Knitting: 5 Proven Lessons on How to Learn Basic Knitting Skills
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Needlecrafts & Fabric, Needlework, Knitting
| Author: | Angela Green | ISBN: | 9781386025160 |
| Publisher: | JVzon Studio | Publication: | March 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Angela Green |
| ISBN: | 9781386025160 |
| Publisher: | JVzon Studio |
| Publication: | March 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Knitting is a skill, a craft, a science, and an art all rolled into one. When someone learns to knit, he or she can create fashion that makes a wearable a statement or accessories that make a house a home. This book is an engaging, enlightening introduction to knitting. It will take you from the very beginning stages - knowing what to look for when you’re shopping, learning the basics you need to know to create a simple project right now, deciphering a pattern – and give you the confidence to develop your skills enough to master even the most complicated project later on. Each section of the book delivers a nuts and bolts how-to with clear descriptions of techniques accompanied by illustrations.
Some of the skills readers will learn include:
1. where to find ideas
2. materials needed
3. how to cast on
4. how to do the knit stitch
5. how to do the purl stitch
6. how to tie off
7. how to bind off
8. how to block
9. how to care for and store your finished work
10. how to seam pieces together
11. how to read a pattern
12. how to deal with mistakes
Directions for making a simple and fun project are also included.
Knitting is a skill, a craft, a science, and an art all rolled into one. When someone learns to knit, he or she can create fashion that makes a wearable a statement or accessories that make a house a home. This book is an engaging, enlightening introduction to knitting. It will take you from the very beginning stages - knowing what to look for when you’re shopping, learning the basics you need to know to create a simple project right now, deciphering a pattern – and give you the confidence to develop your skills enough to master even the most complicated project later on. Each section of the book delivers a nuts and bolts how-to with clear descriptions of techniques accompanied by illustrations.
Some of the skills readers will learn include:
1. where to find ideas
2. materials needed
3. how to cast on
4. how to do the knit stitch
5. how to do the purl stitch
6. how to tie off
7. how to bind off
8. how to block
9. how to care for and store your finished work
10. how to seam pieces together
11. how to read a pattern
12. how to deal with mistakes
Directions for making a simple and fun project are also included.
