If you completed a sweater only to find the buttonholes gape, ribbings flare, or seams pucker, this book is for you. It offers clear illustrated directions for dozens of knitting techniques including cast ons, bind offs, increases, decreases, buttonholes and more.

Offering charts and plans for making infant to adult-sized projects, this unique book provides knitters with a complete resource of over 350 patterns for caps, tams, scarves, vests, sweaters, mittens, gloves, and socks that are written for multiple gauges to accommodate all weights of yarn from bulky to fingering. Also included are the basics of pattern design and alteration to allow for the ...

A breathe of fresh air to the sometimes dull world of crochet! A collection designed for the chic-hip crocheter with a broad range of projects including a bohemian coat sweater, an ever popular mohair scarf, a fashionable mohair hat with flower embellishment and much more.

This guide to crocheting features projects for home furnishings and accessories and is ideal as an introduction to this simple and versatile needlecraft. The designs themselves are made in a rich variety of yarns including mohair, lurex, raffia, string and leather.

Featuring four-colour photographs and instructional illustrations, this book contains instruction, inspiration, and various designs, from a fishnet skullcap to a lacy evening wrap. For knitters and new crocheter's exploring the hook, it features a discussion of tools, what the gauges mean, plus basic techniques and stitch patterns.

Created for knitters who want standard sweater patterns in a variety of sizes and gauges, as well as those who want a template from which to develop their own ideas.