Brand

Search Press USA

Item weight

1.75 lb

Category

Books

About this item

• • Starting with a thorough user guide, you'll learn essential techniques, from casting on and 10 basic stitches (knit, purl, garter, stocking, moss) to understanding charts, tension, abbreviations, and even how to rescue a dropped stitch.
• • The book then dives into a curated collection of 90 knitted swatch patterns (33 to get you started and another 57 to take it further); from cables and colorwork to adding delicate embroidered details.
• • The blanket project is knitted swatch-by-swatch, making it an ideal on-the-move project, perfect for busting your yarn stash.
• • Also discover key finishing techniques, including joining squares, creating a professional-looking selvedge and caring for your finished knitwear.
• With indexes for stitches, techniques and square patterns, you'll quickly find exactly what you need.
• Beginners will appreciate the clear, step-by-step instructions and photographs, while more experienced knitters will find inspiration in the diverse stitch patterns and the challenge of combining them into a cohesive project.
• A translation from the French edition by the 'Marabout collectif' of craft authors.