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
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761128182
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 560 g
Dimensions: 202 x 200 x 18 mm
A fantastic, funky book for new and veteran knitters alike. Full of patterns from the plain and simple to the downright quirky, there's something for every taste and ability. Written with humour and genuine... More
The book that taught me how to knit! This is an excellent book for beginners, I taught myself to knit using this book which devotes half it's pages to teaching you what you need to know. I'm knitting... More
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