Offers instructions that lead you step by step through the basics of knitting, from choosing the right needles and yarn to reading a knitting pattern, casting on, executing knit and purl stitches, binding off, seaming, and blocking finished projects. This title also helps you learn techniques for increasing, decreasing, and repairing mistakes.
Offers instructions that lead you step by step through the basics of knitting, from choosing the right needles and yarn to reading a knitting pattern, casting on, executing knit and purl stitches, binding off, seaming, and blocking finished projects. This title also helps you learn techniques for increasing, decreasing, and repairing mistakes.
Leslie Ann Bestor makes learning to knit fun and easy. Bestor s simple, fully illustrated instructions lead you through the basics of knitting, from choosing the right needles and yarn to reading a knitting pattern. You ll quickly learn techniques for expertly casting on, executing knit and purl stitches, binding off, blocking finished projects, and much more. Even if you ve never held a pair of knitting needles before, this easy-to-follow guide will have you knitting in no time!
Leslie Ann Bestor is a knitting teacher and manager at WEBS, America's Yarn Store. Many of her designs have been featured in books and magazines. She lives in western Massachusetts.
Exactly What You Need to Know With more than 30 years of knitting experience, Leslie Ann Bestor is the expert and friend who will teach you how to knit. She leads you smoothly down the knitting path by carefully explaining the tools you need, how to cast on and bind off, how to knit and purl, how to shape using decreases and increases, and how to correct your mistakes. With these basic skills mastered and a handful of simple scarf patterns to practice on, your knitting success is assured. So pick up your needles and yarn -- it's time to get started!
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