The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques by Nancie M. Wiseman (2002, Hardcover, Spiral)

Explains the benefits and drawbacks of more than fifty techniques for finishing knitted garments. Provides advice and worksheets for planning the right cast on, increase, decrease, selvage, and bind off to achieve a professional look. Also covers seams, borders, and buttonholes.

This is the best knitting book I own. To start, it is spiral bound which makes it very easy to use. The pictures and illustrations are beautiful and easy to understand. Everything you wanted to know about finishing your knitted garment is shown. An explanation with benefits amd drawbacks of each method is given. It has techniques for both the continental knitter or American (English) knitter. There are lots of suggestions about how to have your project look much more professional. This is a "must have" for all serious knitters and even for beginners.