Very good and educational - Rated 
With this book you can begin to learn to knit, go ahead and become advanced in quite a short period of time. Plenty of nice patterns in there and very good explanations on various stitches.
A good introduction with some cute and funky patterns - Rated 
I bought this book as a total novice knitter just over two weeks ago - not a stitch did I know, but this book was a great gateway into the weird world of yarn and sticks.
The diagrams are clear and quite easy to follow - though some techniques, such as the long tail cast-on method could have done with a few more strategically placed diagrams I think - it seemed to be an awful lot to grasp with just a couple of pictures showing what seemed at the time like quite a complicated maneuver! But, if you have the internet (and I assume you do as you are browsing Amazon's website) then youtube is your friend, and a small supplement to your learning such as that (in lieu of the old hands of knitting such as the stock teachers known all over the world as 'grannies'), along with this book and you'll be knitting your way merrily to something fab and funky in no time.
So, from total novice to three hats, a pair of mittens, a bag and the beginnings of a sweater in just over two weeks, the book seems to have done the job - you learn as you create - no knitting useless rectangles and swatches for no reason - you start off running, but using only the simplest skills. The obligatory scarf comes first, but as you reach each new project, a new skill is introduced, and before you know it, you're pretty accomplished! Each pattern in the book lists which skills are needed before you begin, and reference to new skills are given at the beginning of each pattern.
Overall, a very good book - the only reasons I haven't given it the full five stars is that it misses out a few techniques I would like to have seen covered ('double knitting' for a start, which is not covered in the follow up book 'Stitch and B**ch Nation', either) and also because I think that the sequel book rather outdoes this one for the interestingness of its patterns - so if you can afford to buy both, treat yourself. I have the book of projects for men arriving tomorrow - if I'm going to spend all of my time knitting now, I might as well subject my boyfriend to some ill-fitting jumpers ^_^
Excellent book - Rated
Great writing, really gets you in the mood to knit something, anything...!!! A fantastic and bang up to date perspective on a time honoured craft - love it. I'm a new knitter and I'm finding this book has all the answers to my questions.
Not that good - Rated 
I purchased this book on others recommendations. Unfortunately, I was that innocent. This book is cheeky and more fluff that factually straight forward.
I got a book by Debbie Bliss and now I am finally knitting. Other better books are available by Debbie Bliss, Rowan and Vogue Knitting.
Perfect for the Complete Beginner - Rated
For some reason I decided I wanted to learn how to knit. My mother can knit and my grandmothers can both knit but I wanted to teach myself so that I could get frustrated all by myself! Well thanks to this book I've managed it with confidence. Everything is explained clearly and with humour and as you learn the techniques there are a few projects you can tackle to show you how what you've learnt can be made into something beautiful and useable (to start with these are scarves). This really is the knitting guide for the 21st century and really has everything you need to get started whilst also introducing you to more advanced methods should you so wish to try them. It's a bargain of a book and has made a knitter of me!
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