Very good collection of stitches
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There are stitches for all types of knit patters: cables, lace, colorwork, etc.
Many of the stitches include one or more variations for the pattern. I have found this very useful when I want to modify a "plain" stitch a little to make some interest.
2302197
Lots of great stitches with pictures. I wish there were directions on how to read the charts. Since I am new to machine knitting, I struggle with how to make sense of them.
3870728
This 1980s cross stitch flyer has a lot of cute and easy to read cross stitch patterns, full of fractional stitches and backstitching, most of which are directly based on vintage Sanrio artwork. Some of the quotes on the patterns are a little church-y, but if that's not to your taste, it's very easy to leave them off of your stitching. Some of the older cross stitch leaflets that I have are full of errors in the floss key, but that's not a problem here, either. It's cool to have a Sanrio cross stitch booklet, especially for a character other than Hello Kitty, and if you like the Little Twin Stars, I would recommend this.
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Clear instructions and pictures show exactly where threads go in and come out.  A nice variety of projects, with variations of right angle weave are delightful,  I am anxious to try this new stitch!,
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I specifically purchased this book for travel. I have read through much of it and am pleased at the descriptions of stitches, specifically how they differ from other stitches, as that can be hard to see. Having it pointed out helps a lot. I would consider myself an intermediate level crocheter, and found the layout of this book compares very well with other hard copy resource books I have. All of the instructions seem quite clear, with both word instructions and charts. I like to have both to help understand.
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I agree with one of the other reviewers, that they should show pics of some of the pages.  There are lace patterns (more than I expected), cable, textured, and standard stuff.  A must for the knitting library.
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I looked at many stitch collection books before choosing this one. Many are fine, but as a beginning knitter, this one has a user-friendly format I liked best. Each chapter begins with an index of color photos of the stitches contained in that section. Stitches are rated by difficulty level. With each stitch the author includes a short bit of technique information or suggestions for its use. The author covers the following stitch catagories in separate chapters: knit and purl, twists, cables, lace, bobbles and leaves, stranded and intarsia, unusual stitches, letter/numbers, knit know-how, reading charts. The progression from text instruction to charts is useful as many instructions include charts. I designed my first scarf using a simple stitch from the knit and purl chapter combined with a border I'd used on another project. The stitch multiples helped me calculate the cast on I needed. Overall - I found many beautiful stitches, clear instruction, and color photos throughout.
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This 128 page pattern book is laid out beautifully with large, clear photos that show the details of the 21 knitted articles very well. There are patterns for 9 pullovers, 4 cardigans, a vest, a large wrap, (I'd call that one a lap robe or afghan myself), 2 shrugs, a hat, a scarf, and mittens. They are all nice cabled designs that I'd be happy to knit.
All of the sweater patterns come in a good range of sizes typically fitting a chest size from 32 to 46" (81.5 - 117cm) with some going as large as to fit a 54" bust.
Having just received the book I haven't yet knitted any of the patterns, but the format looks good with large, easy to read charts, written instructions, and schematics included.
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Good variety of projects and a modern look to all of them.  This is one of the few knitting books I've bought this year besides using Ravelry for patterns.
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Some of the projects I remember seeing in the magazine, but I really liked it anyway because it's good to have peyote stitch projects all in one place. Peyote stitch being my favorite stitch is the reason I ordered this book. However, I'll probably order all of the books in this new series. The stitch instructions along with the tools needed are very well illustrated in color which is helpful. Anyone new to peyote stitch and veteran's who love the stitch would enjoy having this book in their jewelry making library. The projects are LOVELY!
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Great book. I feel there are still more stitches that could be included, but then again I doubt the existence of a truly comprehensive stitch book. This book includes charts, pictures, and written instructions.
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There is some cute stitches here will work great for those with lots of experience,  not sure about beginners, might not be enough explanation. But cute ideas!!
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This book is a great combination of modern and classic embroidery motifs organized by the alphabet. There is an uppercase and lowercase letter along with 3 images for each. A great example of this the letter "J" it includes a jelly fish which is quite a modern motif along with a classic image of a plane and one that I would call in the middle - a jelly jar and toast with jam on it. It covers a bunch of stitches and techniques so you are good to go with all the info you need to make pretty and fun stitched items.
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This compact book contains over 350 charted designs.  While I primarily work these designs as counted cross stitch, they could be incorporated into a range of  handcrafts.

As commented by others, the charts are small and many of us would need to magnify charts for ease of use.

From a personal perspective, I find that photocopying the chart at around 150% also provides me with a working copy I can write on in terms of yarn colour choices.

Recommended to those who love Celtic and Celtic inspired designs and can see a range of possible applications.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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This book has a fantastic collection of stitches and the photography is quite good.  Unfortunately only a small percentage of the patterns have row-by-row instructions.  Most of them only have charted instructions instead which are much more difficult to follow.  I probably won't get much use out of this book.
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This is a very good book loaded with lots of detailed stitches . It has lovely artwork and very clear concise detailed instructions . I expect to spend many wonderful hours using this book .
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This is a nice cross stitch pattern book with a HUGE variety of designs.  There is an even mix of "mini" designs (approximately 1"h x 2"w) and small/medium designs (up to approximately 7"h x 5"w) and make great cards, miniature framed art pieces/collages, or even stitch several designs on one cloth to create a sampler.  The designs are pretty easy to read, although the color coding for backstitch is so small/thin that sometimes it is impossible to decipher which color is to be used (that can be determined though by looking at a master list of DMC colors to find coordinating colors for the pattern, easily narrowing down what matches).  The designs are simple enough for the beginner, being easy to read/easy & quick to stitch, and cute/chic enough for the experienced stitcher to whip up a few for a variety of applications in very little time.  I recommend this book as it is a great value for the number of patterns and uniqueness of the designs.