Knitting Stitches Step-by-Step: More than 150 Essential Stitches to Knit, Purl, and Perfect

A modern, photographed directory of over 150 knitting stitches, covering techniques including cables, fair isle, lace, and intarsia.

More than 150 eye-catching, stash-busting stitches to take your knitting to the next level.

Take your knitting to the next level with Knitting Stitches Step-by-Step. Whatever your knitting ability, this essential guide will help you master a huge range of techniques and patterns, including colorwork, fair isle and intarsia, cables and textural patterns, lace knitting, and methods for casting on and off. Find inspiration for your next knitting project or adapt a design you know and love with tips on incorporating different stitches into your work.

Every stitch is accompanied by full instructions, with clear photographs and annotations so that you can follow even the trickiest of methods with ease, while the Tools chapter will help you prepare with the right needles, yarn, and other tools you’ll need to recreate each technique.

With an at-a-glance gallery to help you find the perfect stitch for your next project, this modern classic is a must-have for knitters of all ages and abilities.

Jo Shaw is a knitwear designer and the creative mind behind Hardybarn Designs, based in Lincolnshire, UK. She follows in the footsteps of generations of her family who have worked in the textile trade, including her father, whose skills as a lace designer inspire her own knitting patterns. Jo has a Level 3 City and Guilds qualification in Hand-Knit Textiles, and regularly teaches knitting workshops, including regular sessions as part of A Good Yarn on Tour.