Now available in paperback, this best-selling title is THE essential
guide to knitting.
Whether you want to knit socks, use sequins and embroidery to embellish
knitting, adapt a pattern to fit you beautifully or produce the perfect
pocket, you can find out how to do it here. A comprehensive chapter on
finishing your projects shows you how to get that really professional
look and if you do make a mistake, just flip to the 'Troubleshooting'
chapter to see how to fix it.
Each chapter of this essential guide is devoted to one key area of
knitting and provides clear and concise in-depth instructions along with
step-by-step instructions for basic principles and more advanced
techniques. Learn the basic knit and purl stitches, along with cast ons
and cast offs, and in no time you will also be increasing and decreasing
with ease. Once you're comfortable with the basic stitches, explore
structure and shaping, texture, colourwork, embellishments, finishing
and learn how to design and adapt patterns.
This comprehensive guide offers a useful section on crochet for
knitting, a glossary of terms, clear instructions and hundreds of
illustrations and diagrams showing each stage of the process. It'll be
the one resource that you will turn to time and time again.
Over 20,000 copies sold worldwide.