Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag Of Tricks: Sanity saving tips for better knitting

Great book. Lots of interesting information.

I bought this book on a whim, on the back of the other reviews - and I have to say that it is probably the best impulse purchase I have ever made. The book compiles the author’s lifetime of knitting and teaching experience in a very portable format. It is absolutely packed with knitting wisdom, richly illustrated with crystal clear images and photos (where you can actually decipher how stitches are constructed), and peppered with hilarious quotes and anecdotes. The fact that this is not a basic knitting manual - information that is repeated in pretty much every standard book on knitting - means that the space can be dedicated to truly valuable nuggets, teaching you how to fix all those annoying little imperfections, and dramatically elevate the quality of your knits. The author’s philosophy is to give the “why” as well as the “how”, arguing that “when we understand, we remember - whereas when we simply memorise, we can forget”. I can’t believe the wealth of information that the author has managed to pack into a relatively small volume. I honestly can’t recommend this book highly enough❣️

My wife bought me this as a christmas present as I am a bugger to buy for and normally just buy things I want when I see them. I have a huge shelf of knitting and crochet books and in all honesty would not have bought this for myself. I am a self taught from YouTube and books, but I get along. I read through the book though, and some great advice in there. If you are an experienced knitted and know all the tricks then this is not the book for you, but if you are a self taught knitter like me, then you are probably lacking a lot of information and tricks. The long tail cast on was a game changer straight away and makes the hem line of my sweaters so much neater. She has also brought out a companion book for this called "The offical Workbook" and it makes a great addition and gives you practical experience of her tips and tricks.

Definitely going to become a staple book in my collection that I'll reach for a lot. Highly recommend this book

Excellent book, very informative and useful. I highly recommend this book.

I have this book, the workbook, the online video lesson and the kindle. The book and the workbook are so full of errors, written and illustrated. These errors (erata) are listed on the publisher's website and there is link on Patty Lyons website too. Lord knows what edition I received. The writing is dark and readable. The first chapter, the fundamental truths of knitting, explaining how stitches are built, the different styles of knitting and the three different methods of knitting were to me a total revelation and would have been worth the price of the book had I not bought the workbook, the kindle and the online lessons. So I am working through the book, online video lessons and the accomanying workbook, plus kindle to see what will serve me and what will not. I have been knitting for years, I mostly knit fun things where I can get away with not being so accurate, but I wanted to improve so I could make fancy things to wear etc. However, as with all instruction books one presumes they are proofread and accurate initially. Finding things in a book difficult and then finding out the difficulty is due to errors of publication and not because I am reading incorrectly is frustrating because knowing what to check, and how do I know whether something is wrong or not, or I am doing something wrong or not is the million dollar question. I have to say, I have learnt a lot though from this book. Also, from now on I will check publisher's sites for updates.

I don't usually review books,but this is the exception.Some tips are a bit bizarre,but on the whole useful,in light hearted style!

Informative book. clear instructions

Absolutely accessible, simple yet informative. It’s also a delight to read with her friendly fun comments. I’m a lifelong knitter and this book has totally informed my knitting. I bought copies for the knitters in my life and now consider it as the best reference tool for general knitting that one could give space for on a book shelf.

Beautiful book. Unfortunately it arrived damaged with a page torn…. This is not really for complete beginners. It will not show you how to get started. More of a progression book once we already have some skills

Very well written and entertaining. This author offers lots of suggestions for a better looking result for all your knitting projects

Es muy buen libro pero es mas para tips que para aprender

Se siete knitter che vogliono ragionare sul proprio lavori a maglia, che costruiscono da se stessi un proprio modello/schema, questo libro vi aiuterà a capire meglio e a lavorare meglio. Dal trucchetto per avviare in modo impeccabile alla chiusura bella nitida, ogni pagina racchiude una perla di saggezza e conoscenza. Come si formano le maglie? Cosa vuol dire lavoro con il metodo eastern? Come fare un campione che mi faccia arrivare alle misure corrette del capo finito? Come ottenere i bordi ben squadrati? Tutto quello che avresti voluto sapere prima di fare e disfare ( e che nessuno ti ha mai detto ) Un'arma efficace contro la "cosporazione del silenzio" (NdA). Divertente e istruttivo senza essere pedante.