Reviews

Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks: Over 70 sanity saving hacks for better knitting by Patty Lyons

kellerko's review against another edition

4.0

Solid tips I haven’t seen before. I think far better to buy and use as a reference than to check out the Kindle edition like I did.

cgadavies's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Very helpful and I have already used a few of the tips and tricks to make my knitting and finishing better and I've been knitting most of my life. Definitely recommend to all knitters. 

amaya_jam's review

funny informative fast-paced

5.0

this was so insightful, so witty while also being so helpful. She didn’t speak down to the reader which i was nervous about going into it. I may purchase a physical copy because of so much bookmarking and highlighting I did. should mention that this isn’t a how-to-knit book but rather how to knit better.

lsparrow's review against another edition

5.0

Although this book might be overwhelming for a complete beginning - this book really gets to the basics of knitting in a way few books do. One to come to fix some of your mistakes and to understand how they happen. Some of the things I have intuitively picked up but this book helped me to understand better how they work. A book to come back to for gauge, swatching, sizing and blocking.

nanceoir's review against another edition

5.0

I'm really excited to try some of these tips and tricks on my actual needles (in order to properly grasp what they're doing, but they seem neat).

But a word about the actual physical book. I appreciate the aesthetics of the book's design. The main font choice is lovely... but it's not the most readable. It's on the thin side, so it seems smaller. Add to that the lovely, heavyweight paper with a slight sheen, and now you've got a book that is physically challenging to read.

I already wanted to add this to my digital collection, but it's going to be a necessity just to be able to see the thing.

joooools's review against another edition

Library loan ended. Decent enough but I’d rather spend time knitting than reading about it. 

awilley1125's review against another edition

4.0

Some interesting knitting tips, will definitely refer to it again.

crippytay's review against another edition

5.0

Love love love. My number one knitting reference book at the moment.

mcneumann's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it! I borrowed from the library to check it out, but definitely think it’s worth owning so you can pull it out when the situation calls for it. Descriptive narrative and clear pictures! I think it will really help to polish up my knitting projects!

anaiira's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

5.0

Honestly, amazing. Way better as a reference book, I think.