I love the use of one bold color and the white font choice. It makes it stand out while no being too busy. The small knitting needles in the center do a fantastic job of visually telling us the subject (knitting, obviously) without going overboard or being too busy.
Looking at the table of contents I can already get a pretty good idea of what it’s going to look like inside. It looks like the book will be split into six major parts; the introduction, getting started, A-Z of knitting, references, and the last two parts are acknowledgements and about the author (these two will probably be smaller than the rest).
The introduction was very brief, but to be honest I prefer this in an artbook. I’d rather as many pages as possible be dedicated to the subject at hand.
Getting started had a lot of the most very basic parts of knitting in it, so it’s a great tool for those totally new to the craft. I think it did a pretty decent job of breaking everything down.
A-Z of knitting is basically the treasure trove in this book; it’s a compilation of many of the knitting abbreviations out there. As a knitter myself (one with a not-so-great memory), I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to google what a certain abbreviation meant. So this alone is pure gold and if I’m being honest would be the main reason I would buy a book like this. The best part? There are even images to help with some of the steps explained (some of the more difficult ones, in my opinion).
Looking at the table of contents I can already get a pretty good idea of what it’s going to look like inside. It looks like the book will be split into six major parts; the introduction, getting started, A-Z of knitting, references, and the last two parts are acknowledgements and about the author (these two will probably be smaller than the rest).
The introduction was very brief, but to be honest I prefer this in an artbook. I’d rather as many pages as possible be dedicated to the subject at hand.
Getting started had a lot of the most very basic parts of knitting in it, so it’s a great tool for those totally new to the craft. I think it did a pretty decent job of breaking everything down.
A-Z of knitting is basically the treasure trove in this book; it’s a compilation of many of the knitting abbreviations out there. As a knitter myself (one with a not-so-great memory), I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to google what a certain abbreviation meant. So this alone is pure gold and if I’m being honest would be the main reason I would buy a book like this. The best part? There are even images to help with some of the steps explained (some of the more difficult ones, in my opinion).