Knitting Basics: A step-by-step course for first-time knitters - Softcover

Lord, Tracey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782491945 ISBN 13: 9781782491941

Publisher: CICO Books, 2015

Synopsis

Learn to knit in 20 easy stages with this step-by-step guide to stitches and techniques

If you would like to start knitting but don’t have anyone to show you how, or if you know the basics of knitting but would like to improve and learn the more complex skills of shaping, lace patterns and colorwork, then 'Knitting Basics' is for you. Starting at the very beginning with casting on, knit stitch and binding off, the 20 workshops take you step by step through different stitches and techniques, with color artworks to show you how everything is done. At the end of every workshop there is a project to make which is designed to put what you have learned so far into practice—the best way of making sure you don’t forget what you’ve learned. As you progress through the workshops, you will also learn how to read patterns, how to join pieces, and how to knit in the round. The projects include a table runner made up of squares knitted in knit stitch, a child’s jumper with intarsia design, a messenger bag with cable patterns, and a textured throw with bobbles and fringing. There is an introductory section on tools and materials, and there’s also a handy stitch reference guide in case you just want to refresh your memory of a particular stitch.

About this title

About the Author

Tracey Lord is a knitting teacher and designer, previously at The Institute in Finchley, London. She trained as a textile designer at university before starting her own company, Cheese at Fourpence, which specializes in knitted children’s clothes and hats. The author is based in north London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: CICO Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782491945
• ISBN 13: 9781782491941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176