The Knitting Stitches Bible: 100 swatches to mix, match and make

This beginner’s guide to knitting, translated from the French, brings together 100 swatches to choose and work with along with a project for a patchwork blanket that will test the skills the book will teach the reader—with plenty of photography and step by step instructions. The book will begin by teaching true beginners the basic techniques needed, 10 basic stitches and giving the reader the information needed otherwise understand terms and resources like charts, things like tension, lingo and abbreviations. After introducing these essentials, it will move on to swatch patterns, presenting 90, slowly increasing in complexity—even touching on color work and embroidery. The blanket project outlined here is a great option to work on sporadically or in patches of time. Finally, the book teaches how to finish projects, how to care for your amazing projects, and indexes for quick reference convenience.