48 Comments so far

1. Jeanne on December 24, 2009 10:41 am

   The knitting guides I use are Ann Budd’s “knitter’s handy book of patterns” and “knitter’s handy book of sweater patterns” and Charlotte Schurch’s “Sensational knitted socks.”
   So often I have yarn and an idea, but little patience to pencil it out. These make it easy!
   I also own the book you’re giving away, but I’d like a 2nd copy for a very good friend.
   Merry Christmas Terrye!

2. Lisa Ashby on December 24, 2009 10:55 am

   Anything by Elizabeth Zimmerman is a must-have.

3. LynneinMD on December 24, 2009 11:03 am

   I don’t have one yet! I have recently gotten back into knitting (learned the basics as a child) and am still getting the hang of things. I finished a very simple scarf this week and am working my way up to making myself some pretty socks to wear. I’ve been a crafter for many years but have always stuck to the basics with knitting/crochet and it’s time to move on and up – there are so many gorgeous fibers and patterns out there now!

4. Shay Williams on December 24, 2009 11:41 am

   I am just in the process of trying to teach myself to knit so I don’t have a favorite yet.

5. belle on December 24, 2009 12:49 pm

   I’m new to knitting, so right now my knitting guide is my mother-in-law!

6. Melonie on December 24, 2009 1:44 pm

   My favorite knitting guide is my mother. Whenever I am stuck with a stitch, I call her up on Skype and she shows me exactly how to do it!

7. Alyssa on December 24, 2009 2:17 pm

   I recently started knitting and have been looking up info and questions online. I don’t have any books or anything so I’d love to have something to look through instead of searching a bunch of sites to get an answer!

8. Lois on December 24, 2009 2:49 pm

   I go to the internet when I have a question. It hasn’t failed me yet. Happy Holiday!

9. Jen on December 24, 2009 3:31 pm

   I love Knitting in Plain English but I don’t own any guides out side of it.

10. Turtle on December 24, 2009 4:08 pm

    so far i have liked the knitting answer book, that little one that is fat and fits in bags, though i have ran across numerous q’s it didnt answer

11. Liz A on December 24, 2009 5:24 pm

    I use Google for my knitting guide. I also always copy the pattern and any special instructions from the book or magazine so I can keep it with the knitting.

12. Corvus on December 24, 2009 5:47 pm

    Knittinghelp.com is my go-to reference.

13. Sandi on December 24, 2009 7:29 pm

    The Knitting Answer Book and Knitting Rules

14. Tong on December 24, 2009 8:12 pm

    As a knitting beginner, I’ve been mostly relying on youtube videos, they are great! This book looks like a great knitting guide and I would love to win it and have a proper guide book! Thanks for the chance!

15. Dawn on December 24, 2009 8:17 pm

    I have to admit to using the computer first before consulting a book most of the time (youtube or knittinghelp), but I know Lily has SUPER awesome tips. What she comes up with amazes me and I’ve been looking forward to her books coming out for awhile now! I’d love a chance to win this! :O)

16. Liz Anderson on December 24, 2009 11:45 pm

    How about some love for Ravelry, and all the wonderful people on the Internet who have taken the time to post and photograph lessons, tips, techniques and a couple failures. I lose books. I misplace notecards like stitch markers. But I’ll never lose my laptop access to the many who have come before me.

    This may sound a little goofy, seeing that you’ve offered up a knitting book and all. I said I lose books; I didn’t say that I don’t read them. I do. Like crazy. I’m just a tad too much of a pack-rat to find things as immediately as I need them.
    Thank you for making this available.

17. Kim R. on December 25, 2009 8:41 am

    Please enter me – I would love to win this wonderful book, I have seen Lily Chin on Knitty Gritty and she is so very knowledgeable! So far I have been checking knittinghelp.com for most of my questions.
    Thanks!

18. Billie K on December 25, 2009 8:49 am

    I like knittinghelp.com as well

19. Mimi on December 25, 2009 8:59 am

    My best knitting guides are my friends – the ones who are experienced at knitting and can help me with anything because I am still a new knitter.

20. Catie on December 25, 2009 9:24 am

    Merry Christmas
    I have an OLD Better Homes and Garden issue from my Grandma – but the ladies at the yarn store are my fave
    Cheers
    Catie

21. Debbie B on December 25, 2009 2:46 pm

    I have the book “Knitting Answer Book” that I keep next to my chair where I like to knit.

22. Joanna on December 25, 2009 2:52 pm

    The Complete Book of Knitting and Crocheting by Marguerite Maddox was given to me by my aunt back in the 1970s. The copy I have is a paperback. The first edition was published in 1953. But it’s the one I turn to most often when I need help. Admittedly, I am an intermediate knitter. I guess I could use an update.

23. Tammy on December 25, 2009 5:07 pm

    I use the internet, there are some really good sites on the internet with tutorials, even youtube.

24. MamaKnits2Much on December 25, 2009 5:53 pm

    If there’s something I need to look up I always turn to the internet.. I would be sooo lost without the internet..

25. MelodyJ on December 25, 2009 8:03 pm

    My favorite knitting guides are knittinghelp.com videos and Klutz Learn to knit book/kit. That combo is what I used to learn how to knit.

    melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

26. Shari on December 25, 2009 9:26 pm

    My favorite knitting guides for tips are online knitting groups and also my local “in-person” knitting group.

27. Whitney on December 25, 2009 9:37 pm

    I too love knittinghelp.com, and my wonderful LYS. I would love to win this book! Thank you for a great giveaway!

28. BitterKnitter on December 25, 2009 9:43 pm

    If picking the brain of my very knitting-wise neighbor fails, I’ve gotten some great help from the Twitter-verse as well as of course my favorite website of all time (well duh, Ravelry!). Sadly my LYS was an early tragedy of the economy, and closed early this year.

29. Dawn on December 26, 2009 8:39 am

    Whenever I need some help, I head over to Ravelry.com. There is always someone else who has had the same difficulties as me. Or if I have a specific question, I post it in a discussion forum and I get a ton of responses.

    Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.

30. Tina S. on December 26, 2009 10:21 am

    I usually go to the internet to see if there is a video somewhere to show me what’s up. sometimes I’m stuck trying to figure it out for myself. This would be a great resource for me. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

31. yinyangknitter on December 26, 2009 11:47 am

    The book I consult in a pinch is Montse Stanley’s KNITTER’S HANDBOOK, but I’m more likely to go online to TECHknitter or one of the help sites if I don’t have a solution in my noggin from 60 years of knitting experience. I also pick up lots of tips from the projects on Ravelry and the forums.

32. Pat on December 26, 2009 2:54 pm

    I love knittinghelp.com. It helps so much to watch it being done!

33. Carmen on December 26, 2009 9:51 pm

    I’m a beginning knitter, so my favorite “guide” is my mother. I also use knittinghelp.com for videos and my Learn to Knit book.

34. ixie on December 27, 2009 6:14 am

    My fav at the moment is Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

35. Jeanne Clarke on December 27, 2009 8:08 am

    I have two favourite items- Yarn Stash Wonders ( David & Charles) which allows me to use up the odd balls of wool I have accumulated and ‘Mary Thomas Knitting Patterns’ published the year I was born. I would dearly love to win this book- I CAN make room for it!!

36. April on December 27, 2009 10:36 am

    My favorite book self help book is the knitters bible

37. Teresita on December 27, 2009 4:19 pm

    My guide is the knitting answer book.

38. cookiekenney on December 27, 2009 9:41 pm

    My family helped me with all my questions. Now I check web sites for all information. It is a world of knowledge.

    cookiekenney6@hotmail.com

39. Edwin Gabriel on December 28, 2009 6:34 am

    I go to youtube or knittinghelp.com for information that I need guides. I like to visualize what the knitter is explaining on any new techinques to learn.

40. debe on December 28, 2009 8:02 am

    I go to youtube or instructables to help, I love to learn new techniques!

41. Dara on December 28, 2009 9:21 am

    Surprisingly my knitting guides are a co-worker and a classmate. I don’t know either of them too well, but when it comes to knitting, they know basically everything! We talk stitches, needles, and patterns all the time. They are much better at knitting than I am since I’m only a beginner, but, they are helping me out a lot!

42. Ilene on December 28, 2009 12:53 pm

    I have lots of notes for tips and tricks that I have accumulated from the internet. I keep them all on my computer (and on a backup disk – just in case….) and refer to them a lot.

43. Maureen on December 29, 2009 1:42 pm

    I have knit the Koigu “Charlotte’s Web” shawl a few times and I appreicate the chart that Uli created. I don’t know how I would have gotten through that shawl the first time without it. It was such a help.

44. April on December 29, 2009 9:29 pm

    About.com or ravelry are really good Internet sights. The knitters bible and The knitting answer book is really good too.

45. Janice on December 30, 2009 11:08 am

    Interweave Knitting magazines

46. Cheryl on December 30, 2009 11:57 pm

    The online sites have helped me a great deal.

47. helenlam on December 31, 2009 2:11 am

    I like Ravelry the best…lots of information and a forum for any topic I might be interested in!

48. ikkinlala on December 31, 2009 11:00 am

    I use the internet, especially TechKnitting.