Knitting Tips and Trade Secrets Expanded: Clever Solutions for Better Hand Knitting, Machine Knitting and Crocheting - Softcover

Editors Of Threads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561581569 ISBN 13: 9781561581566

Publisher: Taunton Press, 1996

Synopsis

Knitting Tips and Trade Secrets Expanded contains 30% new material on everything from how to knit (and crochet) a better buttonhole to taking the kinks out of your circular needles. Organized by type of tip (yarn tips, tips for knitting in more than one color, tips for garment assembly, tips for machine knitters, crochet tips) for easy reference and illustrated with more than 170 step-by-step drawings, Knitting Tips and Trade Secrets Expanded is a knitting (and crochet) bag necessity.

About this title

About the Author

As a leading source for all things related to garment sewing, Threads magazine is committed to serving sewers of all skill levels and providing the right tools to create functional and fashionable clothing to last a lifetime. Must-have patterns, essential techniques, and expert advice are available at www.threads.com

From the Back Cover

Here is a compendium of clever and creative techniques for solving common hand knitting, machine knitting and crocheting problems. This handy reference has everything from choosing yarn to blocking and assembling a garment, including how to cast on perfectly, machine knit a tuck, make an easy bobble, manage yarn in multicolored knitting, correct an uneven crochet edge, follow an intricate pattern, soften an itchy sweater, reinforce a shoulder seem, and knit a perfect buttonhole. Knitters and crocheters of all skill levels will find more than one solution to every problem. These tips represent the best from Threads' popular Tips column, and they are clearly explained and illustrated to make all your knitting easier.

Reviews

"Waste not, want not" appears to be the motto at Taunton Press as it continues to spin off material first published in Threads magazine. This is a compendium of techniques from readers that first appeared in Threads' "Tips" column. That said, the really meaty content, now indexed and gathered together in one well-illustrated volume, makes this a good choice for any knitting collection.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561581569
• ISBN 13: 9781561581566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128