The Knitter’s Book of Knowledge

Description

The Indispensable Knitting Technique Guide from Debbie Bliss

One of the foremost designers and authors of hand-knitting patterns in the UK, the US, Europe, and Asia, Debbie Bliss has distilled her years of knitting experience into this comprehensive, user-friendly guide. Beginners and those with more experience will want to keep it handy for reference, whether to get started knitting or to look up a specific technique.

Includes Essential Information on:

• Yarn, needles, and other equipment
• Holding the needles, casting on, and casting off
• How to measure and adjust gauge
• Basic knitted fabrics, like knit, purl, garter, and moss stitches
• Reading a knitted pattern and chart
• Shaping
• Cables, yarnovers, entrelac, and color knitting
• Beaded knitting
• Blocking and grafting
• Creating buttonholes and inserting a zipper
• Troubleshooting and more…