The Opinionated Knitter

I had been curious about Elizabeth Zimmermann since reading about her on several other blogs and knitting sites, but had never actually had my hands on one of her books. I was finally able to get The Opinionated Knitter through my library at work- and wow! Her writing style is funny, informal, welcoming, and warm and the way she discusses gauge, patterns, sizing, etc. is incredibly intriguing. I'm not sure when I'll get to using one of her methods, but I'd really like to, and I can definitely see how you could take her concepts and then just go with it to work up a unique creation of one's own. This might be a good way for me to work on becoming a fearless knitter. She really is an inspiration. I can see why Zimmermania exists!