Save your $300. New edition of Principles of Knitting due by fall 2009

I'm posting what I thought was going to be a scoop, then realized it's not -- by about nine months.*

But I'll post about it anyway for those of you who may not have heard, or may not be familiar with this book: The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt, which is out of print and selling used for around $200-$300 a copy, is due to be reissued this fall by Simon and Schuster. The author is revising and updating it for the reissue. (Thanks to Jane J. at Porter Square Books for checking on this; if you live in the Cambridge, Mass., area, you might want to check out the store's monthly Knit One, Read Too knitting group or the Oct. 15 reading by Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.)

I first learned about The Principles of Knitting when it was recommended in another knitting book. (I think it was Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles -- which I gave away once I discovered the Magic Loop method of sock knitting.) The reviewers on Amazon all give it four and five stars and call it a knitting bible. I borrowed a copy from my local library and it does seem to live up to the praise. And last I heard, the planned retail price for the new edition was $45.

*It's already been written about here.

Comments

[F Vine]

Came across the following today.. which is a disappointment... both for me and many others...

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0671552333/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

November 1, 2010, January 14, 2009
By Bermgardener (Roseville, MN) - See all my reviews

I just received a email from Simon and Schuster. The new edition will be on sale November 1, 2010 and ISBN# 1416535179. No other information was given. As I recall reading somewhere, this edition is being completely revised and updated. Given the time being put into this edition, it should be exceptional. I've never actually seen a copy of this book, as I only learned to knit a few years ago.