Knitting for Community Service: Suggested Knitting Books

Great book for novice/beginners with clear illustrations on basic stitches. Trouble-shooting tips. Projects for three level of skills include scarves, hats, headbands, ponchos, mittens, hip bag, and doggy sweater.

60 Quick Knits for Beginners is an essential volume for every novice knitter and anyone picking up needles for the first time!   Offering a wide array of creative techniques and attractive patterns, this entry in the beloved 60 Quick Knits series is the perfect book for anyone learning to knit. Accessible, fun, illustrated with step-by-step instructions, and featuring insightful sidebars throughout, it demystifies complex skills and instills indispensable knitting wisdom. The projects themselves are everything new or experimenting knitters could ever want, from scarves, cowls, and mittens to shawls, socks, and baby clothes. And even though several garments have instructions specifically written for beginners, they're also chic enough for those with more experience.

Great photography and content. Novice/beginner projects: scarf, cell phone cover, bags, purses, cushion cover, knitted flowers to embellish all your projects.

Great book for three levels of expertise. Covers all the basics as well as a good section on yarns. Projects include: scraves, wraps, hand huggers, leg warmers, hats, capelet, skirt, sweaters, fringe, and pom-poms.

Knitting is cool again. Knitting groups are springing up everywhere and those of us who perhaps learned to knit as children and then forgot about it are now rediscovering the joys of sitting down with friends, some beautiful yarn and a pair of nice chunky needles. Contemporary knitting queen Ros Badger has created more than 20 really simple projects for gorgeous on-trend accessories - gloves, socks, scarves, bags, and even knitted jewelry. For those new to knitting, Ros provides all the information you need to get started, with an overview of yarns, terminology and step-by-step instructions on how to knit. All the projects in the book are made with just two stitches (either knit or purl) and most use simple squares, oblongs or tubes for super-easy knitting. Gorgeous photography by top lifestyle photographer Yuki Sugiura captures the sheer pleasure of knitting what you wear.