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Knitting Books

My Personal Knitting and Crochet Book Library
(this doesn't include the hundreds of free and purchased patterns I use)

  1. 20 to Make: Crocheted Bears, Pierce, Val
  2. 20 to Make: Knitted Cakes, Penny, Susan
  3. 20 to Make: Knitted Fast Food, Johns, Susie
  4. 20 to Make: Knitted Flowers, Johns, Susie
  5. 20 to Make: Knitted Fruit, Johns, Susie
  6. 20 to Make: Knitted Mug Hugs, Pierce, Val
  7. 20 to Make: Knitted Vegetables, Johns, Susie
  8. 50 Fabulous Knit Stitches, Weiss, Rita
  9. 60 Quick Baby Blankets, Cascade Yarns
  10. 60 Quick Baby Knits, Cascade Yarns
  11. 60 More Quick Baby Knits, Cascade Yarns
  12. 100 Flowers to Knit & Crochet, Stanfield, Lesley
  13. Adrienne Vittadini Yarns, Retail Brand Alliance
  14. Amigurami Knits:  Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits, Hansi Singh
  15. Amigurumi Two!, Rimoli, Ana Paula
  16. Animal Hats, Mooncie
  17. At Ease, Patons Design Series
  18. At Knit´s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much, Pearl-McPhee
  19. The Amazing Thing about the Way It Goes, Pearl-McPhee
  20. Beyond the Square: Crochet Motifs, Eckman, Edie
  21. The Book of Haps, Davies, Kate
  22. The Complete Surprise:  Knitting Elizabeth Simmermann's Suprise Jacket, Swwansen, Cully
  23. The Crochet Answer Book, Eckman, Edie
  24. The Crochet Stitch Bible, Barnden, Betty
  25. *Crochet for you, Baby and Knit Too! Book No. 130, American Thread Co
  26. The Color Design File, Geddes-Brown Leslie (not a knitting book per se, but a great help in  picking colours)
  27. Easy Crochet Critters, Lion Brand Yarn
  28. The Embroidery Stitch Bible, Betty Barnden
  29. The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques, Radcliffe, Margaret
  30. Fun with Chinese Knotting, Chen, Lydia
  31. Great Knitted Gifts, Shackleton & Shackleton
  32. Holiday Knits, Lucas and Isaacs
  33. The Joy of Color: Fair Isle Knitting Your Way, Bajus, Janine
  34. The Knit Answer Book, Radcliffe, Margaret
  35. Knit Real Shetland from Jamieson & Smith
  36. Knit Your Own Cat, Muir and Osborne
  37. Knit Your Own Dog, Muir and Osborne
  38. Knit Your Own Zoo, Muir and Osborne
  39. The Knitted Farmyard, Wernhard, Hannelore
  40. Knitted Finger Puppets, Leach, Meg
  41. Knitted Yummies, Christmas, Whitney
  42. The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques, Wiseman, Nancie
  43. Knitting Without Tears, Zimmermann, Elizabeth
  44. Knitting Workshop, Zimmermann, Elizabeth
  45. LaVerne & Cheryl's Stocking, Waters, Cheryl
  46. *Learn How Book, Knitting Book No. 170, The Spool Cotton Company+
  47. Little Felted Animals, Harvath, Marie-Noelle
  48. Next Steps Three, Patons
  49. Noro Knit 40 Fabulous Designs, Tuttle Hamilton, Cornelia
  50. Nuance, Warming Trends, Patons
  51. Pacific Knits, Ludeman and Wessel
  52. Panton:  35 Inspirational Color Patterns, Chronicle Books
  53. Shadow Knitting, Hoxbro, Vivian
  54. Simple Knits with a Twist, Knight, Erika
  55. *Socks for Men & Women Book No. 250, Chadwick's Red Heart Wools
  56. Speed Knitting, Percival, Kris
  57. * Spinnovations 2, Spinnerin
  58. *Star Beginners Manual, Do it Yourself, Knitting, Crocheting, Tatting, Hair Pin Lace Book No. 122, These Threads
  59. Tasty Crochet, Langlitz, Rose
  60. Teach Yourself Visually Knitting & Crocheting, maranGraphics and Wiley Publishing Inc.
  61. Tiny Yarn Animals, Snow Tamie
  62. The Twisted Sisters Knit Sweaters,Vogel, Lynne
  63. The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches, A Reader's Digest Book
  64. Toys to Knit, Chapman
  65. Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti, Moore and Prain
  66. The Yarn Whisperer: My unexpected Life in Knitting, Parkes


*Inherited from my paternal grandmother's library
+The book I used to learn how to knit with help from Grandma Perry and Mom

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