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Posted: Oct 16 2007 at 5:54pm | IP Logged Quote florasita
I've seen these talked of on CM loops has anyone actually read used these books for your children or yourself ? there is a cooking & sewing I think knitting book too .
I need a good instruction book for knitting .By good I mean simple . as if I were watching a gramma do it very slowly very visual hands on learner here
Thanks , Roxie

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Posted: Oct 16 2007 at 6:15pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
I love them too -- actually have them, but I don't know if they're REALLY good for TEACHING knitting or anything else. I think they'd be easier to follow if you had a bit of knowledge in the skill discussed. Also, the projects are "dated" (it's a facsimile reprint so the writing looks old too) so it's kind of a nostalgic thing, y'know?

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Posted: Oct 16 2007 at 7:31pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Roxie,

I don't know if the knitting will be what you want, but you can get the flavor of the books from these two online texts:

The Mary Frances Cook Book

Easy Steps in Housekeeping; Or, Mary Frances' Adventures Among the Doll People

I also found another book by Jane Fryer that isn't a Mary Frances book, but seems quite interesting: Our Home and Personal Duty, Civics for children, stories that illustrate our civic duties.

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Posted: Oct 17 2007 at 10:12pm | IP Logged Quote florasita
Oh they sound so nice I think I would like them but Mary You are probably right with my style of learning . I am so nostelgic in autumn
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Posted: Oct 18 2007 at 7:42am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Rox,

If you want to learn knitting -- especially if you want to use a soft approach and learn with your kids -- the best book I've ever seen is Kids Knitting by Melanie Falick. It's the one I go back to whenever I'm teaching or want to do projects with my littles.

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Posted: Oct 18 2007 at 7:44am | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
I second this book! It is the first one I recommend to new knitters. Even adults    
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I learned online. LOL....

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