Knitting VISUAL Quick Tips

by Turner, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9780470077825
• ISBN10: 0470077824
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: Visual

Summary

Solutions to common knitting quandaries are at your fingertipsanywhere you goKnitting VISUAL Quick Tips has the answers you needfast. With detailed color photos and concise instructions, plus time-saving tips, it covers: Selecting tools and yarn Casting on and binding off Knitting and purling: English and Continental Working cables and bobbles Knitting in the round Shaping Color Knitting Correcting mistakes Finishing Adding decorative details Understanding pattern instructions and charts

Author Biography

Sharon Turner designs knitwear and publishes a line of knitting patterns under the Trademark Monkeysuits. She is the author of Monkeysuits: Sweaters and More to Knit for Kids, Teach Yourself Visually Knitting, and Teach Yourself Visually Knitting Design. She lives in Brooklyn New York, with her husband and three daughters.

Table of Contents

Knitting Necessities

Knitting Needles

Knitting Accessories

Yarn Types

Understanding Yarn Labels

Care Instructions and Symbols

Casting On

Make a Slipknot

Simple Cast-On

Knit Cast-On

Cable Cast-On

Long-Tail Cast-On

Open Cast-On

Knitting, Purling, and Slipping Stitches

Knit: English Method

Knit: Continental Method

Purl: English Method

Purl: Continental Method

Slip a Stitch

Join New Yarn

Binding Off Stitches

Bind Off Knitwise

Bind Off Purlwise

Bind Off in Pattern

Bind Off in Knitted Cord

Three-Needle Bind-Off

Correcting Mistakes

Correct a Twisted Stitch

Correct an Incomplete Stitch

Pick Up a Dropped Stitch One Row Below

Pick Up a Dropped Stitch Several Rows Below

Pick Up a Dropped Edge Stitch Several Rows Below

Unravel Stitch by Stitch

Unravel Row by Row

Reading Written Instructions

Reading a Knitting Pattern

Getting to Know Gauge

Gauge and Stitch Patterns

Make and Measure a Gauge Swatch

Sizing in Knitting Patterns

How to Read Knitting Charts

Stitch Patterns and Maneuvers

Simple Stitch Patterns

Selvages

Bobbles

Knit One in the Row Below

Knit or Purl Through Back of Loop

Simple Cables

Knitting in the Round

Circular Knitting Basics

Cast On with Circular Needles

Knit Using Circular Needles

Cast On with Double-Pointed Needles

Knit Using Double-Pointed Needles

Knit in the Round on Two Needles

Translate Instructions from Flat to Circular

Work Seamless Stripes in the Round

Simple Stitch Patterns in the Round

Shaping

Bar Increase

Yarn-Over

Yarn-Over in Stitch Patterns

Make

Lifted Increases

Multiple Increases

Knit or Purl 2 Together

Knit or Purl 2 Together Through Back of Loop

Slip, Slip, Knit

Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over

Double Decreases

Decrease by Binding Off Stitches

Increase and Decrease Multiple Stitches Across a Row

Shape with Short-Rowing

Color Knitting

A Look at Color

Make Horizontal Stripes

Fair Isle Knitting

Weave Yarns in Fair Isle Knitting

Slip-Stitch Color Knitting

Intarsia Knitting

Finishing Techniques

Weave in Ends

Block Your Knitting

Sew Seams

Graft Seams

Assemble a Sweater

Finishing Details

Pick Up Stitches

Button Bands, Neckbands, Plackets, and Collars

Make Buttonholes

Reinforce Buttonholes

Put in a Zipper

Make Pockets

Turned Hems

Decorative Details

Make Pompoms and Tassels

Add Fringe

Make a Knitted Ball

Make a Knitted Flower

Make Twisted and Knitted Cords

Fancy Knit Borders and Edgings

Knitting with Beads

Crochet Embellishment

Embroider Your Knitting

Appendix: Reference Materials

Index

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