Description

At Modern Daily Knitting, we have been helping knitters since 2003. Now, we have distilled those years of teaching into the only book you need to start your knitting journey.

Description

Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne at Modern Daily Knitting have been helping knitters since 2003. They have distilled those years of teaching into the only book you need to start your knitting journey.

Theres never been a how-to-knit book like this. Its little. Smart. Encouraging. In 9 short lessons, with dozens of clear illustrations, they teach everything a new knitter needs to know, and nothing they dont.

This is it.Skill Setgives you the keys to the kingdom.

The 9 Lessons

Everything a new knitter needs to know, short and sweet. These lessons draw on decades of knitting experience by Kay and Ann.

Lesson 1 Supplies, Casting On, Knit Stitch, Binding Off

Lesson 2 Purl Stitch, Combining Knits and Purls

Lesson 3 Basic Shaping: Increases and Decreases

Lesson 4 Knitting in the Round

Lesson 5 Basic Lace and Cables

Lesson 6 Basic Colorwork: Stripes, Stranding Intarsia

Lesson 7 Finishing: Weaving in Ends, Seaming, Blocking

Lesson 8 Patterns, Yarn, and Gear

Lesson 9 Fixing Mistakes

Theyemphasize practice in each lesson, so there are swatches to make for each technique. Theres just one pattern, for a simple hat, that lets a new knitter try out the techniques.