Blankets and Throws to Knit: Patterns and Piecing Instructions for 100 Knitted Squares

With 40 stylish patterns, this guide aims to show young knitters how to get started, how to make it fun and how to make the hip clothes they want. Step-by-step instructions illustrate every technique.

Featuring four-colour photographs and instructional illustrations, this book contains instruction, inspiration, and various designs, from a fishnet skullcap to a lacy evening wrap. For knitters and new crocheter's exploring the hook, it features a discussion of tools, what the gauges mean, plus basic techniques and stitch patterns.

A handbook for knitters at all levels covers key information on materials and techniques, providing a reference library of stitch patterns, color charts for a variety of creative options, and more than twenty-five illustrated projects for clothes, accessories, and home furnishings. Original.

Choose from 200 beautiful block designs and learn different ways of joining them to make blankets and throws that are both functional and decorative. From Art Deco geometric patterns to traditional chequer-board stripes and elaborate motifs, discover new ways to combine colour, pattern and texture. Crochet is one of the oldest and most fascinating ways of creating a fabric out of yarn. Find out ..

Explains how to create everything from openwork and lace through to woven and hairpin crochet. Useful for both the highly experienced and the absolute beginner, this book takes you through the basic techniques to a project section that provides guidance for making colourful and stylish garments for you to wear.

An essential accessory for your favourite teapot and the ultimate in homely comfort... every dedicated tea-lover should have a tea cozy - or few to choose from. This title in the Cozy... series shows off a range of quirky cozies to knit and crochet. The projects are accompanied with patterns and instructions for how to create your cozies.

Teaches beginners how to knit in plain English, using a line of 'knit' translated into a line of English, so that knitters will feel confident about taking that next big step into the world of knitting patterns on their own.

Helps you learn the techniques and then choose from 20 projects, including various things from bags and blankets to hats and sweaters. This book offers advice on yarns and equipment and a stitch gallery for 80 different patterns.

Vintage knitting patterns from the 1930s, 40s and 50s invoke the timeless chic of that more innocent age, and have become highly collectible. This book presents 21 period designs for the modern knitter. It features patterns that have been subtly simplified.

Certain challenges are often faced when learning how to knit. This is a reference for various aspects of knitting - from the first stitch you cast on to the care and maintenance of your projects. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned expert, it presents more than 400 step-by-step illustrations and diagrams to guide you through the process.