The Knitting Book
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Imaginative Projects for the Home and to Wear
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Cast on with confidence and master even the trickiest of stitches with The Knitting Book. This bestselling guide features over 250 step-by-step techniques, showing you everything from simple knit and purl stitches to colorwork, cables, brioche, and lace, as well as how to knit in the round, turn a sock heel, and block knitted fabrics for a flawless finish.
Discover the right yarns and needles for any project and test out your new-found skills with a library of over 120 stitch patterns.
Complete with 20 projects, including clothing and accessories, toys, and homeware, this is the ultimate guide for knitters of all abilities.
Vikki Haffenden
Machine knit design has been a constantly absorbing career for Vikki Haffenden. She has practised internationally as both an industrial and freelance designer, and lectured in knitted textile and knitwear design. In addition to this she holds a doctorate for her practice-based research into knitwear shaping and sizing, and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters. Vikki's knowledge of machine knitting is supported by a fundamental understanding of knit structures and complemented by a pro-active commitment to sharing knowledge and lifelong learning. With her remarkable experience and interest in machine knitting technology, coupled with her design experience, she is a recognised authority on the subject of machine knit design.
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