Research Catalog

Title

• Speed knitting : 24 quick and easy projects / by Kris Percival ; photographs by Sheri Giblin ; illustrations by Randy Stratton.

Author

Percival, Kris

Publication

San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Giblin, Sheri

Description

132 p. : col. ill.; 21 x 23 cm.

Summary

Filled with simple diagrams, step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs, and a vast array of tips and techniques, this how-to guide features knitting projects for all levels of skill, from a toddler tank dress, to a men's crew neck sweater, to a button-up pillow cover.

Subject

Knitting > Patterns

Genre/Form

Patterns

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- 1. Getting started (Yarns -- Needles -- Miscellaneous paraphernalia) -- 2. Accessories (Classic skinny scarf -- Mossy scarf and hat -- Scenester scarf-hat -- Snaky belt -- Messenger bag -- Ribby wrist warmers -- Gauntlet mittens) -- 3. Apparel (Lacy poncho -- Fuzzy capelet -- Simple shrug -- Sea foam shawl -- Scoop neck vest -- Fuzzy ballet sweater -- Cap-sleeved summer shift -- Me's crew-neck pullover -- Ribby halter) -- 4. Gifts to give and get (Match my couch throw -- Button-up pillow cover -- Lickety-split baby shower set -- Dog sweater -- Cat mat -- Toddler tank top -- Zigzag baby blanket -- Toddler tank dress) -- 5. Techniques (Holding the needles -- Positioning the yarn -- Casting on -- The knit stitch, American style -- The knit stitch, Continental style -- The purl stitch -- Binding off -- Weaving in loose ends -- Picking up dropped stitches -- Joining a new strand of yarn -- Creating patterns with stitches -- Increasing -- Decreasing -- Yarn over -- Fringe -- Knitting in the round -- Making seams -- Picking up stitches -- Gauge -- Blocking -- Knitting slip stitch -- Crocheting slip stitch -- Short rows).

ISBN

• 0811852458
• 9780811852456

LCCN

^^2005027444

OCLC

61757936

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library