fun and fashionable designs for the novice knitter
Jeanette A. Trotman.
New York
St. Martin's Griffin
2007
128 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Tools, materials & techniques --;Tools --;Yarn and other materials --;Holding the yarn and needles --;Casting on --;Knit and purl --;Stitch patterns --;Binding off --;Grafting --;Gauge --;Patterns and charts --;Shaping --;Circular knitting --;Other stitch techniques --;Constructing a sock --;Finishing --;Quick & easy projects --;1. Textured baby bootees --;2. Stripy toddler toasties --;3. Buttoned baby bootees --;4. Butterfly and bumble boots --;5. Felted Sunday boots --;6. Side-seam socks --;7. Beaded Argyle socks --;8. Basic tubular socks --;9. Spiral heelless socks --;10. Pompom bobby socks --;11. Love-heart slippers --;12. Ribbon-and-lace stockings --;13. Lace-panel socks --;14. Top-seam socks --;15. Stripy lace socks --;16. Knee-high socks --;17. Beaded legwarmers --;18. Mock-cable socks --;19. Stripy Fair Isle socks --;20. Slip-stich rib socks --;Yarn directory and suppliers.
Introduces a collection of simple but stunning designs for a variety of colorful hand-knit socks, in a user-friendly handbook that includes step-by-step instructions, detailed patterns, and tips on the tools and techniques of knitting.