Teaching key skills such as how to read patterns and charts, which needles and yarn to choose, how to hold your work, casting on and off, essential stitches and finishing – this is the only book you need to get started on your knitting journey. And, once you’ve got the basics under your belt, there is a wide range of knitting techniques to explore – including lace, cables, textured patterns, beaded work and embellishments. This manual provides a great reference for beginners and beyond. Having a wide repertoire of techniques at your fingertips will enhance every project you turn your hand to.

Includes a handy SOS section giving expert tips on avoiding and spotting mistakes, using lifelines and how to rescue and fix common errors.

Contents Include:

• Understanding abbreviations
• Fitting knit garments
• Tension swatches
• Cables and mock cables
• Assembly
  Bands and buttonholes
• Beadwork
• Blocking and pressing
• Bobbles, fringes, pompoms
• Stem stitch
• Cast-ons
• Circular knitting
• Jogless circular knitting
• Round vs rows
• Colorwork
• Increase and decrease
• Fixing dropped stitches
• Edges and joining edges
• Fair Isle
• Fastenings
• Picot SeamsA comprehensive knitting manual for all you will ever need to know about knitting!

Details

• Paperback