
Sweet and Simple Knitting Projects: Teach Yourself
Sally Walton(Author)
TEACH YOURSELF (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4441-0279-6 (ISBN)
Description
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This practical guide to knitting covers everything from simple stitches to the latest and more advanced methods, giving you everything you need to become an experienced knitter and create fun projects for family, friends and for your own wardrobe. Ideal for the beginner/intermediate knitter, this book will show you how to master the techniques and apply them to an array of exciting and diverse projects.
Get Started with Knitting: Teach Yourself is fully illustrated with diagrams and patterns for everything from beanie hats to baby toys, and also features instructions for setting up your own knitting group and joining the rapidly growing online knitting community.
Learn effortlessly with an easy-to-read page design and new added features:
Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of knitting.
This practical guide to knitting covers everything from simple stitches to the latest and more advanced methods, giving you everything you need to become an experienced knitter and create fun projects for family, friends and for your own wardrobe. Ideal for the beginner/intermediate knitter, this book will show you how to master the techniques and apply them to an array of exciting and diverse projects.
Get Started with Knitting: Teach Yourself is fully illustrated with diagrams and patterns for everything from beanie hats to baby toys, and also features instructions for setting up your own knitting group and joining the rapidly growing online knitting community.
Learn effortlessly with an easy-to-read page design and new added features:
Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of knitting.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Illustrations
100
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-0279-6 (9781444102796)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sally Walton is an expert on home crafts and furnishings, and has served as a consultant and author in both capacities. She has published on a variety of home and leisure subjects, including decorating, woodcraft and bed/window-dressing. She wrote the book to accompany BBC TV's Home Front, on which her husband served as designer, and presented a 12-part home makeover strand on This Morning
Content
: Section 1 Introduction
: Knitting equipment
: Materials
: Section 2 The Basics
: Casting on
: Stitches
: Increasing and decreasing
: Casting off
: Knitting abbreviations
: How to follow a pattern
: How to measure
: Tension squares
: Section 3 Side Selvedges and Borders
: Selvedges
: Borders
: Knitting a hem
: Buttonholes
: Knitting in the round
: Making up pressing and blocking
: Fitting a zip
: Ribbon facing
: Making pompoms, tassels, fringes, cords
: Section 4 Stitches
: The rib stitches
: Moss stitches
: Cable stitch
: Openwork stitches
: Motifs and letters
: Section 5 Projects
: Garter stitch scarf
: Striped cotton shoulder bag
: Chunky knit cushion cover
: Ski hat with pompom
: Baby's blanket
: Beanie hats
: Baby toys
: Cosy hot water bottle cover
: Child's Cornish sweater
: Dishcloth patterns
: Beach bag or large shopper
: Purse
: Siesta pillow
: Section 6 Knitting Together
: The knitting group
: Knitting tips and how to progress
: Online knitting community
: Yarn suppliers
: Knitting equipment
: Materials
: Section 2 The Basics
: Casting on
: Stitches
: Increasing and decreasing
: Casting off
: Knitting abbreviations
: How to follow a pattern
: How to measure
: Tension squares
: Section 3 Side Selvedges and Borders
: Selvedges
: Borders
: Knitting a hem
: Buttonholes
: Knitting in the round
: Making up pressing and blocking
: Fitting a zip
: Ribbon facing
: Making pompoms, tassels, fringes, cords
: Section 4 Stitches
: The rib stitches
: Moss stitches
: Cable stitch
: Openwork stitches
: Motifs and letters
: Section 5 Projects
: Garter stitch scarf
: Striped cotton shoulder bag
: Chunky knit cushion cover
: Ski hat with pompom
: Baby's blanket
: Beanie hats
: Baby toys
: Cosy hot water bottle cover
: Child's Cornish sweater
: Dishcloth patterns
: Beach bag or large shopper
: Purse
: Siesta pillow
: Section 6 Knitting Together
: The knitting group
: Knitting tips and how to progress
: Online knitting community
: Yarn suppliers