--- product_id: 14696650 title: "Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project" price: "€ 37.72" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/14696650-increase-decrease-99-step-by-step-methods-find-the-perfect store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project **Price:** € 37.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - **How much does it cost?** € 37.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/14696650-increase-decrease-99-step-by-step-methods-find-the-perfect) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project: 9781612123318: Durant, Judith: Books Review: Perfect Knitting Reference Book on Techniques for Increasing, Decreasing - INCREASE DECREASE is the comprehensive knitting reference on this subject that I've been waiting for! Judith Durant gets everything right: spiral binding (so that the instructions stay open and lay flat); large, clear step-by-step photos; step-by-step written instructions printed in easy-to-read type; photographs of swatches that show exactly what to expect from a particular increase or decrease; and compact size (small enough to carry in a knitting bag). The short "Special Circumstances" section, on shaping cable, lace, and color patterns to best effect, is by itself worth the price of the book. The only increase/decrease that I could think of that is NOT shown, is the "nupp" used in Estonian lace knitting (lily of the valley pattern), which requires two rows. (Every time I pick up my lily-of-the-valley shawl project, I wonder whether any motif is pretty enough to be worth all the grief of picking up multiple yarnover loops in a single decrease.) The photographs illustrate the techniques with the yarn held to the left in "continental" (pick) knitting style. This should not detract from the book's value for knitters who hold the yarn to the right in "English" (throw) knitting style. In either style, the yarn must be positioned on the needles in exactly the same way to get specific desired effects. Another book that deals with increases and decreases as they are used in shaping garments (and includes how-to instructions with small photos) is The Shape of Knitting: A Master Class in Increases, Decreases, and Other Forms of Shaping . However, THE SHAPE OF KNITTING is project-oriented. INCREASE DECREASE is the book that belongs on the knitter's reference shelf or in his/her knitting bag. Another terrific, comprehensive spiral-bound reference book, very similar in look and feel to INCREASE DECREASE, is Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods , which deals with techniques for casting on and binding off. Review: Valuable resource! - This is the third knitting resource book I've gotten in similar sizes and formats, and I have to say I am very happy with them all. I love the basic one (which not only has a good index, but some basic tools like a ruler for checking gauges, and holes to check the size of one's needles), and the second one I got- which covers alternative ways to cast on and bind off- is exceedingly helpful. I expect this one will be similarly useful. Though I am not thus far a creative knitter, sometimes I have not been happy with the way a pattern's prescribed increases or decreases look, and this gives me so many alternatives! A previous reviewer did not like that all the pictures show someone knitting continental rather than English style. While this is true, for me it doesn't make a lot of difference; the photos focus on what the yarn and needles are doing, and are detailed and explicit enough to figure it out, whichever way one knits. (I mostly knit English style, but am trying to learn continental.) I am delighted with it! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #91,778 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #35 in Knitting (Books) #37 in Crafts & Hobbies Reference #47 in Fiber Arts & Textiles | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (720) | | Dimensions | 6.2 x 1 x 7.1 inches | | Edition | Spi | | ISBN-10 | 1612123317 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1612123318 | | Item Weight | 14.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | May 19, 2015 | | Publisher | Storey Publishing, LLC | ## Images ![Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91-xCFwAwXL.jpg) ![Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+WW63YGFL.jpg) ![Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ReM5khk2L.jpg) ![Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81UHvlQBagL.jpg) ![Increase, Decrease: 99 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the Perfect Technique for Shaping Every Knitting Project - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812cPLRAFIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect Knitting Reference Book on Techniques for Increasing, Decreasing *by �***. on May 17, 2015* INCREASE DECREASE is the comprehensive knitting reference on this subject that I've been waiting for! Judith Durant gets everything right: spiral binding (so that the instructions stay open and lay flat); large, clear step-by-step photos; step-by-step written instructions printed in easy-to-read type; photographs of swatches that show exactly what to expect from a particular increase or decrease; and compact size (small enough to carry in a knitting bag). The short "Special Circumstances" section, on shaping cable, lace, and color patterns to best effect, is by itself worth the price of the book. The only increase/decrease that I could think of that is NOT shown, is the "nupp" used in Estonian lace knitting (lily of the valley pattern), which requires two rows. (Every time I pick up my lily-of-the-valley shawl project, I wonder whether any motif is pretty enough to be worth all the grief of picking up multiple yarnover loops in a single decrease.) The photographs illustrate the techniques with the yarn held to the left in "continental" (pick) knitting style. This should not detract from the book's value for knitters who hold the yarn to the right in "English" (throw) knitting style. In either style, the yarn must be positioned on the needles in exactly the same way to get specific desired effects. Another book that deals with increases and decreases as they are used in shaping garments (and includes how-to instructions with small photos) is The Shape of Knitting: A Master Class in Increases, Decreases, and Other Forms of Shaping . However, THE SHAPE OF KNITTING is project-oriented. INCREASE DECREASE is the book that belongs on the knitter's reference shelf or in his/her knitting bag. Another terrific, comprehensive spiral-bound reference book, very similar in look and feel to INCREASE DECREASE, is Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods , which deals with techniques for casting on and binding off. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Valuable resource! *by C***A on May 15, 2015* This is the third knitting resource book I've gotten in similar sizes and formats, and I have to say I am very happy with them all. I love the basic one (which not only has a good index, but some basic tools like a ruler for checking gauges, and holes to check the size of one's needles), and the second one I got- which covers alternative ways to cast on and bind off- is exceedingly helpful. I expect this one will be similarly useful. Though I am not thus far a creative knitter, sometimes I have not been happy with the way a pattern's prescribed increases or decreases look, and this gives me so many alternatives! A previous reviewer did not like that all the pictures show someone knitting continental rather than English style. While this is true, for me it doesn't make a lot of difference; the photos focus on what the yarn and needles are doing, and are detailed and explicit enough to figure it out, whichever way one knits. (I mostly knit English style, but am trying to learn continental.) I am delighted with it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource *by C***R on March 26, 2024* I teach knitting and this book is really helpful to my teaching and my own knitting. 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