Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary

Author: Wendy Bernard
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613127995
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 710

Book Description
This “super useful book” includes step-by-step instructions for using each of the 150 patterns four different ways (Knitty). In the Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary, designer Wendy Bernard presents an innovative reference guide for knitters of all skill levels. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and cables to colorwork and fancy edgings, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. Bernard also demonstrates how to work each of the 150 popular stitch patterns four different ways: top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round. And to showcase the stitch patterns in action, she includes instructions for eight garments as well as her famous formulas for knitting garments without a pattern.

Vogue Knitting

Author: Vogue Magazine
Publisher: Sixth & Spring Books
ISBN: 9781970048001
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A companion to Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, this ultimate stitch dictionary compiles the best of the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary series into a single volume. More than 800 stitches--including 100 that are brand new-- encompass knit and purl textures, cables, lace, colorwork, edgings, and other combinations, all pulled from Vogue Knitting. Patterns feature both text and chart instructions whenever possible. Featuring enhanced photography and hundreds of additional charts, this is beautiful, user-friendly, and a source of creativity.

Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary

Author: Wendy Bernard
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613129467
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 684

Book Description
The author of the Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary returns with 100s of inspiring new stitch patterns in this essential reference volume. Wendy Bernard’s innovative reference book Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary was the first of its kind to provide stitch patterns written for top-down, bottom-up, back-and-forth, and in-the-round constructions. Since its release in 2014, it has become a beloved, contemporary classic. In The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary, Bernard picks up where the first volume left off, adding hundreds of new stitch patterns organized similarly by type—knit and purl, textured stitches, ribs, lace, and cables—plus a chapter on mosaic knitting. Each chapter of The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary includes a customizable pattern so that knitters can easily swap out stitch patterns to make their own unique knitted items.

The Ultimate All-Around Stitch Dictionary

Author: Wendy Bernard
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647007356
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
A comprehensive collection of stitch patterns from knitwear designer Wendy Bernard Stitch dictionaries are one of the most valuable references on a knitter's bookshelf, holding all the information needed to begin a project, hone your skills, and expand your knitting mastery. In the truest sense, a stitch dictionary is a resource and wealth of information—filled with the basics to get you started, the classics you rely on, and even some new stitches that stoke your creativity. In The Ultimate All-Around Stitch Dictionary, Wendy Bernard packs all the stitch patterns you could ever wish for into a single, handy new volume. Featuring all the great stitch patterns from the Up, Down, All-Around and the Knitting All Around stitch dictionaries, along with 30 new stitches, Bernard presents patterns for top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round knitting. With all of the stitches you want in one place along with new patterns places, this book is among the must-have dictionaries out there—and a new format and lower price point make it even more irresistible.

Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary

Author: Dora Ohrenstein
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683355164
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
This illustrated crochet stitch dictionary features 125 stitches plus handy shaping techniques and endless inspiration for creative crocheters. In Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein offers detailed instructions for 125 beautiful stitch patterns. Plus, she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways—without shaping, with shaping at the edges, and with internal shaping. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and filigree to shells and textured stitches, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. Ohrenstein’s focus on shaping techniques makes it possible to explore an array of variations without a pattern.

AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary

Author: Andrea Rangel
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1632505533
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
Break the rules. Knit outside the lines! AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary takes an unexpected look at stranded colorwork with 200 new motifs. These unique colorwork charts are perfect for the creative knitter looking to break away from the ordinary. Derived from graphic design elements, these fresh, fun motifs include everything from geometric mountains, waves, and spirals to modern bikes, skulls, and sheep. Dive into color knitting with confidence with a section on reading charts, working floats, and choosing colors. Learn how stranded colorwork can be used in design with five accompanying projects including mitts, cowls, and sweaters. AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary is the perfect gift for knitters looking for fun pattern ideas or new stitches. Get inspired to break the rules and use your imagination to modify, deconstruct, and combine motifs to create your own unique designs.

Japanese Stitches Unraveled

Author: Wendy Bernard
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1683352181
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Japanese stitch patterns are eye-catching and much sought after by devotees, but before now, they often seemed out of reach, whether locked behind Japanese-only instructions or tangled up in difficult-to-decipher illustrations. Japanese Stitches Unraveled offers 150 rare patterns inspired by these elusive and intricate Japanese stitch designs, along with fully illustrated charts, familiar symbols, and clear instructions for every single stitch. Each stitch pattern receives Bernard’s unique four-direction makeover—topdown, bottom-up, back-and-forth, and in-the-round. To showcase the knitting in action, Bernard also includes instructions for six garments as well as her famous formulas for knitting without a pattern.

Stitch Dictionary

Author: Lucinda Ganderton
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1405354542
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
From a herringbone stitch to a wheatear - a new edition of this comprehensive ebook to stitching Create beautiful needlework with this complete illustrated ebook to stitching. The perfect reference for embroidery, needlepoint, dressmaking, canvas work or other needlecrafts. Find advice on what thread, needles or fabric will work with which stitches and take a look at over 200 decorative and practical stitches with ideas on how and where to use them. Step-by-step instructions and detailed working photographs will help you understand exactly how to create any stitch and what it should look like. Invaluable for beginners, and full of ideas for the accomplished stitcher.

500 Crochet Stitches

Author: Pavilion Books
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250067308
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description
Presents an introduction to crocheting, discussing tools, equipment, basic and advanced stitches, edgings, and trims, with illustrations and detailed instructions for five hundred stitches.

The New Crochet Stitch Dictionary

Author: Nele Braas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811768678
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
This is the ultimate collection of crochet stitch inspiration! 440 stitches are presented in color, each with a sample swatch of the fabric and charted instructions with notes and detailed chart keys. Divided into ten chapters by the type of stitches, such as shells, waves and chevrons, openwork, cables and textures, and even borders and granny squares, this collection boasts a vast variety of stitches, well organized and presented in an easy-to-use fashion. You'll reference this indispensable resource again and again!