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smachable's review
3.0
Did not read from cover to cover, but did admire the beautiful Edwardian photographs of the author and her family. I’m totally intrigued by the moccasin sock construction. I’m sorely tempted to try it for myself.
theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition
5.0
Early Christmas present from Larry--now my EZ book collection is complete!
bzzlarabzz's review against another edition
5.0
Knitting Around is my favorite of EZ's books. The bits of biography interspersed with knitting patterns and guidelines present a picture of the full life of a knitter. EZ lived an amazing life and was a brilliant knitter. This book shows us a fuller portrait of an original mind.
jwkosek's review against another edition
5.0
I started reading this for the pattern I was knitting, then read the rest of it including the patterns and disgressions. The patterns are great, I love how her patterns work with whatever gauge you get. Her life was also rather fascinating, and there's an especially poignant paragraph towards the end about patriotism that I particularly identified with.
Now I want to knit that amazing Aran coat with different cables.
Now I want to knit that amazing Aran coat with different cables.
labourgeois's review against another edition
5.0
With this book (an accompaniment to her television series), Elizabeth Zimmermann added another integral text to the knitting canon. While her teaching and techniques inspired me to design a new knitting pattern, I learned more about writing from reading her "Digressions." These parts of the book create her biography, a story written for her children but gobbled up by me. Her reflections on her life engaged me in ways I don't think she would have ever dreamed. Her zeal for skiing, the harrowing escape of her husband from Germany as the Nazis truly began to exert their power, their ensuing immigration to the US, the adventures of different households and a growing family, and final settlement in Wisconsin - all of these adventures entranced and enlightened me to her travels and travails. I finished this book feeling closer to Mrs. Zimmermann. With the additional knowledge gained through her patterns, I would recommend this book to any beginning knitter ready to embark on a life full of practice and production. As Elizabeth said in the final pages of her book, "Isn't being necessary the greatest form of earthly bliss?" I absolutely agree!
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