This sassy-looking book offers a little bit of everything. Yes, practical
matters are addressed, e.g., learning the stitches, "tools of the trade,"
and types of yarns, and, yes, there is information that's difficult to find
in other places, such as advice about how to start your own knitting group
or find free knitting programs online. But it is Stoller's commentary about
knitting, its history, and why young women are knitting again that gets the
book off to a rip-roaring start. Complementing the narrative sections are
vintage pictures, family photos, and funky illustrations. The projects have
a hip sensibility (bags, sweaters, a poncho), as do the chapter headings:
"Oops, I Knit It Again" for the section on fixing knitting mistakes. A color
inset shows the projects off; the illustrations with the instructions are
black-and-white versions of the same photos. There's plenty here for
beginners and skilled veterans alike.

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