Sweet and Simple Knitting Projects: Teach Yourself

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Weight 0.16 kg
Dimensions 1 × 13 × 19.9 cm
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Paperback

Language

Pages

160

Publisher

Year Published

2010-12-31

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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1444102796

About The Author

Sally Walton is an expert on home crafts and furnishings, and has served as a consultant and author in both capacities. She has published on a variety of home and leisure subjects, including decorating, woodcraft and bed/window-dressing. She wrote the book to accompany BBC TV's Home Front, on which her husband served as designer, and presented a 12-part home makeover strand on This Morning

Other text

Packed with instructions and fun things to make, Get Started with Knitting is a practical guide to becoming a knitter and joining the growing ranks of 'knit chicks'.

Table Of Content

: Section 1 Introduction: Knitting equipment: Materials: Section 2 The Basics: Casting on: Stitches: Increasing and decreasing: Casting off: Knitting abbreviations: How to follow a pattern: How to measure: Tension squares: Section 3 Side Selvedges and Borders: Selvedges: Borders: Knitting a hem: Buttonholes: Knitting in the round: Making up pressing and blocking: Fitting a zip: Ribbon facing: Making pompoms, tassels, fringes, cords: Section 4 Stitches: The rib stitches: Moss stitches: Cable stitch: Openwork stitches: Motifs and letters: Section 5 Projects: Garter stitch scarf: Striped cotton shoulder bag: Chunky knit cushion cover: Ski hat with pompom: Baby’s blanket: Beanie hats: Baby toys: Cosy hot water bottle cover: Child’s Cornish sweater: Dishcloth patterns: Beach bag or large shopper: Purse: Siesta pillow: Section 6 Knitting Together: The knitting group: Knitting tips and how to progress: Online knitting community: Yarn suppliers

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