Margaret Radcliffe

The Knitting Answer Book, 2nd Edition (eBook, ePUB)

Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Margaret Radcliffe's classic Q&A guide is better than ever! This thoroughly revised and updated new edition gives expert answers to scores of new questions that knitters have asked since the first edition was published. You'll find more than a dozen new cast ons and bind offs; new techniques for beading and knitting backwards; tips for making smooth stripes when knitting in the round and for measuring gauge on tricky fabrics, such as ribbing and lace;fresh information on interpreting patterns and adjusting patterns to fit; and much more!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612124056
• Artikelnr.: 42330586

Autorenporträt

Margaret Radcliffe is the author of The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques, The Knowledgeable Knitter, and the bestsellers The Knitting Answer Book and The Circular Knitting Workshop. She regularly teaches throughout the country about everything from beginner's basics to design. She is particularly interested in promoting creativity and independence in all knitters. Her website can be found at www.maggiesrags.com.

Inhaltsangabe

What’s Your Question?
Chapter 1: Casting On
Basic Cast On – All about Casting On – Special Cast Ons – Provisional Cast
Ons – Solving Cast-On Problems
Chapter 2: The Basics
The Knit Stitch – The Purl Stitch – Hows and Whys of Knits and Purls –
Stiches, Rows, and Counting – Tips for Lefties – Discovering Your Personal
Knitting Style – Twists and Turns – Solving Problems with Knitting and
Purling – Fixing Mistakes – The Slipped Stitch – Edge Stitches – The
Yarnover – Personal Factors
Chapter 3: Binding Off
Standard Bind Offs – All about Binding Off – Solving Bind-Off Problems –
Special Situations
Chapter 4: Tools
Knitting Needles – There’s More to Knitting than Needles
Chapter 5: Yarn
Yarn Labels – All about Yarn – Working with Yarn – Solving Yarn Problems
Chapter 6: Reading Patterns
Sizing – Gauge – Measurements and Schematics – Materials and Tools –
Abbreviations and Charts – Knitting Instructions – Solving Problems with
Knitting Patterns
Chapter 7: Pattern Stitches
Basic Pattern Stitches – Special Stitch Manipulations – Working with
Pattern Stitches – Solving Pattern Stitch Problems – Cables – Lace
Chapter 8: Circular Knitting
Getting Started with Circular Knitting – Solving Circular Knitting Problems
– Casting On in Special Situations – Gauge in Circular Knitting – Working
Circularly – Changing Colors in Circular Knitting – Pattern Stitches in
Circular Knitting – Binding Off in Circular Knitting – Converting Flat
Knitting to Circular Knitting
Chapter 9: Color
Choosing and Using Colors – Multicolor Cast Ons – Stripes – Stranded
Knitting – Mosaic Knitting – Intarsia – Variegated Yarns
Chapter 10: Shaping
Increases – Decreases – Special Situations
Chapter 11: Fitting
Before You Begin – While You Work – After You’re Done – Solving Other
Problems with Fit – Short-Row Shaping
Chapter 12: Finishing
Blocking –Sewing Up – Solving Seaming Problems – Kitchener Stitch – Borders
–At Loose Ends – Solving Problems during Finishing – Wash and Wear
Chapter 13: Embellishments
Beads – Bobbles – Cords – Straps – Pompoms, Tassels, and Fringe – Duplicate
Stitch
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index