Knitting patterns
Book - 2023
Knitting is fun, functional, and stress-relieving--get started today with Knitting Patterns For Dummies! Written for all skill levels and perfect for beginners, it includes patterns for socks, scarves, sweaters, and beyond. Add to your knitting repertoire and experiment with different textures, fun colors, and pattern shapes. You'll love the full-color project photos in the color insert and helpful, easy-to-understand instructions for every single project. Even if you've never followed a written pattern before, you can knit cool stuff with the practical, modern patterns inside. This friendly guide will help you pick the right needles and yarn, step you through reading and knitting the patterns, and then finishing off your masterpi...eces.
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Hoboken, NJ :
for dummies, A Wiley Brand
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9781394162079
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part 1. The Nuts and Bolts (or Sticks and String) of Knitting
- Part 2. A Primer on Stitches and Color
- Part 3. Patterns with Rectangles and Related Shapes
- Part 4. Patterns with Circles, Triangles, and More
- Part 5. The Part of Tens
- Appendix
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. The Nuts and Bolts (or Sticks and String) of Knitting
- Chapter 1. The Right Stuff: Knitting Supplies
- Unraveling the Basics of Yarn
- Checking out different types of packaging
- Reading a yarn label
- Choosing the right yarn for the job
- Determining how much yarn you need
- Getting to the Point of Needles
- Looking at different kinds of needles
- Understanding needle sizes
- Filling Your Knitting Bag with Other Gadgets
- Measuring tools
- Markers and holders
- Tools for keeping track of your knitting
- Finishing tools
- Chapter 2. Gauge Your Success
- Calculating Gauge for Any Project
- How Tense Are You? Tips for Knitting to the Right Gauge
- Relaxing with your knitting
- Switching needles if your gauge is off
- Swatching Before You Begin a New Project
- Making your swatch
- Measuring your swatch
- Practicing different gauges in a single swatch
- Checking Your Gauge throughout a Project
- When to check your gauge
- How to check your gauge
- Examining the Drapes of Different Gauges
- Chapter 3. Do You Measure Up? Size Matters
- Deciphering a Pattern's Size Information
- The kinds of size information in a pattern
- The sizing conventions in this book
- Measuring Yourself
- Knowing What Size You Should Knit
- Focusing on essential fit considerations
- Factoring in ease
- Trying the "favorite sweater" technique if you're still unsure about size
- Chapter 4. Break the Code; Reading Patterns
- Deciphering Knitroglyphics
- Understanding common terms and abbreviations
- Following a repeating pattern
- Reading charts and symbolcraft
- Try Before You Buy! Spot-Checking Patterns
- Are all the parts there?
- Do you understand the directions?
- Does the pattern come in your size and style?
- Part 2. A Primer on Stitches and Color
- Chapter 5. The Simplest Stitches
- Starting with Garter Stitch
- Knitting and Purling Stockinette Stitch
- Mixing It Up with Reverse Stockinette Stitch
- Staying Simple with Seed Stitch
- Creating Box Stitch
- Working Half Linen Stitch
- Chapter 6. Stitches that Look Tricky but Aren't
- Lining Up with Ribs
- 1 × 1 rib
- 2 × 2 rib
- 4 × 2 rib
- Broken rib
- Two-stitch rib
- Twisting Away with Cables
- Two-stitch twist
- Four-stitch cables
- Six-stitch cables
- Horseshoe cable
- Wave cable and chain cable
- Seeing Through Your Knitting with Lace
- Yarn overs
- Common decreases used in lace
- Double decreases
- Other essential lace know-how
- Openwork
- Feather and fan
- Climbing vine lace
- Arrowhead lace
- Chapter 7. Colorful Stitches
- Combining Colors with a Careful Eye
- Get in Line: Stripes
- Two-row stripes
- Regularly repeating stripes
- Random stripes
- Classic Color: Fair Isle Patterns
- Simple stranded pattern
- Small Fair Isle motif
- Fair Isle border
- Slip in Some Color: Mosaics
- Puzzle piece mosaic
- Woven cord mosaic
- Little mosaic
- Little boxes mosaic
- Miniature mosaic
- Color for Cheaters: Adding Details after You Finish Knitting
- Duplicate stitch
- Surface crochet
- Part 3. Patterns with Rectangles and Related Shapes
- Chapter 8. Rectangles to Wear
- Garter Stitch Scarf
- New skill: The double wrap (and beyond)
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Using beautiful yarns
- Variation: Creating a seafoam stitch scarf
- Ribbed Scarf
- New skill: Switching from knit to purl and back again
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Ribbed scarves with any yarn
- Box Stitch Scarf
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Twins scarf
- Variation: Two-yarns scarf
- Flat Hat
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Knitting a garter stitch flat hat
- Retro Slippers for Baby
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Using different yarns
- Variation: Sizing up
- Longways Multiyarn Stole
- New skill: Changing colors
- New skill: Making fringe
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Changing yarns
- Loose Rib Wrap
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Make your wrap a poncho
- Variation: Make your wrap a shrug
- Box Top
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Finishing your top
- Variation: Short and simple
- Chapter 9. Rectangles for the Home
- Felted Potholders
- New skill: Making miters
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Single-color potholders
- Variation: Striped potholders
- Variation: Coasters
- Variation: Mltered square afghan
- Throw Pillows
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Retro check pillow
- Variation: Bean sprout pillow
- Journal Cover
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Small journal cover in half linen stitch
- Nested Squares Baby Blanket
- New skill: Picking up stitches along a garter stitch edge
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Substituting yarns
- Chapter 10. Almost Rectangles
- Felted Messenger Bag
- New skill: The cable cast-on
- New skill: Working linen stitch by slipping stitches
- Materials and vital statistics
- Knitting the bag
- Creating the straps
- Finishing your bag
- One-Piece Baby Sweater
- New skill: Making a buttonhole
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Deceptively Simple Shell
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Finishing your shell
- Shawl-Collared Coat
- New skill: The three-needle bind-off
- New skill: Pick up and knit vertically
- New skill: Pick up and knit horizontally
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the left front panel
- Continuing with the right front panel
- Attaching the from and back panels
- Making the sleeves
- Creating the shawl collar
- Finishing your coat
- Variation: A beautiful border
- Hooded Coat
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the hood
- Knitting the left front
- Knitting the right front
- Attaching the front and back panels
- Making the sleeves
- Working the shawl collar and sides of hood
- Finishing your coat
- Part 4. Patterns with Circles, triangles, and More
- Chapter 11. Knitting in Circles
- Ruffled Cowl
- New skill: Joining your knitting in the round
- New skill: Increasing with kfb
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Turning your cowl into a poncho
- Wrist Warmers
- New skill: Working with double-pointed needles
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Ruffled Muffatees
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Basic Beanies
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Creating a cabled beanie
- Storybook Hats
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Changing yarns
- Mosaic Bags
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Keeping your bag plain and simple
- Variation: Striping your bag
- Chapter 12. Shaping Triangles
- The Most Basic Kerchief Ever
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- The Most Basic Shawl Ever
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Changing up your yarn
- Variation: Making a poncho
- Fully Fashioned Kerchief
- New skill: Additional left-slanting decreases
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Lacy Shawl
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Variation: Knitting through thick and thin
- Stretchy Halter Top
- Materials and vital statistics
- Knitting the front
- Making the back
- Finishing yourtop
- Short Row Scarf
- New skill: Working short rows
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Harlequin Blanket
- Materials and vital statistics
- Directions
- Chapter 13. Putting Together Rectangles and Triangles
- V-Neck T-Shirt
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Making the sleeves
- Finishing your T-shirt
- Variation: Crew neck T-shirt with garter stitch edging
- Kid's Top
- New skill: Picking up neckline stitches
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Making the sleeves
- Knitting the collar
- Finishing your sweater
- Variation: Short sleeves
- Variation: Cables
- Rollneck Pullover
- New skill: Setting in sleeves in a new way
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Making the sleeves
- Knitting the collar
- Finishing your sweater
- Variation: Showing your true colors
- Classic V-Neck Sweater
- New skill: Binding off in rib
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Making the sleeves
- Knitting the collar
- Finishing your sweater
- Variation: Crafting a crew neck
- Chapter 14. Knitting Beyond Geometry Class
- Bulky Zipped Cardigan
- New skill: Trying the make 1 increase
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the body
- Moving to the sleeves
- Knitting the collar
- Finishing your cardigan
- Half-Ribbed Raglan Cardigan
- New skill: Fashioning self-facing buttonbands
- New skill: Decreasing in rib
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the body
- Moving to the sleeves
- Crafting the collar
- Finishing your cardigan
- Variation: Using the perfect buttons
- Scoop-Neck Pullover
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Variation: Making a mosaic border
- Lacy V-Neck Top
- Materials and vital statistics
- Starting with the back
- Moving to the front
- Making the sleeves
- Creating the collar
- Finishing your top
- Variation: Lengthening your top
- Part 5. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 15. Ten Things You Can Knit with that Aren't Yarn or Needles
- Raffla or Ribbon
- Kite String
- Plastic Bags
- Old T-Shirts
- Cassette Tapes
- Licorice Ropes
- Pencils
- Chopsticks
- Skewers or Toothpicks
- Tinkertoys
- Chapter 16. Almost Ten Things You Can Do with Your Swatches
- Knit a Set of Coasters
- Sew Some Cozies
- Create Cat Toys
- Whip Up Washcloths and Soap Sacks
- Make Slippers
- Stitch a Crazy Quilt
- Keep a Knitting Journal
- Stash Away Swatches for Later Mending
- Store Swatches as Emergency Yarn
- Chapter 17. Ten Ways to MacGyver Your Knitting
- Winding Your Yarn with Power
- Crafting Your Own Knitting Needles
- Using Makeshift Cable Needles
- Measuring Your Knitting with Handy Items
- Substituting for Stitch Markers
- Storing Your Notions
- Smoothing Out Your Rough Edges
- Putting Your Stitches on Hold
- Counting Stitches and Rows the Low-Tech Way
- Cutting Yarn without Scissors
- Chapter 18. Ten Smart Ways to Care for Your Knits
- Read the Label
- Wash Wisely
- Avoid Hot Water and Agitation
- Always Air-Dry
- Clean Your Knits Regularly
- Store Your Knits Flat or Folded
- Save Some Yarn for Later (Just in Case)
- Knit Like You Care
- Give Care Instructions with a Gift
- Remember that Not Everything You Knit Is an Heirloom
- Appendix
- Index