Teach Yourself VISUALLY Circular Knitting

Author: Melissa Morgan-Oakes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118167082
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
The visual way to get hooked on circular knitting Circular knitting (also known as knitting in the round) has benefits over knitting with straight needles, including seamless finished projects, easy portability, and not having to turn your work. Many crafters are intimidated by circular knitting?but you needn't be! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Circular Knitting walks you step-by-step through the process of circular knitting and shows you how to make a dozen unique projects to put your newfound skills to practice. Covers popular techniques including using double-pointed needles, working with one or two circular needles, and the Magic Loop, all illustrated with helpful photos Patterns range from scarves and hats to sweaters and baby sets Other titles by Morgan-Oakes: 2-at-a-Time Socks and Toe Up 2-at-a-Time Socks If you're a crafter who learns better by seeing and doing, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Circular Knitting will get you confidently knitting in the round in no time.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Sock Knitting

Author: Laura Chau
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118153189
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Socks are portable, fun to knit, and quick to complete and they make great gifts. This step-by-step guide walks you through all the techniques used to knit beautiful socks from buying yarn to working on double-pointed needles, from turning a heel to grafting a toe. It covers knitting socks top-down, toe-up, and flat, explains how to create various heels and toes, and gives you a dozen original patterns for everything from baby booties to knee socks. Whether you're new to knitting or just new to socks, you'll learn the skills needed for a lifetime of creative sock knitting.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting

Author: Sharon Turner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471788414
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then get yourself some yarn and needles and get knitting! Teach Yourself VISUALLYKnitting shows you the basics--photo by photo and stitch by stitch. You begin with the essential knit and purl stitches and advance to bobbles, cables, lace, and fancy color work. With fun, innovative patterns from top knitting designer Sharon Turner, you'll be creating masterpieces in no time! Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review * Each skill or techniqueis defined and described * Detailed color photos demonstrate each step * Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo * Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Color Knitting

Author: Mary Scott Huff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118236343
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The visual way to add color to your knitting Are you a knitter looking to expand your knowledge and take on new challenges? Color adds vibrant, complex patterns to sweaters, hats, mittens, and more. For the uninitiated, color knitting can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Color Knitting explains, step by step, the various methods and gives you a variety of projects so that you can put your newfound skills to use. Working with color—whether it's one richly toned variegated handspun yarn or multiple colors worked in an intricate pattern—is a great way to advance from basic projects to more complex and satisfying ones. Photo by photo, you'll learn all the techniques, including stripes, slip-stitch knitting, Fair Isle (stranded knitting), intarsia, and entrelac. Plus, you'll get some lessons on color theory and discover how to put together beautiful color combinations. Features 21 patterns using various colorwork skills Includes a stitch pattern dictionary for each technique Photos and detailed explanations make learning easy If you're a crafter who learns better by seeing and doing, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Color Knitting will get you confidently knitting colorwork in no time.

How to Knit Socks

Author: Edie Eckman
Publisher: Annie's
ISBN: 1592172350
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
This book focuses on teaching knitters all three methods of knitting socks, using step-by-step photos and a series of helpful hints and tips. The basic designs are given in three sizes for children, women and men and are made with a popular self-striping yarn. Includes seven different sock designs. 48 pages, softcover.

Circular Knitting Workshop

Author: Margaret Radcliffe
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 160342766X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Discover the pleasures of knitting in the round! Margaret Radcliffe presents classic circular knitting techniques — including Fair Isle, helix, and tubular — in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. This comprehensive guide provides directions for 35 demonstration projects, so you can practice each technique on a miniature hat, mitten, or sweater before applying it to a larger project. With tips on how to adapt any straight-needle pattern for use with circular needles, Circular Knitting Workshop opens up endless possibilities.

Once Upon a Knit

Author: Genevieve Miller
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 0385344953
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Iconic fairy-tale characters from storybooks, movies, and television inspire this collection of magical knitting patterns perfect for modern knights, villains, and princesses. Once again, Genevieve Miller taps a wide range of contributors (from knitwear designers to students) to create a collection of 28 wearables, accessories, and toys that can be knit for adults or kids. Inspired by the recent resurgence of fairy-tale and fantasy characters, these projects draw from classic stories as well as pop-culture phenomena featuring romantic, feminine costumes. Projects range from kid- and teen-friendly animals hats to an Alice in Wonderland beret to a crystal-embellished vest fit for a Snow Queen, adding a little dress-up fun to knitters' everyday wardrobes.

Knitting Without Tears

Author: Elizabeth Zimmerman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684135051
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
The author guides the novice and the experienced knitters in short-cuts and construction tricks and offers twenty original designs.

How to Knit Socks That Fit

Author: Donna Druchunas
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612125425
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Whether you’re working socks from the toe up or from the cuff down, designer Donna Druchunas’s complete, step-by-step instructions make sock knitting easy, enjoyable, and successful. You’ll learn several approaches for getting started, and you’ll also discover how to shape comfortable toes, create heels that fit, and ensure stretchy cuffs that can be counted on to keep your socks up. Druchunas’s useful tips and tricks include working confidently with double-pointed needles, knitting socks on one or two circular needles, and even knitting two socks at the same time. Once you’ve mastered these basic techniques, you can adapt them to create your own custom sock designs.

Stitch 'n Bitch

Author: Debbie Stoller
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 0761174958
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
It’s the essential guide for chicks with sticks—because knit happens. From the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques. Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle. Plus the stitch doctor’s own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters. After the how-tos come the why-to: forty hop, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purely pros. Featuring: Coney Island fireworks scarf Punk rock backpack Crickets technicolor techno-cozies Pippi knee-stockings Big bad baby blanket To-dye-for sweater Princess Snowball cat bed Queen of Hearts bikini