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Knitting For Dummies, 3rd Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
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Knitting For Dummies, 3rd Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
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Loot Price R535
Discovery Miles 5 350
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An illustrated guide showing how to create beautiful, timeless
pieces, whether you're picking up needles for the first time or a
seasoned pro looking for advanced patterns From scarves and
sweaters to bags, pillows, and more, you'll find lots of projects
for practicing and perfecting your knitting skills in Knitting For
Dummies, which includes an instructional online video showing you
the actual knitting techniques being done step-by-step. Experienced
and novice crafters alike can benefit from the book's step-by-step
instructions that explain knitting in plain English. For anyone new
to knitting, this hands-on friendly guide shows you how to Cast on,
knit, purl, and bind off -- the four basic skills needed to
complete any knitting Decipher pattern instructions and charts
Combine knit and purl stitches with increases and decreases for
different effects Create different kinds of cables, lace, and more
Read the language and graphics in knitting patterns and charts
Increase and decrease stitches and use these techniques to shape a
project and create design It also shows you what to do if you drop
a stitch or inadvertently add one. If you know the basics of
knitting and want to expand your skills to include stitch patterns
with more complexity, you've come to the right place: Combine
stitch increases and decreases to create lacework Get familiar with
Fair Isle patterns and simple intarsia motifs, which involve
working in more than one color in one row Practice with plenty of
projects to perfect your advanced knitting techniques Learn to add
interest with stripes Have fun with fulling and felting Make
sweaters, from blocking and assembling your pieces to adding
finishing touches like neckbands, edging, and buttonholes Knitting
For Dummies includes ten quick projects to make for gifts and
exercises to "unkink" your neck and shoulders should you lose
yourself for hours at a time in your craft! Finally, the book ends
with a couple appendixes showing you more cool effects and a list
of knitting software and helpful online resources. If you're
itching to start stitching, grab this book to start crafting your
knitted masterpiece today.
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