The Trilogy - For Fellow Knitting Book Junkies
posted in Knit-witted, Reviews |And the obsession continues…
I promised myself that I would NOT buy anymore books.
Luckily, I had my fingers crossed when I made the promise, because I also promised the dear, patient hubby that I would not let the book fetish get out of control…again. 
As you can imagine…that promise didn’t last long. So, here we are drooling over Nicky Epstein’s delectable trilogy: Knitting On, Over and Beyond The Edge.
Knitting on the Edge, is the first of the series and everything about the book from the hardcover, to the clear, color photos made me want to buy it. I bought it last year and have not even really used it (yet), but was perusing the second and third book in the series and could not resist.
Nicky Epstein has joined been added to my list of knitting gurus, along side with Barbara G. Walker and Elizabeth Zimmerman. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I am somewhat bored of knitting from patterns and just duplicating someone else’s creative idea row-for-row, not that there’s anything wrong with that. However, I have been trying to break free from feeling stagnant, with regards to knitting.
Some of the designs may seem a little daunting to the beginner, but they are very well written and easy to follow. Ironically, some of the more intricate looking patterns, happen to be some of the simplest, as far as repeats go.
The Nicky Epstein trilogy is just what I needed to get away from the hum-drum ribbing I’ve been doing lately. I’ll be picking out a nice pattern to add to the sleeves and bottom of a sweater I’m currently working on. Stay tuned…if I ever finish this project, I’ll post pics!