“I just wanted to let you know how much I loved your knitting book. I am a real beginner and it helped me tremendously. What I liked most about the way you write is that I felt like you were sitting with me and talking me through. So it wasn't boring techniques like some books that just put you to sleep. I also enjoyed the humor. I used your directions to bind off my first scarf and it was so simple. I am still a beginner but I enjoy knitting and hope to continue. Your book has given me the confidence to keep moving forward with my knitting.”

Thanks Again.

Margaret

“I liked the book. I thought that I knew how to knit, but I finished a scarf project with a simple stitch and pretty yarn, only to find out that I was keeping too tight of a gauge and the final project is a 'tight wad', so to speak!

So, needless to say I learned a lot from your book. So I have embarked on another scarf, with cute fancy yarn, a bigger needle and a looser gauge.

I am using circular needles and I love them. I want to try a hat or a winter headband next with the circular thing and then move on to a cable stitch.”

Liat

“LOVE THE BOOK. Well written and designed. A perfect tutorial for beginners! Thanks for a great product! You can quote me on that!”

Lori

“I have read over my e book on knitting and found it very easy to understand. I am sure anyone can follow the instructions and learn to knit. I am, at present, knitting a sweater in seed stitch and things are going well. Thank you so much.”

Patricia Steeves

“I recently downloaded your book and struck out to reclaim the knitting skills I have not used in over twenty years. I was very impressed. I am now completing my second sweater in a month!

Thank you for offering such a complete guide. It is certainly loaded with tips tricks and clear explanations on just the basics. Most guides ASSUME that you already know (or remember) the basics! Thank you again.”

A NEW Knitter!!!!
Regina

“I tried the cable knitting--it works great. Your instructions are clear and easy to follow. Thank you for your efforts and sharing your knowledge of knitting. It is really helpful.”

Judy

“Just a quick note to say that I really like your E-book. Yesterday I learned how to do something that I have not been able to do for years-I just couldn't get the idea out of my head that it was way to difficult for me to attempt. CABLE KNITTING!!! How cool! I just sat down at my computer with my ball of yarn, needles, and cable needle (I didn't even know I had one until recently). Following your directions, which were very clear and concise, I did it! It was fun and easy and I can't wait to get going on a project to incorporate cables into.

I have been glancing over the book and reading things as they jump out at me. You have done a great job on this book. I also appreciate your sense of humor intermingled throughout the book.

Thank you for sending me this book. I will use it often and I will tell my knitting friends about your site and recommend that they order your book. It is well worth the money.”

Yours truly,

Judi Saba

“Sarah, I want to thank you for the help. I was taught to knit when I was about 10, I am 50 now and although I have knitted a few times since then I have forgotton so much. I tried to cast on using both needles and knew I was doing something wrong, but couldn't figure out what. You are a savior for your tips and help. Thank you, I am going to be a grandma in April, and I have some work to do. Thank you again.”

Theresa

“Thank you so very much! I picked up knitting neck scarves for Christmas presents. After not knitting for over 10 years, came to the end of my first scarf and couldn't remember how to cast off.

You are a life saver!!!! Thanks, again :)”

Tracy

“I want to thank you for all the great basic tips. I never really expected much when I started looking for a little help with terms and patterns.Thanks for
explaining the methods in such simple terms. I will continue to read what you send me. Thank you”

M

“Hello Sarah, I just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that I LOVE your knitting tips. I have never knitted before and with your tips I have picked up a new hobbie.

I have already made my daughter a scarf and, lo and behold, my other 2 daughters wanted one too. If you knew my girls you would know what an accomplishment this was, as they would never wear one before.

So my girls and I all say thanks. Keep the tips coming.

Sincerely,”

Shawna McDowell

“Hi Sarah Beth,

I'm so glad I subscribed to your knitting tips! Reading your words feels like having a conversation with a friend about our knitting questions or sharing tips we've picked up over the years.

I love to knit, but when I was working I was unable to devote too much time to it. Now that I no longer work (I'm on disability), I can get back to doing what I love so much. If I'm rusty in one area, I see that I'll be able to turn to you to refresh my sometimes-unhelpful memory.

Thanks for having such a helpful site and thanks, too, for letting me join you!”

Norma Damiani in PA

"I love the book. I am really coming along with my knitting, I am evan doing cable stitching. Thank you."

Cindy Osborne

"Hi Sara Beth,

I find the book very helpful. I have never had anyone show me how to knit so I need all the help I can get.I am making progress but I do get a little frustrated at times. The book is a great resource and I like the fact that you can download it and get started right away."

Lisa

“Hi Sarah,

The book is fantastic. I learned to knit when I was 7 years old but haven't done anything in about 20 years! This book is perfect for anyone learning, as it explains everything you need to know in easy steps. Thanks again.”

Ann Marie

“Dear Sarah Beth,

You have been doing a spectacular job coaching me. So far, I am still working on the one-stitch and trying to complete a sweater for my daughter. Your book has been an easy reader as well as humorous. I find your e-mails to be humorous too. Thank you so much for taking the time to e-mail these tips to me. I am printing them out and as soon as I can, I will follow the course online.

Thanks so much!”

BoricuaMestiza :)

“I would like to thank you so much. You really don't know how much I appreciate them. I am a beginner knitter and there is so much I still have to learn. I enjoy your tips especially because they are clear and I can easily understand them.

I have spent so much money on "how to knit" books and they can make the simplest things too complicated and I don't get anywhere.

But with the tips you have given me, I can make different little things and have something to show my friends in my knitter's circle.

Thank You ,”

Kendra Rodgers

“Dear Sarah,

Thank you for the knitting help. I have been knitting for a long time but I still occasionally need help. These tips have been very helpful and I am passing them along to my 2 daughters and 2 granddaughters who are just starting to knit. Thanks again!”

Marilyn Salter

“Hi. The knitting tips have helped a lot. I'm knitting my first sweater right now using the stockinitt stitch. Your tips are so easy for me to understand! Thank you so much.”

Andrea

“I love your tips! I have returned to knitting after quite a few years and have forgotten a lot. Your tips are taking me step by step, and I always look
forward to seeing what will be next! Thank you so much!”

Ruth

“Thank you! I knew how to do the basic knit and purl 30+ years ago, but hadn't picked up a knitting needle since.

My sister has started making the scarves that are popular now and just thought it would be a great idea for me to do them as well. She had refreshed my memory on how to cast on and knit, but when I got my project to the length I wanted, I didn't know how to cast off. Your website helped!

I enjoyed the project so much, and I can't wait until I can get to the store to buy more yarn. Your instructions will definitely help me.”

Marla Lagoski

“Thank you for the tips - I have found them to be very helpful. I taught myself to knit some years ago, but I really enjoy having the benefit of tips and ideas from someone who is accomplished in the craft.”

Scarlett Ragland

“I LOVE THIS KNITTING SECRETS BOOK! I have been knitting since I was about 4 years old, my grandmother taught me. Over the years I have made a lot of things. I recently picked up the needles again and have a list of orders. I made my daughter a poncho, I am working on one for a friend I am trying to teach knitting long distance. I have hats, gloves, scarves, more ponchos on my list. I am trying to figure out how to quit my job and knit full time.

If you have any other knitting secrets, please email me. Thank you so much for the thrill of knitting that this book gave me back. Gramma did it the first time - you have done it the second time around! I love this book and everyone who knits should buy it!

Thank you!”

Betsy

“Dear Sarah,

I want to thank you for the Knitting Book. It is a very good teaching manual for a beginner, as well as people with experience. I have learned much from working through the pattern stitches as I go. I am excited to learn more and enjoy knitting many things. Thanks so much!”

Shirley Loew

“This book is great - easy to read and easy to understand. Thank you so much.”

Maymayod

“Sarah,

I LOVED THE BOOK! I read it about 5 times already. I found the book funny as well as informative. You write much like I do. (Maybe that is why I loved it so much!) I have been knitting for many years. I recently picked it up again and have a list of things to make. However, I ran into a few items that I was unsure of how to do it and was stuck. Your book helped with it. I also found a knitting group that meets every two weeks here. I went last night and really enjoyed myself. I always thought I was "good", I have been put in my place!

Well, you keep up the writing of great knitting books, and let me know of your newest releases.”

Betsy Stump

“I am really enjoying all the tips you have been sending me. I learn a lot from them. Keep them coming, please. Thank you!”

Janet from Rhode Island

“Thank you a million! I think your knitting tips are GREAT! Keep them coming.”

Sandy

“Thanks Sarah,

I had just about given up on learning to knit, until I starting receiving your directions. I feel good about learning to knit now and finally have directions I can understand. Thank You!!”

Anna

“I just ordered and read most of your Knitting Tips book today. I have to tell you I absolutely love it. I only started knitting on Saturday. My neighbor knits and my 7 year old son asked if she would teach him. Well I knew it would be too complicated for him so I decided to spare her and try to teach him myself. It wasn't very long before we were fighting over the set of needles I had. I ran to the store and bought a little beginners kit, (hat and scarf) and I completed both by Sunday afternoon and was eager to learn more. Your book is perfect; it is both very informative and entertaining. There really isn't much out there for beginners who want to teach themselves.

Thanks for your help."

Fran Langschultz

“I loved the book. I sat right down and read it all. Not only was it informative, it was hilarious. You are very witty.”

Mary Shafer

“Thanks.  I've been a knitter for many, many years but I love to learn new things and sometimes I need to teach others- your directions are clear.”

Wren Ross

“I am really enjoying the book "Knitting Secrets." It was very nice to be able to pay online and then download it immediately. I then printed it and had it in my hands. What a wonderful idea. I have known how to do basic knitting but I want to be able to understand knitting directions and then follow through. The book is very helpful.”

Jeanette Partington

“Your knitting tips are very helpful and I'm looking forward to advance my skills in the future.”

Fran Mangini

"Very comprehensive and easy to understand".

Susan

“The book was quite excellent and thorough. Thank you for sending it to me for my review.”

Gwendolyn

“I think there is a lot of really useful information in what you've written and is a very good introduction (and beyond) for the knitter.”

Carol in Canberra

“I got the Knitting secrets so I could help teach my 9 year old daughter to knit. It has been fantastic. With such clear instructions and photos, it has made teaching her so much easier.”

Michelle

“I have started to knit and have found your knitting tips to be sensational and easy to follow.”

Robyn

“…the written text was clear and concise and I think that most knitters would be able to teach themselves different techniques from your instructions. I know that I will use it over time as a good reference tool, and instructions manual.”

Georgia

“I was pleasantly surprised, as it was actually exactly what I needed. Some great little extras that I didn't know about knitting!”

Patricia Jett

“ The book was very well outlined with the Table of Contents which made it an easy reference to find exactly the right spot to re-read.  The text was refreshing not boring like a lot of how-to books.  Your pictures of casting on and the first stitches of knitting were very clear and easy to understand.  I wish this book had been available when I started.”

Doris Burns

“Thank you for the wonderful e-book! It is full of most helpful tips and great humor. I also appreciated the "fun - facts." And most importantly, it is written in a very accessible way. This book has added more fun to my beginning knitting experience!

Thanks Again!”

Sarah Tedrick
A More Confident New Knitter :)

“Sarah Beth, this is one of the best knitting sites ever. Yes, I cast on all the time. I'm working on a hooded sweater in denim yarn for my oldest granddaughter. Keep the tips coming.”

Terri Weekley

“Many thanks for sending me the book via email - it is absolutely perfect with lots of info and ideas! I am eternally grateful I can now start knitting thanks to you. Many thanks indeed.”

Cecilia Millbank

“Hi Sarah Beth,

I haven't knit for 35 years or more! I thought the book was very well written (loved the touches of humor!), and the graphics were great. When I began to cast on and do the simple garter stitch, I was all thumbs! However, I am doing better and hope to start with a simple project...perhaps a lap blanket for the elderly or a baby cap for infants in the hospital where I volunteer. I was inspired to knit again when I saw some of the beautiful work volunteers had provided for infants and the elderly in the hospital.”

Nancy

“Hi Sarah,

I have thoroughly enjoyed your knitting instructions. It has been awhile since I have knitted and this is a great refresher. Also several children have asked me to show them and it is better for me to call a garter stitch what it is rather than to say just keep knitting. Been keeping up with your instructions so far and good to stimulate the mind as well as receiving R & R. Knitting is therapeutic. Thanks for offering this and I have passed the site on to a few newbies.”

Rose

“Thanks for the great tips that you have emailed me , they have come in handy.. I am a beginner and I am can use all the help that I can get.”

“Thank you very much for your easy-to-follow instructions on knitting, I have began knitting and am pleased with the results.”

Carolyne Sigei

“I think the tips are great. Matter of fact, my mom and I were just talking about doing a poncho with cables. Perfect timing. Thank you”

Dali

“I appreciate all of this information. I already know how to knit, but I am teaching my granddaughter what I know and this will help her a lot. The instructions are really great and easy to understand. Thanks!”

Merlene

“Dear Sarah Beth,

I very much appreciate your lessons.  My daughter and I have been knitting for about a year. She is 15, I am almost 54.  We know the basics but I still clicked for the beginner lessons as well as what you are sending.  Your lessons are clear, understandable, and not as overwhelming as a big book. I am ready to knit more than scarves, though we both have knit many lovely ones.  Thank you for your encouragement and help. Have a lovely weekend.”

Nell

“Have read thru the first chapter and a bit further and must tell you right off that your style of writing—as tho you are right here speaking to me, with a hint of sarcasm and plenty of wit is just wonderful.

I'll email again to let you know if your basic lessons work for me and my daughter. I learned to knit as a teen and completely forgot how....my 11 yr. old just wants to try.

Thanks again.

Good work.”

Julianne Kelly

“Hi!
 
Thanks a lot for your very helpful knitting tips. I used to do simple knitting some many yrs. back, but later forgot many stitches.  I always wanted someone to teach me easy knitting and this work you are doing for me.  Your tips are very simple follow.  I hope I can master all of it.  Please do continue educating me. God Bless and with warm regards”
 
Manali Desai

“I have quickly scanned through the book, and it looks as if it is really going to help me a lot.  Thank you so much for doing this and helping people learn to knit!!  Keep me on your mailing list.  I have really gotten addicted to knitting, but I can't do a lot of different patterns and don't understand gauges or anything, and your book explains it!  Thanks again.”

Stacy and Linda

"I do hope you are having a pleasant day!

I have six children and they are all wonderful to me..I thank God for them always and thank you for your observation. You may quote whatever comes to you from me (At any and all times)for it is truly from the heart. Thanks again for the opportunity of collaborating with you in this unique way I know it will do for others as much as it has done for me. Thank God for your insight and for your determination to help as many as possible by giving to us all - what he has given you.

Bless you and all those you care about today and always"

Jacquie

"Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful book Knitting Secrets. I will use it all the time."

Dean