Leslie Ann Bestor

How to Knit

Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques. A Storey BASICS® Title

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers instructions that lead you step by step through the basics of knitting, from choosing the right needles and yarn to reading a knitting pattern, casting on, executing knit and purl stitches, binding off, seaming, and blocking finished projects. This title also helps you learn techniques for increasing, decreasing, and repairing mistakes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 127mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 122g
• ISBN-13: 9781612123592
• ISBN-10: 1612123597
• Artikelnr.: 39184438

Autorenporträt

Leslie Ann Bestor is the author of How to Knit and the best-selling book, Cast On, Bind Off. She is a knitting teacher and store manager at WEBS, America’s Yarn Store, and her designs have been featured in books and magazines. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

An Invitation to Knit: Shortcut to Getting Started Chapter 1: When You're Ready to Cast On Chapter 2: The Basic Stitches: Knit, Purl, and ... Slip Knit Stitch Know
How
 Purl Stitch Power
 Slipped Stitch Savvy
 Reading Your Stitches
 Name That Fabric!
 Changing to a New Ball of Yarn
It's Over: Binding Off
Weaving in the Ends
 Blocking for the Perfect Finish Chapter 3: Shaping Up Your Knitting: Increases & Decreases Exploring Increases
Mastering Decreases Chapter 4: We All Make Mistakes Rescuing Dropped and Runaway Stitches
When Ripping Back Is the Only Option
What the Heck Is Gauge? Chapter 5: Getting Down to the Tools and Materials Needles Are Not All Alike
Accessories Add to the Fun
The Real Magnet of the Knitting World: Yarn Chapter 6: Learning to Decipher Patterns Sizes and Measurements
Data about the Yarn
Translating Knitting Shorthand
Working with Pattern Stitches
Learning to Read Knitting Charts
Staying on Track
Multiples and Total Stitch Counts
A Set of Simple "Recipes" for Scarves
Next Steps
Three Things That Make a Good Knitter Appendix Yardage Guidelines for Items You Might Like to Knit
Knitting Needle Sizes
Standard Yarn Weight System
Reading List
Online Resources Acknowledgments Index