Download or read book Knitting Know How written by Dorothy T. Ratigan and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to knit like a pro! Knitting Know-How isn't just another collection of knitting techniques—it's an indispensable resource for making every stitch better! From basic knit and purl stitches to cables, lace, color knitting and garment design, you'll learn the ins and outs of improving your knitting and choosing one technique over another for the results you want. If you have ever wondered which cast-ons are suitable for socks, why you should always (always!) knit a gauge swatch, or how to fix a mis-crossed cable, this book is for you! Discover hundreds of essential techniques, demonstrated with clear step-by-step photos and no-nonsense instructions. Learn how your choices in technique and knitting method can make all the difference in your finished pieces. Design your own garments—or adjust existing patterns—with clear examples and lessons that demystify the math. Put your knowledge to work with 8 project lessons, including double-knit mittens, stranded colorwork socks and an intricately cabled Aran sweater. Are you ready to become a master knitter? Gather your yarn and needles and open this book—your knitting will thank you!
Download or read book Crochet Know How written by CICO Books and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the stitches, techniques and finishing touches that every crocheter needs to know. Whether you are just learning to crochet, or you are seldom separated from your hook and yarn, there will always be times when you need instruction—or just a reminder—on a particular technique or stitch, and even the most experienced crocheter may not know all the tips and wrinkles included here. Crochet Know-How has step-by-step instructions accompanied by clear color artworks, showing you how to do everything from basic single and double crochet, to increasing and decreasing, working in the round and in spirals, and changing color. If you want to know how to get started, everything from making a slip stitch and working out your gauge to blocking your finished make is covered. For more experienced makers, useful tips on making raised stitches, creating bobbles and clusters, and creating ribbing in crochet will all help you achieve a perfect finish to your makes.
Download or read book You Will Be Able to Knit by the End of This Book written by Rosie Fletcher and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From your first stitch to your own complete clothing & homeware projects, this book will guide you from novice to pro. You want to learn to knit, but somehow you always end up in a tangle of knotted yarn and baffled by complicated and conflicting advice. This beginner's handbook goes back to basics, with clear step-by-step illustrations demonstrating how to cast on and how to ace a range of stitches, while 15 easy projects allow you to practise your skills and build your confidence. You Will Be Able to Knit by the End of This Book provides a simple guide to picking up your knitting needles and getting started, and it helps to build your confidence slowly, as you practise and perfect skills and techniques. By the end of the book, you will be able to knit a range of projects including a simple headband, tablet case and even a doorstop. So take some time for yourself, learn a new skill, and enjoy crafting gifts for your friends, family and home with this beautiful book by your side. Projects include: - Super chunky scarf - Mittens - Blanket - Baby booties - Cushion - Hot water bottle case - Teddy - Triangle shawl
Download or read book Vivian Hoxbro s Knitting Handbook 8 Schools of Modular Knitting written by Vivian Hoxbro and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight techniques, sixteen patterns--infinite combinations, and endless inspiration! Vivian Høxbro, the knitting expert behind Traditional Danish Sweaters, is back with a brand-new collection of basic pattern figures--but don't let their simplicity fool you! Stripes, squares, triangles, angles, stairs, chevrons, circles, and arcs are some of Høxbro's favorite foundational design elements, undeniably classic and endlessly flexible; these elementary shapes, reimagined and dynamically combined, form sixteen delightful projects, for knitting that's fun, playful, and undeniably clever. Patterns for blouses, vests, shawls, scarves, pillow covers, and more Step-by-step instructions for each fundamental shape, with accompanying full-color photographs An inspirational toolset you can use to create new design combinations of your own
Download or read book Knitting 101 written by Carri Hammett and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with the absolute beginner in mind, Knitting 101 teaches all the basics for learning to knit with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Knitting 101 will teach you to knit through engaging projects, beginning with easy designs for early success and moving on to progressively more difficult patterns as you master the techniques. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The most comprehensive beginner’s book available, Knitting 101 begins with an introductory section covering all the basics of knitting: selecting yarn, needle types and sizes, other tools and accessories, knitting gauge, casting on, forming stitches, and reading patterns. The accompanying online videos include a how-to guide illustrating all the knitting techniques presented in the book; very useful for anyone who learns more easily by seeing a step in action rather than as a still image. All the information you need to get started with knitting is contained in this captivating guide.
Download or read book Knit Happy with Self Striping Yarn written by Stephanie Lotven and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add Joyful Color to Your Knits the Easy Way! Make the most of your favorite self-striping yarn with 20 bright and brilliant patterns from Stephanie Lotven, of Tellybean Knits. Every skein of self-striping yarn contains a whole palette of exciting colors, so you can create eye-catching rainbow details without needing to keep track of several yarns or weave in all those ends when your project is complete. Stephanie’s spectacular designs go way beyond traditional striped socks, covering new and exciting ways to showcase these beautiful yarns in sweaters, hats, cowls and more. Whether you’re building your knitting skills or looking for fresh inspiration, selfstriping yarn is truly your secret weapon for knitting garments that shine. The Rainbow Adventure Fingerless Mitts are a quick, satisfying project with big impact and the Indicator Shawl has a chic, geometric design that’s a blast to knit. Statement sweaters like the Sock Arms Cardigan knit up unexpectedly quickly with so many exciting colors to hold your interest. This collection includes a wide range of sizes for adults, as well as adorable variations for kids. Designed to surprise and delight, these unique patterns will brighten up your hand-knit wardrobe and make cheerful gifts for family and friends.
Download or read book How to Knit written by Tina Barrett and published by GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD. This book was released on 2015-02-21 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ultimate guide for the absolute beginner. For those with little or no knitting experience, this simple-to-learn, project-based book will start with the basics and take you through the initial stages of this fun and creative craft. Each technique is clearly explained and accompanied by a stylish project to make, so that you can put your newly acquired knowledge into practice. Demonstrate your new skills to friends and family with designs that include a hobo bag, beanie hat or clutch bag Beginners will learn all the essentials, from how to hold needles, cast on and off, make a tension swatch and form the basic knit and purl stitches, to how to knit stripes, cable, rib and lace, plus shape their knitting and add buttonholes. Clear step-by-step illustrations and beautifully shot photographs of the finished projects are included throughout, making it both practical and inspirational - the ideal book for want-to-be knitters!
Download or read book Stitch n Bitch written by Debbie Stoller and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the essential guide for chicks with sticks—because knit happens. From the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques. Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle. Plus the stitch doctor’s own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters. After the how-tos come the why-to: forty hop, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purely pros. Featuring: Coney Island fireworks scarf Punk rock backpack Crickets technicolor techno-cozies Pippi knee-stockings Big bad baby blanket To-dye-for sweater Princess Snowball cat bed Queen of Hearts bikini
Download or read book Knitting for Radical Self Care written by Brandi Cheyenne Harper and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From knitting expert Brandi Harper, a must-have pattern book for modern knitters, with essays on self-care and sourcing creativity. There is no such thing as being “kind of” a knitter—the wobbly scarves and that oversize sweater you tried to shrink all count, too. Each contribution that you make to the world through knitting is meaningful, but maybe you’ve slowed your commitment to this craft, or you can’t seem to find the time to be creative. There’s a lot to be distracted by, and the path forward isn’t always clear. Brandi Harper aims to bring those challenges to the forefront and help you unearth the immense benefits that knitting has to offer. In her debut book, Knitting for Radical Self-Care, Harper offers tips and suggestions for carving out time for creativity, alongside beautiful patterns to try yourself. The book includes 10 original and diverse style patterns inspired by revolutionary women of color, and Harper will speak to these women and their immense impact on her life and our world. The patterns include detailed instructions, alongside her original prose, all designed to inspire.
Download or read book Get Started Knitting written by Susie Johns and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the fundamentals of knitting with Get Started: Knitting, part of a new series of learning guides from DK. Each course follows the same structure: start simple and learn the basics, build on what you've learned, and then show off your new skills! Get Started: Knitting teaches the complete beginner the skills needed to make over 30 beautiful projects. Start simple with cushions and scarves, build on your skills with mittens and coasters, and show off with hot water bottle covers and blankets. With step-by-step pictures and practice projects to keep you on the right track, Get Started: Knitting will help you learn your new skill in no time. More than any other series on the market, DK's Get Started aims to provide the reader with carefully structured learning and a classroom approach to teaching that allows you to build your own course from practical lessons and themed projects. Each book begins by answering fundamental questions, identifying an essential starter kit of tools and equipment, and explaining how to build a course. The book then divides into subject areas, with key techniques for each area demonstrated through visual glossaries and step-by-steps, followed by graded projects with annotated instructions and an assessment of how to build on achievements. Let DK be the perfect one-on-one tutor you never had: patient, illuminating, inspiring - always at hand to point you in the right direction so you can achieve your potential.
Download or read book Basic Knitting written by Anita Tosten and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the basic tools, materials, and skills of knitting, and features patterns, and illustrated, step-by-step instructions for ten knitting projects, including sweaters, socks, mittens, and other items.
Download or read book Knitting For Dummies written by Pam Allen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re just picking up knitting needles for the first time or you’ve been knitting for years, Knitting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, will be your pattern for knitting success. Have you always wanted to knit, but are just not sure how or where to start? Have you been knitting for years and want to perfect your stitches? As a beginner you will learn... the tools of the trade the basics how to read a pattern the fundamentals basic stitches techniques no knitter should be without what to do when you make a common mistake tips for knitting in the round how to knit some easy projects More advanced? Try your needles at stripes, cables, twists, lace, Fair Isle, intarsia, and full garments. Knitting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, will not only enhance the skills you already have, it’ll teach you new ones, from expert knitters who will guide you every step of the way. You’ll be on your way to knitting a new wardrobe in no time!
Download or read book Vogue Knitting the Ultimate Guide for Beginners written by Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine and published by Sixth & Spring Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can knit--and who better to explain the essentials than Vogue Knitting? The magazine's definitive guide to yarn, needles, patterns, and, of course, knitting and purling, features beautiful step-by-step photographs that teach how to cast on, bind off, and master a collection of stitches. It includes links to video instruction, and more than 20 easy first projects from Vogue Knitting that range from staples like scarves and hats to impressive sweaters.
Download or read book The Complete Beginner s Guide to Crochet written by Sian Brown and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crochet as a hobby has boomed in recent years, with the art being passed down to younger generations. Fashionable and thrifty, making your own garments, gifts, and decorations has become a really popular pastime. The Complete Beginners Guide To Crochet will show you all the essential stitches and techniques you'll need to get started, from your very first foundation chain to adding embellishments like fringe and edging. Once you've mastered those techniques, it's time to put them into practice! Turn to the starter projects section for easy-to-follow patterns from experienced crocheters. Learn to join new yarns, create magic rings, and crochet in the round. Start with the rose corsage and basic bunting, then progress onto more advanced projects like the amigurumi baby sloth. Follow our simple steps and you'll soon be creating beautiful items worthy of the high street. Happy crocheting!
Download or read book The Knitting Book written by Vikki Haffenden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to teach yourself how to knit, from casting on to creating your own designs. This new edition of DK's knitting bible takes you from beginner to expert, with hundreds of step-by-step techniques, more than 120 stitch patterns for a variety of knitting stitches, and 20 knitting projects suitable for all abilities. Fully illustrated and easy to use, The Knitting Book is a one-stop resource for beginners and a rich source of inspiration for avid knitters who want to progress their skills and try new stitch patterns. Each technique is shown in clear photographic steps and explained with helpful annotations and arrows, from basic casting on to intricate Fair Isle and cable patterns. A photographic stitch gallery showcases over 120 different stitches to inspire you - try your hand at everything from garter stitch to intarsia, or customize projects with your own stitch choices. This updated edition features 10 brand-new project patterns, including an arm knitting pattern, as well as 10 projects from the original edition that have been reimagined with new yarns and fresh colours. Simple, clear, and comprehensive, The Knitting Book is the only book you need to progress your skills and create your own beautiful, unique pieces."
Download or read book The Knitter s Book of Knowledge written by Debbie Bliss and published by Lark. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A knitting reference for beginners as well as experienced knitters.
Download or read book My First Knitting Book written by Alison McNicol and published by . This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to knitting with easy learn to knit illustrations, fun and simple projects, a variety of knitting stitches and skills. Designed for absolute beginners.
