The Complete Book of Knitting by Barbara Abbey, silver titles on red cloth with full color dust jacket.
You won't find a more comprehensive or detailed book on the art of knitting than this one by Barbara Abbey. The book thoroughly explains all the basic procedures of knitting, from eight different ways of casting on to the final details of blocking and lining garments. Also included are instructions for 200 pattern stitches, many never previously published, which can be used in making all kinds of knitted articles. The author tells how to knit in both English and Continental styles, how to knit left-handed, improve uneven knitting, graph patterns, figure gauges, knit with ribbon, take measurements, adapt pattern sizes and styles, shape seams, set in zippers and make buttonholes. More than 300 drawings illustrate all the fundamental steps of knitting , purling, increasing, decreasing, binding-off, making cables, braids, and other multiple stitches, and working Fair Isle, Argyle, and Scandinavian patterns.
Separate chapters describe the proper use of equipment, such as needles and crochet hooks, stitch holders, knitting counters, ring markers, yarn bobbins, and gauge counters, and the characteristics of a wide selection of yarns: wool, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, vicuna, angora, rayon, nylon, orlon, dacron and other man-made fibers mixtures.
The 200 pattern stitches, all illustrated with photographs showing the finished design, range from simple fabric stitches to elaborate lace patterns suitable for formal occasions, and are accompanied by suggestions for their best use as all-over designs, ribbing, trimmings, sportswear, baby or adult garments, scarves, and afghans.
With this superb reference and guide, anyone can learn how to knit well, to undertake any set of instructions and complete the project successfully, and even to adapt and create new designs.
Contents: (main titles only - sub titles are too numerous to list)
- Equipment
- Choosing Your Needles
- Types and Sizes of Needles for Special Uses
- Crochet Hooks
- Giant or Jiffy Knitting
- Extra Equipment
- Care of Equipment
- Knitting Yarns
- Wool Yarns
- Hair Yarns
- Manufacture: The History, Structure and Processes of Making Worsted and Woolen Yarns
- Choosing Yarns: Selecting the Correct Type for the Article to be Made
- Man-Made Fibers: Rayon, Nylon, Orlon, Dacron
- Abbreviations and Terms
- United States
- British
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Basic Knitting Procedures
- Casting On: Methods and Uses
- Knitting and Purling
- Left-Handed Knitting
- Uneven Knitting
- Variations: How to Use Knitting and Purling to Form Patterns
- Binding Off
- Decreasing
- Increasing
- Cross-Over Stitches: Cables
- Multiple Stitch Cross-Overs
- Miscellaneous Multiple Stitches
- Slipped Stitches
- Picking Up Stitches
- Knitted Hems
- Grafting
- Turning and Shaping
- Knitting With More Than One Color: Argyle, Fair Isle, and Scandinavian Knitting
- Picking Up Stitches From Woven Material
- Duplicate Stitching
- Determining Your Gauge
- Knitting With Ribbons
- Crocheted Finishes
- Taking Correct Measurements
- Assembling and Finishing
- Sweaters
- Front Borders for Cardigans
- Inserting Zippers
- Dry Blocking
- Wet Blocking: Making a Blocking Screen
- Tailored Finishing
- Linings and Lining Materials: How to Make Linings for jackets, Coats, Dresses, Sweaters, Blouses, Skirts
- Knitting Stitch Patterns: How to Select and Use Them
- 200 Pattern Stitches: Illustrations and Instructions
- List of Pattern Stitches
- Reversible Stitches I
- Reversible Stitches II
- Ribbing Stitches
- Fabric Stitches
- Non-Reversible Stitches
- "Small" Stitches
- Cable Stitches
- Lace Stitches
- Index
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Author: |
Barbara Abbey |
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Publisher: |
The Viking Press |
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Copyright Date: |
1972 |
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ISBN-13: |
9780670233991 |
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Format: |
Red Cloth Hardcover |
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Pages: |
239 |
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Condition: |
Good |