This is my first EZ purchase. I was so impressed with the book and with what seemed so obvious in Zimmermann's "recipe's," I purchased a 2nd as a gift for my sister. We are both pleased with the freedom this book has given us!

Zimmermann's whimsical whit is also a joy! She reminds me of the aunt who secretly spoils you with freshly baked cookies when your parents aren't around. *sigh* Those were the days. Anyway, I digress...

I have to admit, the first thing I did when I received my copy was skim through it looking for photos. I learn better with them. I was a tad disappointed with the few photos and their less than perfect quality. But when I started reading, I had forgotten this detail. This book is definitely worth every penny! I'm sure this is just the first of many EZ books I'll be adding to my library.

A great read even if you do not wish to knit any of the designs.

This book is too advanced for beginners and should be an intermediate to advanced book.

This is an excellent book for someone who wants to break free of the "knitting pattern" mold and use their creativity to design their own seamless sweaters. Ms. Zimmerman's candid, humorous narrative and instructions are empowering and make you feel that there are no "mistakes" in knitting. She give terrific, easy to follow guidlines that give you the freedom to put together whatever yarns, stitches or color combinations you can think up and make into a sweater that fits any size. Its perfect for someone who is an intermediate knitter and needs a little push to do their own thing. This book, plus a basic stitch pattern book are all you need to start designing whatever your imagination can come up with. Plus, if you have never knitted a seamless sweater, you will never want to knit a sweater in pieces and stitch it up again after making one!

What can I say about EZ that has not already been said? She was a wonderful lady who didn't hold back and was passionate about knitting, without apology.

She legitimized my method of knitting when I felt so alone in the world. While I don't share her dislike of the purl stitch, I do like her conversational writing style.

She taught me what a "real sweater" is. And for the first time in my life, I've been enjoying them. She taught me to love wool, a much misrepresented and misunderstood fibre. I love the "bathing a baby" feel of washing handknit socks and real wool sweaters. And the difference in comfort between a real wool _sweater_, and a cotton knit top or an acrylic monstrosity (which I never felt comfortable wearing), is worlds apart.

She taught me independence. There are people who are taught how to KNIT, and people who are spoon fed via patterns. For many years, I was one of those - stuck in a pattern dependency rut, although there was clearly an independent knitter screaming to get out. Understanding the basics, the theories behind shaping garments is essential for understanding knitting in general. She flipped on the light switch for me where that is concerned. Now, instead of "looking for a good pattern" for something, I am using my own head to create, and that is such a good feeling.

Even though I am a visual learner by and large, she explained it much like my grandma would, sitting beside me in the living room beside a warm fire.

This dear lady left a legacy that I am glad her daughter Meg Swanson is carrying on - a love of knitting that will last for generations to come.

My only criticisms, which exist but are not enough for me to remove stars, are that this book is NOT for true beginners, and that it is not visual for those who need many pictures.

If she had been permitted to give her book the title of "The Opinionated Knitter", perhaps people would not have been led to believe that it was a how-to for rank beginners. This was not her fault.