Knitting is one of those things I pretty much taught myself so what I do isn’t always exactly what everyone else does.  It works fine for me til I try to read a pattern and then I don’t have a clue what to do.  Thanks to youtube videos, Ravelry and knitting friends, I’ve figured out about everything I really need to know.

The original Principles of Knitting, by June Hiatt, was published in 1988 and had long been out of print.  There was the occasional used copy for sale here and there and I heard sometimes they went for as much as $800.  Last year, I heard that the book was being revised and would be republished “soon”. Reading an old message board, I saw where someone was anxiously awaiting the release of the new updated version which was tentatively scheduled for summer, 2008, then I read that the author was “very, very meticulous” and the release date had been bumped back to 2009, so this new version has been a long time getting here and has been much awaited by knitters. My order had been placed in January, 2011 and it arrived yesterday. According to Amazon, it was released on 2/14/2012 so I’m pretty happy that my copy arrived the same day it was released!    The new book is available here.

Considering that the book is over 700 pages, counting the bibliography, index, etc., it’s a real bargain for $27.  It’s a book I will go to for years and years of knitting reference.  I highly recommend this book to you knitters out there.