There was a nice variety of stitches. However the pastel colored photos and light toned print made the pages difficult to view and see detail.

I received a ARC of the in Kindle format from NetGalley. Unfortunately, the ARC version leaves much to the imagination. Will the photos be color? Will they look professional? Are the stitch titles included? Is there a cheatsheet of abbreviations for new knitters? The layout in this format is a mess, so it is also really hard to comment about.

Love the idea - the ARC vision leaves much to desire.

This was a cute little book for beginners and more advanced knitters. As someone who is relatively new to knitting, I enjoyed going through the pages even though some of it was a bit over my head at the moment, Definitely a good gift for an avid knitter.

A great companion to A year of crochet by Wright. This is a flip calendar that introduces a stitch for everyday of the year with instructions and illustrations. Many familiar but some unusual patterns are here. A perfect gift to yourself or a friend.It will fit in your craft bag.

Thank you for the advanced copy. Well written and easy to follow stitch patterns. Looking forward to trying out some new-to-me stitches.

I loved this book.
You get the bare bones - the stitch patterns - and the rest is only limited by your imagination (& skills). You can use these in any project, from small dishcloths, to sweaters to massive blankets. There are one or two stitch patterns here that I have been looking for for a while, not sure what they were called so couldn't Google them. More ideas to add to my collection.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book,

This is a great book for a knitter. I reviewed "A Year of Knitting Stitches" by Tabetha Hedrick on NetGalley. The stitch patterns were great, and I can't wait to try out several on future projects.

A great book for if you're interested in trying out new stitches. Plenty of instruction and ideas. The perfect start to a new year.

A Year of Knitting Stitches is a concise perpetual calendar of one-a-day stitch patterns collected and curated by Tabetha Hedrick. Released 7th Nov 2023 by Rowman & Littlefield on their Stackpole imprint, it's 408 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

Precisely what it says on the cover, this is a collection of daily knitting patterns including lace, cables, textured stitches, mosaic, and colorwork, arranged by calendar date, 1st Jan to 31st Dec. Each day is a single page, with a color photo of the finished pattern, written directions, and with a required stitch count for each repeat.

Comparatively, there are a lot of really nice designs here which are new and -not- included in any commonly available knitting dictionary. They're generally smaller repeats and less intensive/difficult than, for example, the Japanese pattern dictionaries. That being said, there is no basic how-to-knit tutorial included here. The author has included some general how-to at the back of the collection and a very basic shawl/stole recipe which shows readers one potential way to adapt the stitches in the collection.

Five stars, although there's very little that 100% new and innovative with knitting (humans have been knitting a very long time), this collection is full of small simple repeats which are useful. Absolutely recommended for the knitter's home collection, public or school library acquisition, fibre arts guilds' libraries, maker's groups, and similar. It would also make a welcome gift for a fibre-happy friend.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I just reviewed A Year of Knitting Stitches by Tabetha Hedrick. Thank you to Netgalley for an ecopy. A great book for novice and experienced knitters! I enjoyed it so much that I recommend it to fellow knitters as a Christmas gift suggestion. Needless to say another craft book where a hard copy is a great idea.

This is interesting for those who love knitting. I would not recommend it to someone who just started knitting. However, for those who love to increase their knitting knowledge, this would be a great book to work with.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I loved this, especially as a new-ish knitter. I learned a lot of fun, new-to-me stitches!

Such a great resource to learn a new stitch!

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this review copy

This is a great resource for knitters of any skill level! This book is chock full of a variety of stitch patterns, from a very simple, sturdy pattern to very light and airy lace like patterns. The book has such a large variety of options, it will be difficult to choose just one.

I envision making a sampler afghan using blocks of these stitches after some practice. The patterns are well written and easy to follow, using standard knitting terms. There are many mulit-color options, too. They are mosaic looking and very nice.

I am eager to get some yarn on my needles and start stitching several of these patterns soon. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to add some variety to the knitting or wants to learn some new techniques.

I'd say this book is a solid book of stitches, a mix of cables, lace, and color work. I like that there is a new stitch pattern everyday for a whole year. You can use it to hone your skills but I also think this would be fun to use to make a patchwork blanket. All in all a good book for knitters of all skill levels to have on their shelf.

Great book, I learned some new stitches from this! Thank you!

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I learned so many stitches from this little book. It was so much fun!!!! I highly recommend for beginners especially.

A Yesr of Knitting Stitches by Tabetga Hedrick

A helpful book as I've just started relearning how to knit. Some good beginner stitches but more advanced as you go through.

This is a great calendar for anyone who loves yarn. I was excited to have the opportunity for an ARC and while it's definitely harder on the kindle, I will purchase a physical copy when it's released for my personal gift giving.

Most knitters love trying out new stitches, so I was excited to review this calendar. My knitting group has really enjoyed helping me test a few stitches and helping each other overcome any problems on the way.
We chose patterns according to our birthdates, then we decided to make a few squares for a blanket when all sewn together.
We had to use the internet quite frequently for the following reasons.
To check out the suggested wool, and find substitutes if not readily available.
We had to get used to tension squares, we normally just read a pattern and full steam ahead!
There were no suggestions for the needle sizes, we visited a few sites for help.
We had to calculate stitch counts, that involved maths !
Qiviut, boy did we have to conjure up our inner David Attenborough for this one, there aren’t many musk ox in rural Norfolk!
Some abbreviations were puzzling, and provided much head scratching. Thank goodness for the abbreviations section at the back!
Some sample stitches would have made beautiful scarves and shawls, they had lovely tapered edges.
The cowl pattern is so feminine, and there are great examples of fan and feather stitch work.
This would make a lovely gift in book form. The kindle version that I had, was black and white illustrations only, which made the charts difficult to pick up. I gave this a four star rating.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers Globe Pequot for my advance copy, freely given in exchange for my honest review. I will leave reviews to Goodreads and Amazon UK.