Pocket Book of Knitting: Mindful Crafting for Beginners

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to knitting! Fall in love with knitting. From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous guide is perfect for complete beginners and clearly explains everything you need to know to start knitting: Full of clear, friendly knitting know-how and positive affirmations The key techniques are clearly illustrated and will build up your skills and confidence Four beautiful projects will get you started: a garter stitch scarf, a herringbone stitch blanket, a loop stitch pillow and a simple pompom hat. From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of knitting know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about knitting: how to read a ball band, how to get tension correct, how to choose needles and yarns, how to cast on and how to read abbreviations and knitting patterns. It is structured as a simple three-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Start with the basic stitches and simple joining, build up a few more stitches for your collection, then finally add in some simple shaping and some pompoms. Before you know it you'll be knitting a garter stitch scarf, herringbone stitch blanket, a loop stitch cushion and a pompom hat. Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this wonderful book is a perfect introduction to knitting for a complete beginner.

Pagina's: 128, Hardcover, Search Press Ltd