The Knitting Directory

This book is a great tool for anyone interested in writing their own patterns and learning different or more complex stitches. Some reviews indicate that this is not helpful for learning to knit. It is basically a dictionary of knitted stitches. Can you learn English from reading the dictionary? That might be tough. I found the book well organized and very useful for combining different techniques and stitches to get a look different from most of the standard knitting patterns I have come across.

I find this book very helpful. This is the book I used to learn to knit over 2 years ago. In response to the other reviews, I had no problems with my moss stitch, I find the book very easy to follow, and it's a great reference book. The tabs make it easy to locate different things. I will say that it is true there are inaccuracies in a few patters, but once you start knitting and master the basics from this book, you'll be able to spot the misprinted directions. I actually haven't found many books that didn't have at least one pattern a little off. I think this book is excellent if your just starting out, I still refer to it often.