ON KNITTING
Hiatt, June. Principles of Knitting. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
Out of print, available online. .Without equal.
Lind, Vibeke. Knitting in the Nordic Tradition. Lark, 1984.
If you can have only one knitting book, this may be the most informative, concise and clear.
Phillips, Mary Walker. Creative Knitting. Dos Tejedoras Fiber Arts, 1986.
Tellier-Loumagne, Francoise. The Art of Knitting. Thames and Hudson, 2003.
Thomas, Mary.
Mary Thomas's Knitting Book. Dover, 1972.
Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns. Dover, 1972.
Walker, Barbara.
A First Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Schoolhouse Press.
A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Schoolhouse Press.
A Third Charted Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Schoolhouse Press.
Knitting from the Top Down. Schoolhouse Press.
Waterman, Martha. Traditional Knitted Shawls, Revised Edition. Interweave Press, 1995.
Wiseman, Nancie. Knitting with Wire. Interweave Press, 2003.
Zimmermann, Elizabeth.
Knitters Almanac. Dover, 1981.
Knitting Without Tears. Schoolhouse Press.
Knitting Around. Schoolhouse Press.
Knitting Workshop. Schoolhouse Press.
OF RELATED INTEREST
Ashforth & Plummer.
Second Thoughts. Assign, 1998.
Cushy Numbers. Assign, 1998.
Barber, Elizabeth Wayland.
Prehistoric Textiles. Princeton, 1991.
Woman's Work - The First 20,000 Years. W.W. Norton.
Barnes & Eicher. Dress and Gencer. Berg, 1992.
Broby-Johansen. Body and Clothes. Faber, 1968.
Gardiner, Kay. Mason Dixon Knitting. Potter Craft, 2006.
Falick, Melanie. Knitting in America. Artisan Press, 1996.
Fisch, Arline M. Textile Techniques in Metal. Lark, 1996.
Beardley, Ed. Gees Bend - The Women & Their Quilts. Tinwoods, 2002.
Kohler, Carl. History of Costume. Dover.
Lang, Rober J. Origami Design Secrets - Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art. Peters, 2003.
Lecount, Cynthia Fravelle. Andean Folk Knitting. Dos Tejedoras, 1993.
MacDonald, Anne. No Idle Hands - The Social History of American Knitting. Ballantine, 1988.
Mayer, Anita Luvera. Clothing from the Hands that Weave. Interweave Press, 1984.
New, Debbie. Unexpected Knitting. Schoolhouse Press, 2003.
Newman and Boles. Universal Patterns, Golden Relationship: Art, Math & Nature, Second Revised Edition. Pythagorean Press, 1992.
Rose, Barbara, Magda Abakanowicz. Abrams, 1994.
Stove, Margaret. Creating Original Hand Knitted Lace. Lacis, 1998.
Tilke, Max. Costume Patterns and Designs. Rizzoli, 1990.
Weiner & Schneider. Cloth and Human Experience. Smithsonian, 1989.
Wolff, Colette. The Art of Manipulating Fabric. Krause, 1996.
Zilboorg, Anna. Fancy Feet. Lark Books, 1994.
RESEARCH
Emery, Irene. The Primary Structures of Fabrics. The Textile Museum, 1994.