400 Knitting Stitches: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns

Excellent: "400 Knitting Stitches" Potter Craft. I have 5 books on knitting cables. Not ONE of them shows how to knit the multiple rows that make up the entire cable; they only show the "cross", ie the 1 line of knitting in which the crossover occurs. Thankfully "400 Knitting Stitches" Potter Craft, includes ALL the lines of knitting/purling that make up the pattern I need to knit. Excellent photos. Excellent concise info on how to knit it. This book now allows me to create my own patterns. Most of us already have basic scarf patterns, basic sweater patterns. This book allows us to take those patterns to the next step and embellish as we wish with the type of embellishment we prefer.

400 Knitting Stitches: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns by Potter Craft is an incredible resource for anyone who loves knitting and wants to expand their creativity. I really appreciate how organized and detailed this book is. Having hundreds of stitch patterns all in one place makes it easy to find inspiration for new projects or experiment with different textures and designs. What I enjoy most about this book is that it works well for both learning and creative planning. The instructions are clear, and the stitch photography helps you truly see the texture and detail before starting. Whether I’m looking for something simple and elegant or bold and textured, this book gives me endless ideas. As someone who enjoys fiber arts, I find myself reaching for this book often when I want to add something unique to my knitting projects. It’s informative, inspiring, and a valuable addition to any knitter’s library. I would definitely recommend it to beginners wanting to grow their skills as well as experienced knitters looking for fresh inspiration. My goal is to knit ALL 400 stitch patterns.

I am very glad I did NOT listen to a very long and NEGATIVE review of this book! I am a brand new knitter and even though many of the stitches are way beyond my skill level right now, I know that when I am ready to move on to the more advanced stitches they are just waiting for me in this great resource. I like and appreciate how the book is organized. The pictures are very clear and show great detail of the stitches. There are diagrams and yes, they are small but not impossible to read or access for me. The cover shows very beautiful colored swatches which is what first caught my attention to the book. The pictures of the stitches in the the book are shown in one cream color and some with cream and black, but this is not a problem for me because the detail and beauty of the stitches is plain and clear to me even when I take off my reading glasses and look at them! So, this is my humble, newbie knitter opinion of this book. For me, this is an excellent purchase that I am very happy with!

Useful, fun to page through, lots of good ideas. Good price. Glad I bought it. Pluses: 400 stitch patterns, sample swatches, charts, and clearly written instructions. There are the most simple stitches and stitches I didn't even know. There's a good sample of simple knit-purl, cable, crossed, and openwork patterns. Knitters can create variations once the stitch pattern is explained. The paper cover has flaps that can be used as bookmarks. Minuses: I need a magnifying lense to read the charts. The size of the text could be larger; bold text could be used to highlight important content. The swatches use the same beige yarn, so there's no examples showing how yarn weight, color, or even stripes would affect the patterns appearance. There's also no text describing the pattern and suggesting uses.

I’m beyond pleased with this book. I have several stitch dictionaries and this is by far the best one of them all. The swatches look very nice and tidy. The color used for the swatches is perfect. The yarn weight used for the swatches is perfect too. Great, professional photos. Excellent selection of stitches and the big reason I purchased it was for the single colored slip stitch patterns… they are all just great! I’m so excited to add these to my designs.

**Love this book but I DON'T recommend the spiral bound. The spiral binding was literally cut through some of the text and the stitch diagrams! Made that content useless. See photos.** WOW, WOW! This is hands down the best book of stitch patterns I've come across so far, and I've been checking out quite a few different ones. This one is CHOCK FULL of stitch patterns that I think are delightful and the variety is terrific. I will say that I have a strong preference for modern style and this book offers just that. While there are some traditional styles included, this one has so many wonderful modern patterns to choose from. Page after page of great patterns. Highly recommend this in PAPERBACK!

Best book for newbies! I love this and highly recommend!

I just got this book. I like the size of it. Not too big, not too small so I think it'll be easy to carry out (of course, with a bag) though it'll most likely be on my bookcase for reference most of the times. The layout and design of the book is simple and reader friendly, I think. I haven't tried out the stitches yet since I just got it. But they seem clear enough. Good pictures for reference. Here are a few things right off the top of my head: the stitch patterns are interesting, and lovely. I can probably try out and use many of them easily for sweaters, tops, scarves, etc. I'll say very usable designs. BUT that being said, it's also not very intricate or spectacular. No WOW factor here. So you're really thinking to get extra creative and fancy, this might not be the book. I'm also a little annoyed by the fact that they included left and right versions of same type pattern as included in the number of 400 stitch patterns as though they are completely different. A bit misleading, since it'll probably boil down the actual number of different designs versus variations as only about 250 or 300 (estimate, since I didn't do the math, but really, there are many repeats of same pattern except they are of the mirror image). Given that, yes, they give different look when the pattern goes left or right, and I suppose one can use them in combination to make interesting designs, it is still misleading. That would've been the biggest complaint, other than the lack of complexity. But by no means are they boring patterns either. Simple can be really nice and fun to knit and wear too. And they are beautiful in their own rights. I look forward to knitting up many projects using these patterns.

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Muito Informativo e bem explicado

Bellissimo riepilogo di punti per maglia. Lo consulto spesso prima di iniziare un nuovo progetto, gli schemi sono chiari e comprensibili e ci sono buone foto. Forse alcuni schemi sono un po' piccoli ma si vedono bene e comunque sono utili. Buona rilegatura e ingobro non eccessivo, un bel libro da tenere sempre a portata di mano.