The title gives a big clue to what this book is about: sisterhood, sharing, crafting, giving, laughing. It's also about spinning yarn and making socks, glorious, zany, wildly colourful yarn for perfect fitting socks.

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.

Presents examples of various stitches. This book enables readers to learn to identify mistake-stitch rib, feathers and fan, brioche - and then recreate them. It features stitch patterns using only knits and purls as well as lace and cables.

Showcases a collection of various stitch patterns from a basic Seed Stitch to a fanciful Ladder pattern, with photographs and instructions.

Providing various designs for knitters of various skill levels, this book contains swatches which are worked in updated yarns accompanied by instructions.

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

Teaches beginner and expert knitters how to elevate their projects to a professional level. This book helps a knitting enthusiast to create professional-looking designs by weaving new techniques into their knitted garments. It introduces proper shaping and sizing techniques, and provides the reader with a few seaming options.

Knitting Techniques is the 'how to' of knitting offering professional tips and working methods. Colour photographs of the finished patterns and black and white charts are supplied where appropriate.

Providing instructions and images, this work talks about knitted flowers ranging from ruffled roses to lazy daisies, from single blooms to complete bouquets, and from layered petal varieties to scalloped and corkscrew styles.

Provides a range of patterns and knitting ideas designed to fit 0-3 year-old children. The patterns range from chunky Arans to delicate Fair Isle designs and will suit both boys and girls. Plain and patterned designs are featured and all have wide necks and use machine washable wools.

Both a celebration of knitting and a book for practical information, this book is a collection of advice for the knitter. It examines essential truisms of knitting, with warnings, realities, and fantasies about the act of knitting and the people who do it. It includes information on everything from yarn needles, gauge, and knitting bag, and more.

450 Knitting Stitches Volume 1 is a pattern library of hundreds of stitches. Colour photographs of the finished patterns and black and white charts are supplied where appropriate.

Bringing the principles of colour theory down to a usable level, this text applies them to knitting, spinning, weaving, surface design and much more.

The 101 knotwork designs in this title are all handpainted by the author and printed in colour, with each one being accompanied by a black and white version of the same image on the adjacent page, which is useful for scanning or photocopying for craft projects in art and design.

Presents information and resources, as well as step by step how to instructions for the knitting techniques. Using photos and illustrations, this guide demonstrates basic knitting stitches and shows readers how to decipher patterns and work with multiple colors. It explains how to fix common knitting mistakes and relax stiff shoulders and fingers.

A complete, step-by-step guide to hand knitting, combining practical know-how to encourage the beginner knitter, along with more complex skills for experienced knitters.

This is from the author of Stitch 'N Bitch Handbook and Stitch 'N Bitch: Nation . Its features include yarn required for basic knit items, pages to keep track of supplies, a glossary, and design aids such as templates, pre-drawn knitter's models, and graph paper. It also has a die-cut ruler to measure knitting gauge and check needle size.

This beautiful, multifaceted, user-friendly notebook/journal is the perfect companion for anyone committed to exploring his or her creativity or simply consolidating the myriad scraps of paper that currently make up their organizational system. Casual knitters can treat Knit as a general diary for everyday notes, while more prolific knitters and designers can use it as a place to sketch patterns .

Covering the basics of wire knitting, this manual presents a range of 30 projects, from simple to complex, with directions and illustrations. Suitable for knitters, beadworkers, wireworkers, and jewellery makers, it offers a description of tools and techniques, embellishing with beads, and making finishes for the project.