With 40 stylish patterns, this guide aims to show young knitters how to get started, how to make it fun and how to make the hip clothes they want. Step-by-step instructions illustrate every technique.

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 ...

These 18 sock patterns are fun, easy, and portable - making this book great for obsessive knitters on the move. Perfect for beginners, it features helpful tips for each pattern and covers each step of knitting these stylish socks with charts and illustrations.

Collects 50 projects and ideas for the beginning and intermediate-level knitter, many of which can be made in a weekend or less.

Expand your idea of what a scarf can be! This collection of 31 elegant, whimsical, and ingenious scarves taps the expertise of over twenty-five knitwear designers who offer new ways to think about this most basic of garments.

The popular aruthor of Stitch 'n Bitch presents fifty hip, funky, and fabulous new patterns for contemporary knitters, including the Om Yoga Mat Bag, the London Calling Union Jack Sweater, Polka Dot Tankini, the Boob Tube, and other innovative designs. Simultaneous.

Features more than 30 knitting and crochet projects that range in size, time and commitment, and experience level, providing both beginning and experienced knitters a variety of projects from which to choose. This work also includes several projects designed to make use of whatever you've got left over from other projects.

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.

Shawls are currently making a huge comeback in the fashion world, but many people do not realize that the shawl has been worn for many centuries and in many cultures. This collection of patterns and traditions features shawls from around the world.

Why do knitters love socks? Socks are portable, useful, fairly quick to knit, and universally wearable. This work offers 25 sock patterns for various occasions in a range of techniques, traditions, and designs.

This primer uses clear, step-by-step instructions to teach the basics of knitting. Beginners will learn to master the techniques that are needed before starting a project and learn which choices result in successful garments. A natural progression of skills is taught, and each skill is punctuated by a knitting project, enabling first-time knitters to create simple scarves and sweaters. Patterns ..

Handknitted socks are a luxury everyone should experience. Here are 18 sock patterns inspired by a host of folk knitting traditions.

Features 25 projects, beginning with simple T-shirts and shrugs and then moving on to advanced jumpers, cardigans and skirts. This book includes a section covering skills necessary to create a garment, removing the guesswork from customising patterns. It provides tips and tricks for each project.

Drawing knitters into her creative process, the author explains - in friendly, layman's terms - how she uses patterning in physics as inspiration and challenge, then hooks them with her sophisticated, classic designs, ready for them to reproduce following her step-by-step instructions.

Picking up where book 1 left off, this primer on the purl stitch uses clear, step by step photographs to guide the beginner knitters through unique knitting projects . A natural progression of skills is taught and each skill is punctuated by a knitting photo. each skill

Today lace doesn't just mean doilies knit in very fine yarn; often the yarns are not fine and the needles large for faster knitting and greater impact. A Gathering of Lace samples the best traditional and contemporary lace knitting. This collection includes sweaters, vests, shawls, gloves and socks - some are simple enough for the new knitter while others will stimulate seasoned lacers.

From runways to department stores, lace is everywhere. This book contains a collection of quick knits that take a modern twist. It includes such designs as: a lace pattern typically used for baby wear boldly translated into a woman's scalloped jacket, a delicate lace edging used to accent a featherlight lingerie dress, and more.

Introduces the luscious lace of yesteryear to the knitters of today.

AlterKnits is a collection of nearly 30 projects, each one introducing an alternative way of thinking about the construction and application of knitting. For example, some projects call for unusual materials (such as bracelets and necklaces knitted with leather and silver).