Need a new knitting book! Suggestions please

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My husband gave me a day to myself --to go shopping . I spent my precious freedom (without my 2 1/2 year old) looking through every knitting bookin the store , I walked out with a cookbook! :shock:. So, Iā€™m still out stalking for the perfect knitting book.

Any Suggestions-- Anything worth buying?

I am a novice yet, eager knitter!
Books I have,

  1. viva poncho
    2.Exquisite little knits
  2. Stitch & Bitch, Stitch & Bitch Nation

Thanks,
knitbebe

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I cannot recommend ā€œKnitting in Plain Englishā€ highly enoughā€¦

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If I had to give all but one of my knitting books away (over my cold, dead, body, of course) the one I would be clutching in my hands would be The Knitterā€™s Guide to Finishing Techniques (by Nancie Wiseman). It doesnā€™t have a lot of basic how-toā€™s, but that can be found most places. It has very clear, explicit directions for finishing that makes all the difference. It has in my knitting, anyway.

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The Knitterā€™s Bible. You can buy it on Amazon (check new/used offers) for less than $1.00 (click below). Itā€™s a great reference book, with a comprehensive stitch library, projects, etc. I think it retails for close to $30.00, so you get such an awesome deal on Amazon. :smiley: