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What do you get when you put hundreds of knitting tips from people all over the country together in one place? The answer and my new favorite knitting book-
Knitting Tips and Trade Secrets, Expanded: Ingenious Techniques and Solutions for Hand and Machine Knitting and Crochet.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vj_tk6ODMbDGhn3av_Sj4OCXmP-3pVQbw7cJA0Pinu1vHfyHUw2B3B4gpMAk_-1PKtHs5rHYC-7-wks720rBmPRDCJpASBCtntGUt4PjAOvwWBEFydi5iuKhGTGd8tvQ=s0-d)
I picked this book up at a used bookstore last night and I read it cover to cover. I love sitting at snb and learning little tricks from my fellow knitters and this book bottled that knowledge and much more in a handy reference guide. I bought the book after reading the section on doing seamless intarsia (argyle socks here I come,) but found it contained tons of other techniques I can use like knitting backwards, illustrations for picking up stitches, and how to reinforce the shoulders of a sweater to prevent stretching (very important when knitting with plant fibers.) This book also functions as a basic reference guide with directions for increasing, decreasing, seaming, grafting and several other techniques so if you are in the market for a reference guide I recommend this one since you get so much more than just the basics.
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