Learn To Knit with Laura-Jean

Starring:Laura -Jean The Knitting Queen
Studio: Fresh Baked Goods
Product Type: DVD

Description

"Always wanted to learn to knit? It's easier than you think, and this DVD will guide you through step-by-step. Learn all the basics and more: casting on, binding off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, buttonholes, reading patterns, figuring out your own patterns, and more! You are guided through 5 projects, each which introduce two or three new skills. Make a scarf, hat, baby sweater, purse and dog sweater along with the video while learning the skills to go on to make any beginner or intermediate level project. Knitting is a fun relaxing hobby! Have the satisfaction of saying, "I made it myself!" Join all the hipsters and get into knitting."

Customer Reviews:

Not good for beginners.......2007-03-20

I was very disappointed with this DVD and glad that I rented it from the library rather than buying it. Laura-Jean seems to be a superb knitter but a horrible teacher. I know NOTHING about knitting. One of her first instructions is to make a slipknot. Being a white collar worker and no longer in the Girl Scouts, I must say it's been awhile since I worked on a ship. I had no idea what a slipknot is. Unfortunately, Laura-Dean did not explain or show what one was either. Her speed is annoyingly fast. I constantly was stopping, rewinding and putting my DVD in slo-mo just to keep up. I did better reading "Teach Yourself Visually Knitting" than watching Laura. I give it 2 stars because it might be good if you are refreshing or have some knitting experience already. If not, don't get this. Beginners will simply leave feeling frustrated and discouraged.

good instruction........2006-06-23

This is an excellent instructional video for knitting. Laura-Jean's technique is a little unusual, and beginning knitters may want to consider picking up the absolute basics elsewhere, but this DVD goes beyond where other DVDs leave off, such as reading a pattern, increasing and decreasing, making buttonholes and other things. Sure, Laura Jean is kindof obnoxious, but if you can overlook her personality quirks, you can get a lot out of this DVD.

How to have fun knitting.......2005-10-20

I loved the enthusiasm of Laura-Jean as she teaches how to do several beginner's projects. She inspired me to knit a cute sweater for my little dog Abigail. We both love how it turned out. Unlike another reviewer, I was happy to be able to replay sections, or slow down the instruction when I needed to do so. That's the beauty of a DVD. Thanks so much, Laura-Jean, for making knitting so much fun!! I recommend this DVD highly and I am buying some extras to give as Christmas gifts for my friends.

It Can't Just Be Me...Can It: Disappointing DVD at Best.......2005-10-05

I am surprised at all the four-star ratings on this instructional knitting DVD. For almost $25 I am disappointed in it. I am a new knitter, having taught myself the basic stitches at stitchguide.com and elsewhere on the internet. I wanted to learn more and am a bit challenged when it comes to learning strictly by reading, especially when it comes to something spacially related, like making one long piece of yarn into a garment using two needles.

I found I had to go to extreme slow stop-motion when watching Laura demonstrating the knit and pearl stitches, almost as if she was a magician performing slight of hand. It should've been very clear, I felt. Also, I still don't know how to knit on circular needles. At no time does Laura bother to tell me in which hand to hold which needle, so that I was stumped until I did again, slooooow stop-motion using my player's remote and to my surprise saw her switch the needles in her hands almost imperceptibly. This is bad when teaching a new knitter...Again, I expected this to be more clear. If I wanted magic, I would've bought something else.

I also expected to learn what to do when I drop a stitch, and this valuable piece of information is hidden somewhere in the tape, surely. I'm sure I'll find it eventually. In general, I find my basic questions unanswered.

A pleasant personality for sure, but for truly new knitters I cannot recommend this instructional video, and certainly not for the price, new. I learned as much for free online.

Great for beginner with a little experience.......2005-07-26

Laura Jean was an excellent speaker and teacher. It was great to see things actually being made and how they were supposed to work. I wish I'd have found this sooner than I did. It makes learning to knit a lot easier than using a book. The books are great as references once you have an idea of what you are doing. I recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to knit but feels like they just can't figure it out. The only disappointment was when she went over how to read a pattern at the end. She didn't actually step by step show you what to do as she explained the pattern. That would have been the icing on the cake.

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