(DOWNLOAD) "Learn How to Knit" by Suzy Stewart " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Learn How to Knit
- Author : Suzy Stewart
- Release Date : January 11, 2011
- Genre: Crafts & Hobbies,Books,Lifestyle & Home,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2677 KB
Description
If youâre a complete beginner and want to learn how to knit fast⊠if you can already knit some basic patterns but want to increase your skills⊠if you want to discover some new tricks to make knitting more fun⊠then this book was written just for you.
Knitting is not as complicated as one might think and here are some of the reasons why:
- Itâs cheap to get started
- Thereâs only a few techniques you have to learn, the basics
- Everything is based on patterns, as long as you can follow directions -- you can knit!
- If you mess up you can just go back and re-knit it again
- You can practice as much as you want -- yarn is so cheap nowadays -- you can practice all day for almost nothing
- And you don't need to know a lot of technical stuff
In fact, there are only a few basics techniques you have to master (plus some insider short-cuts) and once you get those, it can make you TEN TIMES better as a knitter.
Here's just some of what's inside...
- Fast-start beginnerâs kit: everything you need to get started at your new hobby FAST!
- Knitting yarn 101: what you need to know about the different types of yarn, their properties and uses
- How to hold the yarn and needle for the best results⊠even if youâre a complete beginner
- Beginning steps in knitting: the two best methods of casting on and the steps to starting nearly every knitting project youâll do
- The 3 basic stitches and how to do them step-by-step with explanations and pictures
- How to make cables⊠cast-off⊠how to attach yarns to your project⊠and methods of blocking
- How to increase and decrease to achieve various shapes while knitting
- 4 different types of seams and the best way to create each one to hold garments together
- How to work colors into your patterns so it looks artistically pleasing and professional
- A short-cut guide for how to launder and take care of your knitted garments so they always look brand-new and never get damaged
- A cheat-sheet guide for following patterns and how to read them (all patterns use abbreviations and use their own language -- this guide will keep you on the right path)
- Plus much MORE!
This just scratches the surface of what's in this book. It gives you everything you need to get started in your new hobby of knitting today.