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Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step By Step Visual Guide – Learn to Knit Like a Pro in Less than a Week!
Knitting Basics for BeginnersStep By Step Visual Guide – Learn to Knit Like a Pro in Less than a Week!If you are looking at this book than I would assume you are a smart and creative person and you want to learn how to knit. That´s wonderful! I am happy to introduce you to knitting. Before we get started, I just want to remind you that you will be learning a new mechanical skill. This means your fingers will feel awkward holding the needles and manipulating the yarn for the first little while. It doesn´t take long before your body begins to memorize the movements and your knitting will pick up speed and begin to look smoother and more professional.
However, for the first day or two try to be patient, concentrate on the required movement of the needles and yarn and find the most comfortable way for YOU to knit.
You are going to make errors. This a good thing because we learn more from our mistakes than we do from performing a task perfectly. In Chapter 7 I will discuss the most common problems beginners run into and various ways to solve them. You always have options in knitting.
We will begin with simple squares or swatches of knitting because they knit up quickly and you can use them to compare examples of different types of stitches, increases, and decreases to see what they might look like in a completed garment. You can make notes about what you have learned and attach them to the swatches with a safety-pin, so you have a resource you can go back to anytime you need to refresh your memory.
In this visual guide I teach
What Supplies And Equipment You Will NeedThe Basics Of Casting OnHow To Hold The NeedlesTwo Popular Methods Of Managing The YarnGarter Stitch KnittingHow To Cast OffHow To Start Your First Project Of Knitting A ScarfThe Purl StitchThe Increasing And DecreasingHow To Get GaugeHow To Deal With 9 Common Errors And MistakesHow To Put Final Touches To Your New CreationHow To Do Mattress Stitch To Join StitchAnd so much more…
Enjoy your new found Hobby!
However, for the first day or two try to be patient, concentrate on the required movement of the needles and yarn and find the most comfortable way for YOU to knit.
You are going to make errors. This a good thing because we learn more from our mistakes than we do from performing a task perfectly. In Chapter 7 I will discuss the most common problems beginners run into and various ways to solve them. You always have options in knitting.
We will begin with simple squares or swatches of knitting because they knit up quickly and you can use them to compare examples of different types of stitches, increases, and decreases to see what they might look like in a completed garment. You can make notes about what you have learned and attach them to the swatches with a safety-pin, so you have a resource you can go back to anytime you need to refresh your memory.
In this visual guide I teach
What Supplies And Equipment You Will NeedThe Basics Of Casting OnHow To Hold The NeedlesTwo Popular Methods Of Managing The YarnGarter Stitch KnittingHow To Cast OffHow To Start Your First Project Of Knitting A ScarfThe Purl StitchThe Increasing And DecreasingHow To Get GaugeHow To Deal With 9 Common Errors And MistakesHow To Put Final Touches To Your New CreationHow To Do Mattress Stitch To Join StitchAnd so much more…
Enjoy your new found Hobby!
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81 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 9, 2017
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October 18, 2017
Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step by Step Visual by Katrina Gale is a step by step guide through the basics knitting steps. It also includes tips to repairs common knitting mistakes and methods of joining pieces together.
I wish I had Knitting Basics for Beginners when I first learned to knit some 35 years ago. No one has ever explained so succinctly how stitches different and how to best decrease stitches, but my favorite section was on gauging. It is easy for beginners to assume that if they use the needles and yarn recommended in the pattern that the size of the garment will automatically be correct. Gale did an excellent job of explaining why gauge is so important and how to measure it before ever delving into a huge project.
When Katrina Gale titled her book Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step by Step Visual, she was not kidding. She includes many visuals. I first read the book on a tablet and truly appreciated how with a simple double tap, the small images magnified to a size that was easy to follow.
Gales writing style is very conversational and lacks pretension. She could just as easily be your lifelong knitting friend as an unknown author, and that easy within her writing made it easy to understand the instructions and relax. After all, as she mentions in the book. Everyone starts out as a beginner and will feel clumsy at first.
I highly recommend Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step by Step Visual for anyone who is learning to knit or returning to knitting after a long hiatus.
I wish I had Knitting Basics for Beginners when I first learned to knit some 35 years ago. No one has ever explained so succinctly how stitches different and how to best decrease stitches, but my favorite section was on gauging. It is easy for beginners to assume that if they use the needles and yarn recommended in the pattern that the size of the garment will automatically be correct. Gale did an excellent job of explaining why gauge is so important and how to measure it before ever delving into a huge project.
When Katrina Gale titled her book Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step by Step Visual, she was not kidding. She includes many visuals. I first read the book on a tablet and truly appreciated how with a simple double tap, the small images magnified to a size that was easy to follow.
Gales writing style is very conversational and lacks pretension. She could just as easily be your lifelong knitting friend as an unknown author, and that easy within her writing made it easy to understand the instructions and relax. After all, as she mentions in the book. Everyone starts out as a beginner and will feel clumsy at first.
I highly recommend Knitting Basics for Beginners: Step by Step Visual for anyone who is learning to knit or returning to knitting after a long hiatus.
November 19, 2018
Fabulous
As a new knitter this was really helpful!
I had a stitch and bitch book gifted to me and I was looking for something comparable for knitting! I feel like this was just what I needed to feel more confident reading knitting patterns! Thank you!!
As a new knitter this was really helpful!
I had a stitch and bitch book gifted to me and I was looking for something comparable for knitting! I feel like this was just what I needed to feel more confident reading knitting patterns! Thank you!!
November 25, 2020
Simple, clear directions for beginners.
A great book for those just getting started. Very well done. It introduced me to the basics without overwhelming me with a lot of advanced technical information. Just what I was looking for!
A great book for those just getting started. Very well done. It introduced me to the basics without overwhelming me with a lot of advanced technical information. Just what I was looking for!
May 11, 2024
Great for Beginners
Great book for beginners. Very helpful in understanding the basics of knitting. A helpful book to add to your library.
Great book for beginners. Very helpful in understanding the basics of knitting. A helpful book to add to your library.
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