Basic Knitting All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started

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Format: Spiral Bound
Pub. Date: 2004-01-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary

Around the world, people young and old are discovering--or rediscovering--the joy of working with needles and yarn. This comprehensive guide introduces the fundamental skills needed to become a knitter with step-by-step text and photo sequences that teach the basic stitches and techniques.

Author Biography

Leigh Ann Chow is editor of five books, including Basic Knitting, Beyond Basic Knitting, and Basic Dried Flower Arranging. She lives in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Anita Tosten and Missy Burns teach knitting at The Mannings in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. Anita's patterns have appeared in Knitter's Magazine, Vogue Knitting's On the Go books, and are frequently featured in Knit 'n Style magazine. In addition to knitting and designing, Anita and Missy also own and manage Wool in the Woods, a company that produces and sells hand-dyed yarn, in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv
Introduction v
Part I: Basic Tools and Skills
Tools and Materials
2(9)
Yarn
2(3)
Needles
5(2)
Other Equipment
7(4)
Basic Skills
11(43)
Holding Yarn and Needles
11(2)
Making a Slip Knot
13(2)
Casting On
15(5)
Knit
20(3)
Purl
23(3)
Stockinette Stitch
26(1)
Gauge
27(1)
Shaping: Increases and Decreases
28(16)
Joining New Yarn
44(1)
Picking Up Dropped Stitches
45(2)
Taking Out Stitches
47(3)
Binding Off
50(2)
Knitting from a Pattern
52(2)
Part II: Projects
Teddy Bear Sweater
54(7)
Skill Workshop: Finishing
Bay Side Scarf
61(5)
Skill Workshop: Creating Lace Patterns
Biscayne Bay Shell
66(6)
Skill Workshop: Picking Up Stitches
Skill Workshop: The 3-Needle Bind Off
Northwest Ridge Hat
72(6)
Skill Workshop: Knitting in the Round on Circular Needles
Skill Workshop: Making I-Cord
2 x 2 Socks
78(11)
Skill Workshop: Knitting in the Round on Double Pointed Needles
Skill Workshop: Kitchener Stitch
Project in Progress: Working the Heel, Turning the Heel, and Creating the Gusset
Northwest Ridge Mittens
89(5)
Project in Progress: Creating the Thumb Gusset and Working the Thumb
Seattle Bound Vest
94(5)
Skill Workshop: Knitting Cables
Bamboo Forest Sweater
99(5)
Skill Workshop: Slip Stitch Knitting
Honeybee Tea Cozy
104(4)
Skill Workshop: Felting
Comfort in Diamonds Throw
108(5)
Skill Workshop: Knitting with Two Skeins of Yarn
Skill Workshop: Finishing with a Slip Stitch Chain Edge
Appendices
113(6)
Knitting Abbreviations Master List
113(1)
Skill Levels for Knitting
113(1)
Standard Body Measurements/Sizing
114(4)
Standard Yarn Weight System
118(1)
Resources 119(2)
Yarn Information 121

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