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Knitting Patterns For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kristi Porter
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 250211
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0470045566
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9780470045565
ASIN: 0470045566
Publication Date: September 2007
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Product Description
Have you always wanted to knit? Know the basics, but you’re looking to stretch your knitting skills? Knitting Patterns For Dummies is chock-full of simple instructions and easy-to-follow patterns to help you create a wide range of classic, beautiful knits for the whole family, from clothing to household items to gift ideas. This fun, friendly guide gives you scores of new ways to have fun with needles and yarn, with great projects such as basic ponchos and pullovers, felted bags and slippers, cabled sweaters, and home and baby accessories, to name a few. You get step-by-step instructions for all the patterns in the book, along with line drawings and 8 pages of full-color photos to guide you. And, with the variations added at the end of many of the patterns, you’ll have almost 100 projects to choose from! You’ll discover how to: - Select the right yarn and needles
- Decipher knitting lingo
- Measure your gauge, read a pattern, and understand garment sizing
- Work with common stitches, such as the stockinette, garter seed, box, and half linen
- Handle ribbing, cabling, and knitting lace
- Work with patterns with rectangles, circles, and triangles
- Use colorful stitches such as the Stripes, Fair Isle, and Mosaic
- Join shapes together in your design
- Create different textures and add color throughout a piece or just as accents
You’ll also find ten things you can knit with that aren’t yarn or needles, as well as plenty of tips for caring for your knits once they’re complete. From beanies to bags to blankets, Knitting Patterns For Dummies has it all—everything you need to pick up your sticks and get creative right away!
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 A handful of color plates and an assortment of black-and-white diagrams illustrate this step-by-step guide March 3, 2008
Knitwear designer Kristi Porter presents Knitting Patterns for Dummies, a worthy addition to the exemplary "For Dummies" series of guides designed to make their subject matter thoroughly accessible to beginners. Chapters address how to choose the right yarn and needles, common stitches and pattern shapes, how to measure one's gauge, read a pattern, and understand garment sizing, proper care of completed knitted creations, and much more. A handful of color plates and an assortment of black-and-white diagrams illustrate this step-by-step guide, enthusiastically recommended as a top-notch self-teaching resource.
 pattern incorect February 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am having a problem with one of the patterns in the book and don't know who to get in contact with about it.Mary B
Fun, quirky and very informative October 23, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
One of the many things that I LOVE about this book is that while it is great for beginners - with many good graphics and descriptions of stitches and finishing etc - it is absolutely fantastic for those of us who aspire to get past a rigid pattern and want to try and create our own designs. It is very clearly thought out. Instructions, hints and tips aplenty. It genuinely does have something for everybody. What's more it's written in a fun and quirky way. Who'd have thought about using liquorice as a yarn ;-) As I say "I love it!"Knitting Patterns For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
Impressive October 3, 2007
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm not a knitter, but I've seen Kristi's work, and every thing she's designed has been colorful, creative and fun.
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