Basic Knitting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started
Knitting is presently enjoying a renaissance. Around the world, people young and old are discovering--or rediscovering--the joy of working with needles and yarn. Basic Knitting serves as a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental skills you will need to master in order to become a knitter. The focus of the first half of the book is on detailed, step-by-step text and photo sequences that will teach you how to execute the basic stitches and techniques of knitting. The second half of the book teaches you how to apply these basic skills when completing actual projects. |
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Basic Knitting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started Leigh Ann Chow Limited preview - 2004 |
Basic Knitting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started Anita Tosten No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
11 stitches 20 stitches add another ball Block cable needle cast on stitches center st circular knitting circular needle color continue to knit crochet hook dec rnd double pointed needles end of rnd garment garter stitch gusset heel I-cord inc in st index finger Insert the tip k2tog decrease k2togtbl knit row knit stitch knitted piece knitters Knitting Abbreviations knitting the stitches last 3 sts left needle loop marker mitten neck edge number of stitches obtain gauge p2tog pattern pick up stitches piece measures pu 17 sts purl row purl side row purl stitch Repeat Steps reverse stockinette stitch right needle right side row as usual shoulder seam skeins SKILL WORKSHOP Slide the stitch slip knot slip-stitch knitting slipped stitch sock st each side St st stitch holder stitches on Needle stockinette stitch straight needles sts along Side sure swatch Sweater tail technique Wool wrong side