Learn to Knit, Love to Knit

583 Pages·2013·11.4 MB·English

by  Anna Wilkinson

Text, projects, and designs copyright © 2012
Anna Wilkinson
Photography copyright © 2012
Laura Edwards
Artwork, design and layout copyright © 2012
Quadrille Publishing Ltd.
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Potter Craft, an imprint of the
Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New
York.
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POTTER CRAFT and colophon are registered trademarks of
Random House, Inc.
Originally published in the United Kingdom by
Quadrille Publishing Ltd., London, in 2012.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wilkinson, Anna, 1987-
Learn to knit, love to knit / Anna Wilkinson. – 1 [edition],
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-8041-3680-8 (pbk.) – ISBN 978-0-8041-3681-5
(ebook)
1. Knitting–Patterns. I. Title.
TT825.W554 2013
746.43’2–dc23
2013008139
Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-8041-3680-8
Ebook ISBN 978-0-8041-3681-5
Photographs by Laura Edwards
Jacket design by Claire Peters
Jacket photographs by Laura Edwards
v3.1
For my parents, Joanna and Martin Wilkinson.
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
Basic knitting tool kit
Understanding yarns, patterns, and abbreviations
Basic knitting techniques
LEARN TO KNIT PROJECTS
Striped scarf and mittens with giant
pompoms
Shopping bag with dropped-stitch
detail
Wristwarmers with contrasting ribbing
His or hers bobble hats
Hand puff and collar with embroidery
Simple round neck sweater with
raglan sleeves
Cropped cardigan with cabled sleeves
Lace collar with tie fastening
Lace top with bow
LOVE TO KNIT PROJECTS
Random-striped sweater
College-style cardigan with patch
pocket
Shawl collar cardigan with floral
embroidery
Fair Isle band sweater with short
sleeves
Textured cardigan with ribbed waist
Fair Isle and rib tank top
Cabled tam and snood
Polka-dot socks
Cabled cardigan with short sleeves
Tartan sweater with three-quarter-
length sleeves
Tweed cape
Yarn information
Acknowledgments