us?). It assumes you've got a basic knowledge of knitting and shows you some of the more complex stuff, eg how to adapt patterns to suit different yarns (or different body shapes!) and how to write your own patterns. It's got 50 new patterns ranging from baby gifts to fishnet tights, and whilst none of them look impossibly difficult, most have a new trick to teach you like a lace pattern or a cable. As this is an American book not all of the yarn is easily available in the UK - quite a few of the patterns specify Rowan wool which should be fairly easy to source, but most of those that aren't don't look too difficult to find substitutes for. I've made a couple of the scarves so far as gifts, and they've been very well recieved - I'm now half way through the "Baby's First Tattoo" cardie which has been very easy to follow and looks like another winner! Highly recommended.

Excellent book

こんなファンキーでパンクでキュートなニット本は見たことがありません！ 皆さんが編まれているLuckyはもちろんかわいいのですが、結構編んでみたいのありましたよ。 ドラゴン？のポイントがあって太めの糸で編むタンクや、ミニスカート、小物類などとってもキュートで一度編んでみたいものが沢山です♪スカル模様のリストバンドもかわいいです。この値段でこの厚みはとっても得した気分です。

Mit diesem Buch habe ich endlich ein Buch gefunden, das beschreibt, wie man Strickmuster z.B. mit anderer Wolle und anderen Maßen nachstrickt. Ich habe mir - auch durch Nachfragen bei kompetenter Hilfe - schon vieles davon angeeignet, hätte mir aber gewünscht diese gut ausgearbeiteten Ratschläge von diesem Buch schon früher gelesen zu haben. Trotz meiner bisherigen Kenntnisse habe ich noch einige Aha!-Erlebnisse gehabt. Damit jemand anderes einen Eindruck von diesem Buch erhält, die oben beschriebenen Ausführung sind der erste Teil des Buches mit 30 Seiten. Dann kommen auf 220 Seiten wie schon im ersten Buch ausgefallene und witzige Strickideen. Wenn dies das erste Buch in der Reihe Stitch 'n Bitch gewesen wäre, fände man diese genial. So ist aber zu sagen, dass die hoch geschraubten Erwartungen erfüllt werden. Die restlichen 40 Seiten des Buches teilen sich in eine ca. 20 seitige Wiederholung der Grundlagen vom Stricken (was alles genauer im ersten Buch beschrieben wird) und ca. 20 Seiten Informationen über (amerikanische) Wolllieferanten, ein Index... Die ersten 30 Seiten über das Anpassen eines Strickmusters an eigenen Vorstellungen sind meines Erachtens in ihrer Ausführlichkeit und Genauigkeit schon Grund genug dieses Buch uneingeschränkt zum Kaufen zu empfehlen. Spaß macht es jedem/jede wohl noch allemal in den vorgestellten Strickideen herum zu blättern. Zusammenfassend: Kaufen! Leider gibt es so ein Buch nur auf Englisch. Und man lernt so einiges über englische Strickbegriffe.