A knitter can never have enough Elizabeth Zimmerman books around. Her writing style is relaxed and personal, and her instructions are excellent. Don't let the publication date fool you, these patterns are classic, not dated.

This is an excellent book which provides a comfortable balance between fairly detailed knitting instructions and very interesting biographical information (in anecdote form) from the author, Elizabeth Zimmerman.

My wife has been knitting for over 35 years and has many books on the subject. She especially enjoys this one due to the fact that there is so much subject matter and history on the author herself and her personal life. I'd recommend it to any husband whose wife is a "knitting nut" like mine!!

Although I first learned to knit in the 70's, I re-learned a couple years ago after a 25 year sabatical. After numerous scarves and dishcloths, the search began for good knitting books. That's when I "found" Elizabeth Zimmermann. This is my favorite of all her books. It has knitting lessons, projects, and her autobiography (digressions, she calls them) which makes for a fascinating read. I love that she asks knitters to THINK, not just follow a pattern row-by-row. I am presently knitting the pi-r-square shawl - it's great that I can take it to work on anywhere, and don't have to bring the directions. She says "you can do this...or try this..." and lets me make the project my own while giving me the confidence to do it!

I highly recommend this book, and would dearly love to see the original videos that were made for PBS to go with it. For those with extra cash, the book and videos would be an excellent choice to donate to your local library.