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Everyone's comments about how great this book is, are so accurate. I am very glad I bought this book. It has been a fantastic resource for me, a moderately experienced knitter. Highly recommended.

I highly recommend this book. The illustrations are very clear. I've had no trouble at all finding what I need using the index. You can also browse through the appropriate chapter to find what you need, the chapters aren't that long. My mom, a veteran knitter, was very impressed and I've been able to tackle harder patterns because of this book. I rather like the way it's organized and the clear font and spacing make it easy for me to read; I don't lose my place. The small size and "perfect binding" make it easy to use.

I received this book and so far I'm happy with it. I had a question about a knitting term and picked up the book and was able to find my answer quickly. There is a lot of information in it and I plan to keep it handy for future reference. I have knitted for many years but have only made fairly easy projects. This book will help me read more difficult patterns and I've found it easy to understand.

This book really does have most if not all the answers to the questions you might have as you learn how to knit. It was hard to get used to finding things in the question and answer format - but now I'm used to it, and it's like any other book. No question is a dumb question, and the author takes the time to answer each one.

In my opinion this is the best book for any level of knitter. Over the years I have purchased many books and discovered this one last summer. Wow, what a super surprise. A must have for every knitter and at a reasonable price.

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This is a delightful book with some very nice patterns included. I especially like the dish cloth!

Not only does this book have some lovely ideas for knitters, it is a jolly good read to boot. I found myself laughing out loud to some of the witticisms written into explanations and little ditties from the authors. Even if you're not a habitual knitter, this book is a fine candidate to anyone's library if for nothing more than sheer enjoyment.

These ladies provide the support and comaradie of a knitting circle that you can join without leaving your favorite chair - great fun!

I'm returning it today. Started knitting about a month ago and have pretty much exhausted people to give scarves to. I bought this book thinking it was good for beginners and that I would find a few good projects. But I am not excited about dishcloths or pillowcases or other home items. I want to knit things I and my loved ones can wear. There were two patterns that caught my eye-- the nightgown and robe. They both looked so pretty, but after I read the instructions, I realized that I couldn't make them using the book. They say to knit in "seed stitch" for a large number of rows, but they never explained WHAT seed stitch is. I know only garter and stockinette. I couldn't believe that they included instructions on how to make one and yarn over (if anything, even more basic!), but nothing on this seed stitch! Not worth the money. Update: I found an explanation of seed stitch online, and it is pretty easy. I still wish they had explained it though, it would have taken one sentence: "A seed stitch is knit 1, purl 1, repeated until the end of the row." So, still not a book for beginners.

I love their style and the pactical projects. No boring knitting here!! I almost always make gifts for those I care about from one of the Mason Dixon Knittng books.

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Knitting continues to be one of the most widespread and popular of the needlecraft pastimes. Designed for the novice but containing of wealth of practical information of interest and value to even the more experienced knitter, Rita Taylor's "Knitting 200 Q&A" is a compendium of definitive answers to some two hundred practical questions about every aspect of the knitting process from 'What is a three-needle bindoff?' to 'What is double knitting?', to 'Why do some pattern instructions contain an asterisk?'. The sturdy spiral binding will allow this unique instruction manual to lie flat upon the table for accessible study while hands are otherwise engaged with needles and yarns. Profusely illustrated with examples and step-by-step instructions throughout, "Knitting 200 Q&A" is a relatively compact and thoroughly 'user friendly' reference that is enthusiastically recommended for personal and academic library Needlecraft reference collections.