Hip to Knit by Judith Schwartz
ISBN 1-931499-21-7, Softbound, 95 pages, $18.95, Interweave Press, 201 East Fourth St, Loveland, CO 80537, 800-272-2193, 970-669-7672, fax 970-667-8317, www.interweave.com

Knitting is back with a vengeance and this book is here to prove it.  Interweave Press has done another outstanding job presenting projects, directions and photos in a pleasant and informative format.  Any author who has them for a publisher has half the job finished! 

There are 18 projects in the book with complete, easy to follow directions.  I was expecting another how-to book but was pleasantly surprised.  If you have just learned how to knit and are looking for projects to help you learn more as you go, “Hip to Knit” is a wonderful book for your library.

The 18 projects build on experience from one to the next, so after you have worked your way through the projects, you will have learned several new skills.  I absolute love the stocking hat that introduces the knitter to cable stitch.  Only a couple, so you aren’t overwhelmed by cable, but enough to give a hat that bit of extra design.

Every project in the book is a bit retro but with a 21st century twist. My most favorite thing about the book is the photo of the yarn used in each project.  This is very helpful for the newer knitters to help them determine what to use if the exact yarn called for is not available.

Review by Teresa Barrett