Skill Set: Beginning Knitting | Modern Daily Knitting

If you've been wanting to learn how to knit but are feeling overwhelmed, this is the book for you.

With nine easy lessons and lots of helpful illustrations, this book lays out the basics of how to knit for the very first time. It covers the supplies you'll need, how to cast on your project, the different foundation stitches you'll need to know - as well as lessons on shaping, knitting in-the-round, cables, colourwork, and finishing. It also has a lesson dedicated to fixing any mistakes along the way!

It's a great little book for any skill range, whether you've never picked up a needle before, or you're a beginner who wants to expand your knitting knowledge - it's also a helpful resource for advanced knitters to pull off their bookshelf if they forget something!

DETAILS

AUTHOUR: Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne

PUBLISHER: Modern Daily Knitting

TYPE: Paperback

NO. OF PAGES: 107

DIMENSIONS: 18.5x14cm (7.25x5.5")

THE LESSONS

LESSON 1: Supplies, Casting On, Knit Stitch, Binding Off

LESSON 2: Purl Stitch, Combining Knits & Purls

LESSON 3: Basic Shaping: Increases & Decreases

LESSON 4: Knitting in the Round

LESSON 5: Basic Lace & Cables

LESSON 6: Basic Colourwork: Stripes, Stranding, Intarsia

LESSON 7: Finishing: Weaving in Ends, Seaming, Blocking

LESSON 8: Patterns, Yarn, and Gear

LESSON 9: Fixing Mistakes