Meg SwansenRecensioni

EZ was one of the greatest knitters of the 20th century. Her patterns were written to empower and encouraged a sort of fearless attitude. She was one of the first to publish patterns designed to allow a knitter to make a sweater to exactly the size desired using that knitters individual guage.
This book compiles the early newsletter and includes her most popular patterns including the Baby Surprise Sweater and her famous EPS system.½

Elizabeth's Percentage System for knitting sweaters
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/wool-gathering-65-a-weekend-sweater-eps...

In German. See Book 1 for English translation of project names and basic technique

I borrowed this book, but I'm tempted to buy a copy to keep. The patterns are very good, and EZ's writing is a lot of fun. Once I'm done with Winter Holiday Knitting, I want to make a Baby Surprise Jacket - it's just too odd a thing to miss :)

EZ takes a very three-dimensional approach to knitting. If something should curve, she shapes it with the stitching. She very clearly understands that knitters want to knit, so there's very little sewing up in these patterns. I definitely plan to track down more of her books.

Garter Stitch Deisgns

Master knitters, Elizabeth Zimmermann and Meg Swansen, guide knitters through the construction of many of EZ's most ingenious and popular designs including the Moebius Scarf and Vest, Pie Are Square Shawl, Baby Bog Jacket, Moccasin Socks and much more. Additionally, Disc 1 features Elizabeth Zimmermann reading her digressions from her book, Knitting Around, with an accompanying slide show of over 200 photos from EZ's life.

One of the most unique and ingenius of all of master knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann's designs, the Baby Surprise Jacket was introduced in 1968, and has grown in popularity ever since. Meg Swansen takes you step by step through the jacket construction, including:long tail cast on, double decreasing / increasing, adding colors, baby buttonholes, casting off in purl, sewing a seam / darning in ends. Bonus material includes :addition of collar, continuous line throughout the jacket, matching bonnet, knitting small circumferences on 2 circular needles, invisible cast on, and I-cord techniques.½

Elizabeth Zimmermann and Meg Swansen's original Knitting Glossary Video is now updated for DVD! Even better, Meg has added over 30 new techniques. On this comprehensive disc, you'll find everything you ever need to know about knitting. Including 13 ways to cast-on, 7 ways to cast-off, 15 i-cord variations, two-color techniques, entrelac, buttonholes, steeks, double-knitting, increasing, decreasing, and Elizabeth's Percentage Sweater syst

There are primarily three types of knitting books: project books, stitch dictionaries, and those of educational techniques. It's this last category that is difficult to write effectively, how does one translate a class to paper? A mere transcription of a class session does not suffice. Knitting with Two Colors is a slim book that does the impossible and more. In just 64 pages you learn how to knit effectively, efficiently, and effortlessly with two colors.

The volume begins with some basics, covering several methods to cast on, the importance of swatching and measuring for gauge, and there are several helpful tips for confident chart reading. The clear color photos and line drawings enhance the technique descriptions. Personally, I found the tips for trapping yarn the most helpful, and it solved some of the issues I had experienced in my color knitting. The suggestion of hats for skill building is a practical solution, they are great projects to practice color knitting -- they're smaller and faster than a sweater and cover most skills needed to master knitting a two-color garment.

After this introduction, the book delves into the entirety of sweater construction. With tips for casting on a sweater body, to choosing hems, borders, and placing steeks. There are many tips throughout this chapter for the garment, including shaping within a pattern and different methods for working short rows. Steeks are covered in a clear and straightforward manner, and while purposely taking scissors to one's knitting can be scary, with the many tips and photos to guide you, there is no reason for fear. There are many helpful tips sprinkled throughout; I like the low-tech method for keeping track of increases every x rounds. There are amazing example photos throughout for inspiration and illustration of technique.

In the third chapter, you are guided in designing your own sweater. The EPS system for a seamless yoke and drop shoulder sweaters are explained and several cast-on numbers are provided for gauge from 6 to 8 stitches per inch. You are again stepped through the process of knitting a sweater and as a technique is required, it is cross referenced back to the second chapter where it is discussed in detail. It is in this chapter that you learn the magic of working motifs into different stitch counts, primarily through the use of pivot and panel stitches, centering motifs is also covered in more detail.

The final chapter includes a few other tips and tricks that didn't quite fit in elsewhere in the volume but are helpful for two color knitting. Both indexes are detailed and beneficial, the topical index is cross referenced and the photo identification index is wonderful, including the designer and where to find the pattern.

Whether new to two color knitting or highly familiar, I think every knitter will pick up skills and tips. I highly recommend Knitting with Two Colors.

I just think this is one of the best resource books to come out in a looong time. I love how all these wonderful techniques are together in one wonderful volume. Very useful guide even if you're working on a single color item. Thanks so much Amy and Meg for this fabulous book!

This collection of stunning timeless garter stitch designs by Elizabeth Zimmermann is beautifully presented. Knitters will want to knit all, not just one of these unique garments. An exceptional book for knitters. I highly recommend it.

reveiwed on blog http://janientrelac.blogspot.com/ one of the best knitting books ever

I was struggling with the Baby Surprise Jacket until I got this video. Meg Swansen makes it look so easy with this step by step delightful video.

Excellent book. A must-have for lace knitters. Meg Swansen collected a number of patterns from other designers, added her own, and published this lovely book.

Beautiful lace patterns, plenty of explanations & instructions for successful lace knitting.