This 191 page hardcover 1989 book is the 5th table leg of a quintet of important Elizabeth Zimmermann (EZ) hand-knitting books. Knitting Around (KnitAr) is graphics-intense, with both black and white photos and hand-written graphics peppered on almost every page. From pages 81-96, however, there are color photos with hand-drawn nature graphics surrounding these photos.KnitAr has a catchy subtitle: ‘Knitting Without A License’, which has 2 meanings: One is located on page XIV (read it to find out what it is!) and the other is mentioned in EZ’s other mirrored bookend (from the ‘quintet’) to this book, The Opinionated Knitter (TOK). Read my review of it here: https://www.amazon.com/Opinionated-Knitter-Elizabeth-Zimmermann/dp/0942018265/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 The Opinionated KnitterKnitAr has 9 chapters, each one a knitting pattern in which the reader learns how to knit that particular item, AND it is followed by a 2nd section, ‘Digressions’, which goes back throughout EZ’s entire life, detailing who and what she is as a person until the year that this book was printed. (Note: These sections look like a PBS film ‘treatment’ for a multi-year TV series on famous British citizens, their lives, and their many travels in the world. Buy this book and see!) Note that her ‘Digressions’ sections strongly mirror similar sections that her daughter Meg co-authored in TOK after EZ had passed away. In fact, both books mirror each other in many ways. (Buy TOK and compare it to this one!)The 9 chapters in KnitAr are as follows: Chapter 1. “Moccasin Socks and Other Stockings” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 2. “Fair Isle Yoke Sweater” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 3. “Knitted Dickeys & A Very Warm Hat” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 4. “The Knitted Moebius” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 5. “The Bog Jacket” and ‘The Art of Elizabeth Zimmermann’ and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 6. “The Pie Are Square Shawl” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 7. “A Norwegian Pullover” and ‘Digressions’; Chapter 8. “A Mittful of Mittens” and ‘Digressions’; and Chapter 9. “An Aran Coat” (See page 168 in which BOTH EZ and Meg work on the same coat at the same time; this gives knitting ‘in concert’ a whole new meaning!) and ‘Digressions’.Following these 9 chapter patterns while weaving in her life story in her ‘Digressions’, is a 7-page Appendix, with knitting stitch graphics. The final part of the book is a 3-page Index.The 4 other books, besides this one, in his quintet are: The Opinionated Knitter (TOK) (See my review in the earlier link); Knitting Workshop (KW) https://www.amazon.com/Elizabeth-Zimmermanns-Knitting-Zimmermann-1981-12-01/dp/B017MYPOCA/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmermann (1981-12-01) ; Knitters Almanac (KA) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486241785/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) ; Knitting Without Tears (KWT) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684135051/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All SizesAs I have mentioned earlier, KnitAr, in many ways is a mirror of TOK: The books are written in a similar way. However, this book was written by EZ in 1989, while TOK was co-written by her daughter Meg in 2005 after EZ had passed away in 1999, and it serves as a tribute to EZ and what EZ meant to the hand-knitting world.In the preface of this book, daughter Meg beautifully described what KnitAr is about, by saying: “Since knitting has threaded itself steadily through her life, it seemed appropriate to thread her life through this knitting book.” She thinks and sounds like her mother!All 5 of these EZ books should be in every hand-knitter’s library. My 5 books are often grabbed , placed together, and loosely arranged on my coffee table (sometimes with yarn and needles), to stimulate me to start a new hand-knitting project. They are a wonderful collection to have in toto.