Knitting Know-How: Techniques, Lessons and Projects for Every Knitter’s Library PDF
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This book is dedicated to Bob and to Philippe. You are our reasons for being. Knitting Know-How Dorothy T. Ratigan & Judith Durant Contents Introduction Part I Materials and Tools Chapter One: Yarn How Yarn Is Sold What Yarn Is Made From Ply and Twist Weight, Gauge and Hand How to Substitute Yarns Estimating Yardage Chapter Two: Needles Needle Composition Needle Types Needle Sizes Chapter Three: Working with Patterns and Charts How to Read a Pattern Common Abbreviations Reading Charts Part II The Basics Chapter Four: The Stitches The Knit Stitch The Purl Stitch Twisting Stitches Slipping Stitches Combining Knits and Purls Other Ways to Manipulate Stitches Styles of Knitting Starting a New Yarn and Weaving in the Ends Fixing Mistakes Chapter Five: The Edges Casting On Selvedge Edges Picking Up Stitches What If I Knitted the Wrong Type of Edge? Binding Off Special Considerations Chapter Six: Shaping Increases Decreases Short-Row Shaping Chapter Seven: Flat and Circular Knitting Flat Knitting Circular Knitting Troubleshooting and Special Considerations Part III Decorative Knitting Chapter Eight: Color Knitting Fair Isle Knitting (Or Not) Intarsia Mosaic Knitting Mitered Knitting Double Knitting Working with Hand-Painted and Variegated Yarns Multicolored Ribbing Two-Color Braids Duplicate Stitch Cross-Stitch Embroidery Knitting Stripes in the Round Chapter Nine: Cables Types of Cables Traveling Stitches Accents Panels Cabled Ribs Background Stitches Planning Cable Designs Fixing Mistakes Chapter Ten: Lace Special Decreases The Magic of Blocking Fixing Mistakes in Lace To Chart or Not to Chart Lace Edgings Chapter Eleven: Knitting with Beads Beads for Knitting Stringing Beads Bead Knitting Beaded Knitting Slip-Stitch Bead Knitting Hooked Bead Knitting Carry-Along Bead Knitting Beaded Cast On Part IV Garment Planning Chapter Twelve: Planning Projects Why Gauge Matters Measuring Body Parts Planning for Sweater Ease Negative Ease Sweater Shapes Balancing and Centering Patterns Planning Aran Patterns Knitting in Different Directions Altering Patterns Chapter Thirteen: Sleeves Drop Shoulder Sleeves Raglan Sleeves Set-In Sleeves Saddle Sleeves Chapter Fourteen: Necklines and Collars Neckline Shapings Collars Chapter Fifteen: Pockets Pocket Placement Basic Horizontal Pocket Vertical Pocket Diagonal Pocket with Decorative Edge Kangaroo Pouch Patch Pocket Afterthought Pocket Chapter Sixteen: Closures Button Bands Buttonholes Zippers Frogs Chapter Seventeen: Finishing and Storing Blocking, Cleaning and Storing Special Considerations Part V Project Lessons Faux Earflap Hats Beady Cable Gloves Double-Knit Mitts Diamond Central Scarf Stranded Lattice Socks Austin’s Jacket Ambrosia Sweater Lisdoonvarna Aran Resources Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Dorothy and Judith met in the mid 1990s, when Judith was book editor at Interweave Press and Dorothy worked as a freelance technical editor for Interweave’s knitting books. When Interweave Knits magazine was launched in 1996 with Judith as co-editor, Dorothy was a big part of the enterprise, both as technical editor and writer of the “Beyond the Basics” column. And, of course, we both contributed designs. Although Judith had been knitting for more than thirty years, it wasn’t until knitting became a big part of her working life that she realized how much she didn’t know. Early on in the relationship, Judith saw the potential for gathering Dot’s knitting knowledge into a book to share with the world. The problem was finding the time to do it. While Dot had gathered an enormous amount of knitting know-how, it wasn’t collected and filed in any particular order. Some things were written down; many things were not. No disrespect intended, but Judith likes to say that each bit of Dot’s information is stored on a sticky note in her brain; you never know which sticky note may fall out at any given time, and there’s no way to easily access the one you want. We tried to start pulling it together a while back, but the need to work on other projects to pay the bills kept us from completing the task. When F+W Media offered us a contract to do the book, we finally had no choice but to get to it. Judith caught Dot’s sticky notes as they dropped and made a list. We then added some of Judith’s know-how to the list and came up with a master plan. As we worked through our outline, we remembered questions frequently asked by our students and made sure we answered every one of them. And as we worked through the chapters, we realized once again that knitting is an ever-evolving craft, and that there is almost always more than one way to solve a problem. So, rather than just present a dictionary of techniques, we chose to include only those that have worked best for us over the years. And we’ve done our best to describe why we’ve chosen these methods over others.
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