lots of handy how-to information, including calculating stitches, button holes, increases and decreases. Author is biased toward flat knitting but on the whole is very knowledgeable about knitting finishing techniques.

I've learned a lot from this book and recommend it for novice knitters. Author explains items clearly.

I was really looking forward to this book, so this review reflects some disproportionate disappointment.

The book covers a lot of finishing techniques for garments. Unfortunately, I'm not currently interested in garments.

The book does not cover many cast on and cast off techniques, even relatively common ones like backwards loop cast on are not covered. I have not read it carefully to see what else I need to know that might not be covered.

In some places, the information covered in the book is inadequate. For example, the information on weaving in ends is short, specifically addresses how to weave ends into seams, lacks detail on how to do the weaving, and doesn't address problems of weaving in ends on pieces with both sides exposed or how to weave in ends on edges of items with both sides exposed. ( )

A must-have reference book. Not only does she explain every single cast on, cast off, increase, decrease, etc. you might ever want to know, but she also gives you the advantages and disadvantages of each one so that you can make informed knitting choices. ( )

This book is a wonderful resource for finding the perfect finishing and seaming techniques for your projects - because nothing ruins a project like a crooked seam! The pictures and illustrations are very clear and easy to follow, and the book is spiral-bound (with a hard outer cover) so it lays flat, which is extremely handy. ( )

This book has much more than finishing techniques...shows how to's from start to finish. Have pulled this book many times for help with my knitting. ( )