Craft in your Pocket: Knitting : All of the basics, techniques and stitches you need

In a handy and giftable format, this simple illustrated guide to the basics of knitting will inspire you to pick up a pair of needles and learn the techniques to create beautiful clothing, accessories and homewares - the perfect choice for the crafters in your life.

From your first stitch to your own complete clothing & homeware projects, this book will guide you from novice to pro. You want to learn to knit, but somehow you always end up in a tangle of knotted yarn and baffled by complicated and conflicting advice. This beginner's handbook goes back to basics, with clear step-by-step illustrations demonstrating how to cast on and how to ace a range of different stitches. Craft in your Pocket: Knitting provides a simple guide to picking up your knitting needles and getting started, and it helps to build your confidence slowly, as you practise and perfect skills and techniques. Covering the basics - from yarn types and needles, to all of the basic stitches, decorative stitches and different ways of working in the round or in a spiral, as well as finishing your work and troubleshooting - this little guide is the ultimate crafter's companion. Contents include:- Yarn, Needles & Other Equipment: Yarn weights, Fibre types, Needle types and sizes- Technique Library: How to read a pattern, Holding your needles and yarn, Casting on- Stitch Combinations: Ribbing, Moss stitch, Garter stitch- Colourwork: Slipped stitch patterns, Holding yarn double, Alternating colours- Troubleshooting: Counting your rows, Dropped stitches, Extra stitchesOther title in the series:Craft in your Pocket: Crochet