The Principles of Knitting : : Methods and Techniques of Hand Knitting

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Call Number: 746.432 Hi, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Hiatt, June
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	746.432 Hi	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Hiatt, June	4-week checkout	On Shelf

pt. 1. Learning and methods : Knitting methods ; Circular and flat knitting -- pt. 2. Constructing a fabric : Casting on ; Selvedges and steeks ; Casting off ; Shaping a fabric ; Picking up stitches ; Openings ; Hems, facings, pleats, and tucks -- pt. 3. Decorative techniques : The stitches ; Increase and decrease techniques ; Increase and decrease stitch patterns ; Color techniques ; Surface decoration -- pt. 4. Special fabrics : Double-fabrics ; Inlay ; Twined knit ; Felting and fulling ; Uncommon shapes -- pt. 5. Stitch and color patterns : Written stitch patterns ; Charted stitch patterns ; Charted color patterns -- pt. 6. Pattern design : Stitch gauge ; Measurements and schematics ; Calculations for pattern design ; Charted garment patterns -- pt. 7. Materials : Fibers ; Yarns ; Tools -- pt. 8. Working a project : Working a project ; Written garment patterns ; Cleaning and dressing a knit ; Finishing techniques.
A revised and updated edition of a popular classic primer shares comprehensive guidelines for beginning and experienced knitters that demonstrate how to approach a full range of techniques.

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comprehensive submitted by jayin on July 17, 2012, 12:07pm This is a comprehensive guide for knitting. Nothing too exciting, but a good basic overview.

Like a graduate level knitting textbook submitted by crwilley on June 14, 2013, 9:01am Principles of Knitting has got to be just about the most comprehensive book of knitting technique ever written. It is absolutely not the book you want to learn to knit from - but if you're an experienced knitter looking for instructions on how to do some obscure technique, it's in here. The book has a few quirks: Hiatt decided that "front" and "back" meant too many things in knitting jargon and came up with new terms for a few of them (e.g. instead of "knit front and back" to increase, you will "knit nearside and farside"), and information is not necessarily in the chapter you might think it would be in - you will make more use of the index than the table of contents. The diagrams are very clear, and once you figure out the nearside/farside thing, so are the written instructions.