This simple guide will inspire you to pick up a pair of knitting needles and learn to create beautiful accessories, homewares and gifts.
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, 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
ISBN-13: 9781781577967
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Octopus Books
Publication Date: 09-08-2020
Pages: 160
Product Dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Rosie Fletcher is a London-based knitting enthusiast. She owns her own yarn and haberdashery boutique called Slipstitch where she runs beginner knitting classes and craft workshops. For more on Rosie, see @slipstitchldn
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to use this book 9
Yarn 12
Yarn Weights 12
Fiber Types 15
How to Read a Yarn Band 16
Knitting Needles 19
Needle Types 19
Needle Sizes 20
Other Equipment 22
Stitch and Technique Library
How to Read a Pattern 27
Holding Your Needles and Yarn 28
Tying a Slipknot 30
Casting On (CO) 31
Right and Wrong Sides 33
Knit (k) 34
Purl (p) 36
Increasing 38
Decreasing 41
Binding Off (BO) 44
Stitch Combinations 46
Working in the Round 50
Colorwork 60
Slip Stitch Patterns 62
Holding Yarn Double 63
Troubleshooting 64
Undoing Your Work 70
Gauge 73
Finishing Your Work 74
Caring for Your Handknits 86
Projects
Chunky Scarf 90
Reusable Face Wipes 94
Color Block Cushion Cover 98
Mug Cozy 102
Chunky Hat with Pompom 104
Doorstop 108
Tablet Case 112
Baby Shoes 116
Wrist Warmers 118
Angle Scarf 121
Mitered Square Blanket 128
Textured Cushion Cover 132
Slouchy Beanie 136
Hot Water Bottle Cover 140
Teddy 144
Shopping Bag 148
Further Knitting 154
About the Author 154
Acknowledgments 155
Index 156
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