Knitstrips: The World’s First Comic-Strip Knitting Book (Paperback)
Staff Reviews
This book changes how you might think about knitting. There are no long lines of coded text or tiny grids filled with mysterious symbols requiring a glossary to decipher. Say goodbye to “k2tog” and “s1, k1, psso” and 
It’s ok if you don’t know what those mean, there are plenty of knitters who don’t either.
This is a self-described comic-strip knitting book, expertly written to make your knitting more intuitive and less rigid. You don’t have to pick a pattern anymore, now you can pick a style and the panels will help you pick a yarn (any yarn) a color (whatever strikes your fancy) and a size (based on how you want it to look on you, not the model).
As you progress, helpful tips and suggestions appear to steer you on the right path. The projects range from simple to more complex, although you might not even notice how far your skills have progressed since you’re having so much fun.
I like this book for both beginners and advanced knitters. Beginners will learn to knit in a fun new way and advanced knitters will lose all their inhibitions about what they can or cannot do.
This book changes how you might think about knitting. There are no long lines of coded text or tiny grids filled with mysterious symbols requiring a glossary to decipher. Say goodbye to “k2tog” and “s1, k1, psso” and
It’s ok if you don’t know what those mean, there are plenty of knitters who don’t either.
This is a self-described comic-strip knitting book, expertly written to make your knitting more intuitive and less rigid. You don’t have to pick a pattern anymore, now you can pick a style and the panels will help you pick a yarn (any yarn) a color (whatever strikes your fancy) and a size (based on how you want it to look on you, not the model).
As you progress, helpful tips and suggestions appear to steer you on the right path. The projects range from simple to more complex, although you might not even notice how far your skills have progressed since you’re having so much fun.
I like this book for both beginners and advanced knitters. Beginners will learn to knit in a fun new way and advanced knitters will lose all their inhibitions about what they can or cannot do.
Inspired, original, and laugh-out-loud funny, Alice Ormsbee Beltran and Karen Kim Mar’s Knitstrips are patterns and knitting instruction mixed with advice and humorous commentary—and presented in illustrated, full-color comic book panels by artists Michele Phillips and Laura Irrgang. Launched in 2016 on the mega-popular knitting site Modern Daily Knitting, the strips gained instant popularity and have attracted thousands of avid fans.
The book includes 22 original patterns and is designed to mimic a bound collection of comic books in a series: each “issue” with its own cover and wry theme—from yarn stashes to binge knitting—that is close to the heart of knitters. Issues offer four to six knitting patterns each, plus designer highlights and a variety of stories and technical discussions. The result is a fresh, lively knitting adventure that is like nothing the fiber world has seen before.