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Publisher: All American Crafts
Salesrank: 802
Released: 2002-02-08
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Depends on what you are looking for… (2007-07-21)
I agree that this is by far NOT the best magazine a knitter could find. But I think I wouldn’t go so far as to say ‘most knitters find it to be a joke.’ For example, there was recently a free pattern from ‘Not Just Plain Jane Knits’. She is a serious and respected knit artist and this pattern retails at 25.00 - not to mention that Jane Elliot is hard to find except exhibiting at major knit shows. So, you wade through some pretty redundant and uninspiring offerings, and find a real treasure or two not replicated anywhere else. You occasionally spot an advertiser with a great new yarn, or you see a basic pattern you have somewhere in your stash, and decide to adapt this one rather than dig through all your books. It’s not an expensive subscription, I don’t hold my breath til it arrives, but I always come away with something and for me, that’s enough.to many errors (2006-10-24)
The magazine has a broad range of patterns. Out of 1 year there are about 10 things I want to make. Or I should say I wanted to make- Until I started on the first one.

They have a high percentage of errors in the patterns. One Issue had 13 out of 30 that had corrections. The worst part is, they don’t seem to post corrections until a reader has tried to knit the item and told them what was wrong. Which means that unless you want to do a lot of counting, calculating, ripping and reknitting, you have to wait until an issue has been out for 6 months and other readers have found the errors.

I’m working on a cardigan that I plan to give to someone for Christmas, and have found 2 major errors so far. No idea if I will get this done in time and when I get done if I’ll have a cardigan or a layette! One more error that causes me to rip it out and start over and I’ll find a new pattern or make my own. After spending $130 on angora yarn to make this gift, I’m not going to give up, but the renewal notices I get for the magazine are promptly thrown out.

update- Still working on the cardigan, have pretty much had to start over and redesign the pattern on my own. Still no correction online, but they have added many other corrections for other patterns from this issue. The Corrections sometimes are little, simple ones, but some of the corrections are a total rewriting of the instructions or charts! I have thrown out all of the magazines so I don’t get tempted to try another pattern from them.I must be out of the loop (2006-09-05)
Based on negative reviews, either I’ve been knitting too long to still have good sense, or completely in the dark when it comes to this magazine. It is my favorite, and I do not always follow patterns exactly but use ideas in my own sweaters. I found about 6 cardigans in just the last 2-3 issues (a reviewer didn’t find any in a couple years of issues). Re Zimmerman-type designs, you can make any sweater in one or two pieces, change gauge, needle sizes, yarns, etc. Search Websites to give you the basics for free. After 2 years of crochet, I learned to knit at age 8 with 2 pencils for needles, found that quad-ruled pads were great to chart patterns whether plain, fancy, Aran, Jacquard, sideways or you-name-it. I like Knit ‘N Style. Thanks for reading this.Not Funny, & Not Worth It (2006-06-26)
I am not alone here when I say that Knit ‘n Style is a joke to most knitters. Myself and my knitting friends agree that it’s evidence that someone, somewhere, is seriously deluded if they think that these patterns are what the average knitter is yearning to make. I can’t help but believe that if you can’t get published in a worthwhile knitting magazine then you go to Knit ‘n Style. Because, seriously, they’ll take anything and try to sell it to poor unsuspecting knitters.

Save yourself the money and flip through this magazine if you see it on the shelf somewhere. You may get lucky and find one pattern that’s worth making in a single issue… but then again, you may not. I suggest Interweave Knits, Family Circle Easy Knits, or Vogue Knitting if you want patterns you’ll actually want to wear.Cheesiest patterns and pointless articles (2006-05-14)
Don’t waste your time even just simply flipping through this magazine at the newstand. Trust me… there will be no worthwhile patterns (I mean… just look at what they choose to grace their cover!!!)

I have stopped hoping for even a half-way decent pattern to come along during the two years or so. I have seen litteraly only ONE knittable pattern in the last three years (December 2004 I believe it was… a lace cardigan with beaded trim). Even the articles are pointless. Save your time and money and get a subscription to Interweave Knits or Vogue Knitting. Or opt for a new magazine (not available at all newstands in the US) called Simply Knitting, which is imported from the UK.

It amazes me that this magazine is even still in production with how horible it is!!! 

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