knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmermann

'They know a great deal, but not everything. 'The Books don't know everything,' she insists at one point.

When you read her books, you feel like you can do anything. What is even more unusual is her writing style: where most vintage patterns resemble nothing so much as the Rosetta Stone, EZ wrote clearly, wittily, engagingly. Largely self-taught, she invented or discovered or otherwise put together an astonishing number of techniques, patterns, and recipes for garments - which wouldn't be particularly unusual, except that what makes Zimmermann different is that she wrote a load of them down. Born in the UK, swiftly relocated to the US, EZ (as she is affectionately known) revitalised knitting, and especially the genre of books associated with getting better at it. Knitters - social knitters, at least - know Elizabeth Zimmermann. This is because it is fantastic, in every respect. I dip into it every few months it's dog-eared and scribbled in, and I've lent it out to at least two other new-ish knitters (usually just after I've taught them to knit for themselves). I have read Knitting Without Tears cover-to-cover twice in the four-ish years since I got my own copy of it. As the lady herself once put it, “properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.Niche review time! I wish it weren't so niche, actually - I think KWT has an awful lot to recommend it, and not just to knitters. This classic and influential book is poised to inspire a whole new generation of knitters who have yet to discover the joys and comforts of knitting.

Watch caps, socks, slippers, mittens, and more!.

Hooded garter-stitch jackets for babies.

In Knitting Without Tears, you’ll find elegant designs for: From Elizabeth Zimmermann, who “revolutionized the art of knitting” ( New York Times ), the classic knitting bible that removes the frustration and puts the fun back into knitting with easy-to-follow instructions and timeless designs.ĭo you love to knit-and hate to purl? Have you ever started a sweater without enough yarn from the same dye lot to finish it? When you cast on, do you end up with a tail of yarn that’s maddeningly too long or too short? Elizabeth Zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and step-by-step instructions for brilliant, timeless designs.

Knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmermann