Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook - Debbie Stoller Reviews

I picked up this book about five years ago now, I was looking for something to destress me, and had been thinking about taking up knitting for a while. This book looked quirky and cool, and like it was designed for younger folks than some of the other books out there. It's filled with advice for learning how to knit, different stitches and ways ...  Read the complete review

So, knitting is suddenly fashionable again... when I was growing up, it was just something my Nan did. She did teach me the basics and I knitted a couple of simple things (all of which she cast off for me, cast off for me and sewed together), but suddenly it seems to be something that lots of people are getting into. I received a knitting kit for ...  Read the complete review

Stitch 'n Bitch, the handbook and Bible of the wave of neo-vogue knitters (touted in magazines as knitting because it keeps their hands off food amusingly enough) has a certain kind of try-too-hard feel - knitting isn't cool so let's make it cool with instarsia and doggie coats with matching human accessories and use really hard to work with wool ...  Read the complete review

I bought Stitch 'n Bitch in Cardiff Hobbycraft, whilst browsing the books that have to offer and wanting to update my home making skills, that I came to this book, and laughed to myself about the title. Stitch 'n Bitch - The Knitters Handbook by Debbie Stoller has really really catchy title and funny front cover of a cowgirl holding knitting ...  Read the complete review

So a few years back I heard that knitting was really 'in vogue' so I decided to try it out, and every shop I went into seemed to be peddling 'Stitch 'N Bitch' by Debbie Stoller, and being the easily-persuaded shopper that I am, I decided to give it a go. I originally bought it for £10.99, but I've just seen on Amazon that you can get it for as low ...  Read the complete review

Knitting is taking over the world! Well, maybe not quite. But it's sure as hell trendy again. This came as something of a shock to me. I first became aware of the newly fashionable status of knitting when I was working at a leading museum in London. When I head there was a knitting circle taking place down the corridor from me at ...  Read the complete review