Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-follow Directions for Garments To Fit All Sizes

Zimmermann, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0684106892 / ISBN 13: 9780684106892

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971

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Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Seller Inventory # 132408270015

Bibliographic Details

Title: Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and...

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Dust jacket notes: "The opinionated knitter - that is how the author describes herself. She believes in knitting for pleasure above all else and so she has learned to skip the boring steps - for her - of purling back and sewing up seams. Her original designs - over 20 of them are given in this book - are based on circular knitting with an absolute minimum of purling and sewing. The designs - for sweaters, caps socks, mittens etc. - are not only smart and practical but can be made in any size because the directions are based on proportions rather than fixed measurements - you knit the garments to fit you, not some professional model, Instructions are clear and simple and at the same time made to sound like such fun that you can hardly wait to start knitting - the only problem is which design to choose. Mrs. Zimmermann fully understands the hesitancy of the beginner and leads her (the beginner) gently past all possible pitfalls. Moreover, not only novices but even the most experienced knitters can learn new tricks and short-cuts from this friendly and informative guide."

About the Author:

Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910-1999) was born near London, England, and attended art school in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, before immigrating to the U.S. in 1937. Frustrated by magazine editors who translated her conversational knitting instructions into abbreviated code, she started her own knitting newsletter and launched Schoolhouse Press, a mail-order business that still sells knitting supplies, books, and videos under her daughter Meg Swansen's guiding hand. In the mid-1960s she hosted The Busy Knitter, a nationally syndicated public television show, and by the early 1970s had become an icon of the knitting world. This and her three lively instructional books -- Knitting Around, Knitter's Almanac, and Knitting Workshop -- are treasured by knitters around the world.