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Browse the books below; there's a book here for everyone. Each book is a learning experience in itself. In traditional Mary Anne style, each pattern or technique takes you one step farther in your knowledge of machine knitting.

WHAT ONE READER HAS TO SAY ABOUT MARY ANNE'S BOOKS:
With these books you'll hear Mary Anne as she patiently, explains her techniques to you. You'll follow her as she shows you step-by-step how to do a particular edge or trim. You'll quickly see why Mary Anne is such a great teacher and a leader in machine knitting.

	New! "The Pink Book" The third book of trims, edges, starts, finishes, bands and stuff for all gauges of knitting machines. Written in workbook style, with excellent, close-up photos and detailed instructions. 40 single bed techniques and 10 double bed things, great trims to use in place of crocheted edges. Some have appeared in past issues of KNITWORDS, but many are brand new, all different from '50 Ways to Love Your Knitter' and from 'Knitting on the EDGE'. Beginner to advanced, 32 pages. $27.95

New!
"The Pink Book"
The third book of trims, edges, starts, finishes, bands and stuff for all gauges of knitting machines. Written in workbook style, with excellent, close-up photos and detailed instructions. 40 single bed techniques and 10 double bed things, great trims to use in place of crocheted edges. Some have appeared in past issues of KNITWORDS, but many are brand new, all different from '50 Ways to Love Your Knitter' and from 'Knitting on the EDGE'. Beginner to advanced, 32 pages.
$27.95

	"The Blue Book" Things the instruction manual doesn't tell you: what, why, when and how. All the hints, tips and techniques that MAO does; step-by -step instructions; for all machine knitters, single and double bed stuff; the settings for the different brands; beginner to advanced. Fusion cover, professional photography, layout, printing and binding. 32 pages, black & white. $27.95

	"The Yellow Book" Another great resource book for all machine knitters. 24 buttonhole techniques - you'll find one that works for just about anything you're working on. Alterations - what went wrong and how to cure it. Zippers in knits, by hand and sewing machine. 32 pages, black and white; excellent, close-up photos; professional layout, printing and binding. $27.95

	"The Lavender Book" Neckline treatments with step-by-step instructions. A valuable resource for all machine knitters. Stitch settings for different brands. Beginner to advanced. 32 pages, black and white; professional layout, printing and binding; detailed photos. $27.95

	"The Green Book" Reprinted by popular demand! Called 'the Bible' of edges and trims, a must-have for every machine knitter! A collection of bands, edges, trims, starts and finishes for all Japanese machines. 29 single bed and 21 double bed treatments, lots of techniques! $27.95

	"The Orange Book" This compilation of 26 single bed and 24 double bed bands, edges, trims starts and finishes has been put together in a workbook style presentation just as they were in 50 Ways To Love Your Knitter. The majority of trims in this collection, like its cousin (50 Ways) can be used in virtually any yarn and on any gauge machine. While Mary Anne doesn't claim total originality with all the edges, the majority of them are the result of her own experiments. Many are brand new and several are the result of working with Passap patterns with Knitwords magazine. $27.95

"The Orange Book"
This compilation of 26 single bed and 24 double bed bands, edges, trims starts and finishes has been put together in a workbook style presentation just as they were in 50 Ways To Love Your Knitter. The majority of trims in this collection, like its cousin (50 Ways) can be used in virtually any yarn and on any gauge machine. While Mary Anne doesn't claim total originality with all the edges, the majority of them are the result of her own experiments. Many are brand new and several are the result of working with Passap patterns with Knitwords magazine.
$27.95

	A detailed index of all patterns and articles from issue No. 1 through No. 40 that allows you to sort and easily find a pattern. Search by issue, season, designer, machine, skill level, style, yarn, technique and more! $18.00

	30 hand manipulated stitch patterns and how-to's for manual single bed knitting machines, plus two cardigan patterns. No hand knitting or crochet skills required. Tons of techniques! For LK150, SK160, SK860, KX350, Artisan 70D, Bond. $27.95

	Techniques, tips and 12 patterns for mid gauge flat bed machines. This book is for the new machine knitter as well as the intermediate knitter. It's going to be the book you go back to again and again, to practice a technique, find a trim, and make classic garments with your flat bed machine. With the use of various edges using 'e' wrap, hand transferred lace & cables and simple stockinette bands similar to ready made garments, there is no need to spend hours on latched ribbings or hand knitted ribs if you don't have a ribber. Make your knitting machine work for you. $16.95

Techniques, tips and 12 patterns for mid gauge flat bed machines. This book is for the new machine knitter as well as the intermediate knitter. It's going to be the book you go back to again and again, to practice a technique, find a trim, and make classic garments with your flat bed machine. With the use of various edges using 'e' wrap, hand transferred lace & cables and simple stockinette bands similar to ready made garments, there is no need to spend hours on latched ribbings or hand knitted ribs if you don't have a ribber. Make your knitting machine work for you.
$16.95

	Eight patterns of single colour, texture, fabric, garments including 4 men's and 4 ladies' garments. You may think you have a knitter with a ribbing attachment. This book will show you that you have a marvellous double bed machine capable of producing some of the best looking and fastest sweaters that you will ever knit. This collection will show you a sampling of the textures and techniques that your double bed machine will produce and will take the fear out of the ribber bed! Also look for answers to:...How to go from bands into full needle rib or various needle arrangements...How to make smaller cuffs that fit with a fuller sleeve...How to join ribbed pieces quickly and easily...How to make necklines without cut'n'sew...How to cast off in rib...AND some great new bands. $18.95

Eight patterns of single colour, texture, fabric, garments including 4 men's and 4 ladies' garments. You may think you have a knitter with a ribbing attachment. This book will show you that you have a marvellous double bed machine capable of producing some of the best looking and fastest sweaters that you will ever knit. This collection will show you a sampling of the textures and techniques that your double bed machine will produce and will take the fear out of the ribber bed! Also look for answers to:...How to go from bands into full needle rib or various needle arrangements...How to make smaller cuffs that fit with a fuller sleeve...How to join ribbed pieces quickly and easily...How to make necklines without cut'n'sew...How to cast off in rib...AND some great new bands.
$18.95

	Written for standard gauge Japanese knitting machines. Techniques, tips and 10 classic patterns with technical information, know-how and creative finishing taking the beginner and intermediate knitter and learning new techniques along the way. $12.95

	I Won't Pull The Wool Over Your Eyes! Eight cardigans for all occasions. Lots of options, tips and techniques, including lessons on casting on and off, seaming, buttonholes, everything you need to make an entire cardigan wardrobe. Standard gauge machines. (DAK disk $8.00) $14.95

	PATTERN DISKS for all stitch patterns used in the magazine. NOTE: these do not include the actual pattern; you will need DesignaKnit to utilize. Issues 1 - 20: $18.00 Issues 21 - 46: $18.00		Order forms are available for print-out by clicking the appropriate icon below, based on your country of origin. The form can then be faxed or mailed to KNITWORDS. The KNITWORDS order form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader