You Will Be Able to Knit by the End of This Book

by Rosie Fletcher

Overview

This simple guide will inspire you to pick up a pair of knitting needles and learn to create beautiful accessories, homewares and gifts.


You want to learn to knit, but somehow you always end up in a tangle of knotted yarn and baffled by complicated and conflicting advice. This beginner's handbook goes back to basics, with clear step-by-step illustrations demonstrating how to cast on and how to ace a range of stitches, 15 easy projects allow you to practise your skills and build your confidence.


You Will Be Able to Knit by the End of This Book provides a simple guide to picking up your knitting needles and getting started, and it helps to build your confidence slowly, as you practise and perfect skills and techniques. By the end of the book, you will be able to knit a range of projects including a simple headband, tablet case and even a doorstop. So take some time for yourself, learn a new skill, and enjoy crafting gifts for your friends, family and home with this beautiful book by your side.


Projects include:-
- Super chunky scarf
- Mittens
- Blanket
- Baby booties
- Cushion
- Hot water bottle case
- Teddy
- Triangle shawl

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781577967
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	443,156
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rosie Fletcher is a London-based knitting enthusiast. She owns her own yarn and haberdashery boutique called Slipstitch where she runs beginner knitting classes and craft workshops. For more on Rosie, see @slipstitchldn

Table of Contents

Introduction

How to use this book 9

Yarn 12

Yarn Weights 12

Fiber Types 15

How to Read a Yarn Band 16

Knitting Needles 19

Needle Types 19

Needle Sizes 20

Other Equipment 22

Stitch and Technique Library

How to Read a Pattern 27

Holding Your Needles and Yarn 28

Tying a Slipknot 30

Casting On (CO) 31

Right and Wrong Sides 33

Knit (k) 34

Purl (p) 36

Increasing 38

Decreasing 41

Binding Off (BO) 44

Stitch Combinations 46

Working in the Round 50

Colorwork 60

Slip Stitch Patterns 62

Holding Yarn Double 63

Troubleshooting 64

Undoing Your Work 70

Gauge 73

Finishing Your Work 74

Caring for Your Handknits 86

Projects

Chunky Scarf 90

Reusable Face Wipes 94

Color Block Cushion Cover 98

Mug Cozy 102

Chunky Hat with Pompom 104

Doorstop 108

Tablet Case 112

Baby Shoes 116

Wrist Warmers 118

Angle Scarf 121

Mitered Square Blanket 128

Textured Cushion Cover 132

Slouchy Beanie 136

Hot Water Bottle Cover 140

Teddy 144

Shopping Bag 148

Further Knitting 154

About the Author 154

Acknowledgments 155

Index 156