Comments on: Review: Custom Knits

By: knittingscholar.com | Holiday Book Ideas

knittingscholar.com | Holiday Book Ideas — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:40:21 +0000

[...] Custom Knits by Wendy Bernard. (Review here.) [...]

By: knittingscholar.com | New and Upcoming Books, December 2008

knittingscholar.com | New and Upcoming Books, December 2008 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:27:35 +0000

[...] Custom Knits by Wendy Bernard (KS review here) [...]

By: knittingscholar.com | New and Upcoming Books, October 2008

knittingscholar.com | New and Upcoming Books, October 2008 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:12:23 +0000

[...] Custom Knits by Wendy Bernard (KS review here) [...]

By: the fiber fetishist » Dreamy Suggestions

the fiber fetishist » Dreamy Suggestions — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:05:20 +0000

[...] (Chappy’s Mom) is reviewing knitting books at Knitting Scholar. Check it out — here’s the one on Custom Knits. Posted in patterns, [...]

By: --Deb

--Deb — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:21:03 +0000

Thank you! And, no, if space is tight and you’re not interested in the patterns themselves, there’s probably nothing in here that’s not covered by “Knitting from the Top.” (Which reminds me, I must put that on the to-be-reviewed list.) “Custom Knits” is primarily a pattern book, not JUST a how-to for designing sweaters. Although, her schematics and instructions for doing a basic, top-down raglan or set-in-sleeve sweater are excellent, and the section about different neckbands or armholes does spell out options in an easy-to-find way. (One of the few problems with “Knitting from the Top” is finding specifically what you need, that might be in a different chapter.) But, with “Custom Knits,” it’s the patterns that get the focus–not the chapters on design.

That said, it’s still a great book and I’m finding the back-matter useful–there’s definitely room for both books in my library.

By: Klara

Klara — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:42:52 +0000

First of all, THANK YOU for your reviews! Living in France I can’t leave through books before buying them so thorough reviews are essential for me – and yours definitely qualify.

Secondly, a question on “Custom Knits”: Apart from the patterns, and the pictures – is there anything (technical info) in it that is not in “Knitting from the Top”? Meaning, if one has “Knitting from the Top”, do knitters who hate following patterns need “Custom Knits”?

Thanks, Klara

By: Chappysmom » What’s That?

Chappysmom » What’s That? — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:08:00 +0000

[...] Mirage,” and 1 skein of “Sandalwood.” The plan is to make Ingenue from Custom Knits. I’m going to do the neckband in the brown, and the rest of the sweater in this powdery, [...]

By: Lorette

Lorette — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:38:33 +0000

BTW, My rather, ahem, extensive book library is at your disposal as well, if you can't find something more locally. Not too sure what it would cost to ship back and forth, though. With the price of some of these knitting books, it would likely still be cheaper than buying a new copy. OR, I bet that some of the book companies will be happy to mail you a review copy once you get a nice readership. Lorettes last blog post..Knitting Hunks, 2008

By: Lorette

Lorette — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:35:25 +0000

Excellent review! I love your new blog, and I'm looking forward to hearing about all the books you have in your knitting library! Lorettes last blog post..Knitting Hunks, 2008

By: maria

maria — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:58:41 +0000

I love it! I've been waiting for this book to come out. I hope we get it at the shop I work at. But if not, maybe I'll get it online. I can't wait to read your future reviews. (I noticed that the next one is another I just bought.) FYI: If you see any books in my library (on Ravelry) that you don't have but want to review, I might be willing to lend them to you for that. Or do a guest review. Whatever. ^_^ marias last blog post..Cosmopolitan