Machine derived contents note: Part 1: Begin at the Beginning -- 1 Choose Your Palette: A Yarn Primer 4 -- To help you choose the best yarn for your projects, here's a look at the different types of -- yarns and fibers available. -- 2 An Overview of Knitting and Crochet Tools 16 -- This chapter sorts out the tools you'll need and demystifies needles and hooks. -- 3 Why Gauge Is So Important 26 -- You will not learn a more important concept in knitting and crocheting than measur- -- ing and verifying gauge. -- -- Part 2: Learningto Knit 34 -- 4 Building the Foundation: Casting On Stitches 36 -- All things must begin somewhere, and when you knit, you start a project by casting on -- stitches. This chapter tells you how. -- 5 The Big Three: Knitting, Purling, and Binding Off 44 -- Knit one, purl two you've probably heard that mysterious chant repeated in car- -- toons, films, or TV shows. But how? This chapter teaches you how to knit, how to -- purl, and how to end your work. -- 6 What Goes Up Must Come Down: Increasing and Decreasing 58 -- This chapter shows you how to increase and decrease stitches to shape your knitting. -- 7 Beyond the Basics: Adding to Your Knitting Repertoire 68 -- With the addition of a few simple moves, you can change the way your stitches-and -- your projects-look. -- 8 Making Your Knitting Colorful 76 -- Spice up your projects with a little zing. This chapter covers five ways to add color -- 9 Knitting in the Round 84 -- You've been knitting back and forth; now try knitting in a circle to create a tube. This -- chapter tells you all about it. -- 10 Correcting Common Knitting Gaffes 92 -- Don't let a few common mistakes spoil your fun! A few easy tricks will help get your -- knitting back on track. -- -- Part 3: Learning to Crochet 00 -- 11 Getting Started: Basic Crochet Stitches 102 -- In this chapter, you learn the basic stitches plus all about the importance of turning -- chains. -- 12 Shaping Your Work 120 -- Increases and decreases let you shape your fabric as well as work pretty stitch patterns. -- 13 Beyond the Basics: Adding to Your Crochet Repertoire 126 -- Slight changes to basic crochet alter the way these stitches look. You also learn about -- filet crochet and an entirely new concept called Afghan or Tunisian crochet. -- 14 Crocheting Around 140 -- You've been crocheting back and forth, but now it's time to make circles and squares by -- crocheting around. -- 15 Colorful Crochet 148 -- In this chapter, you learn to add color to your projects by adding stripes and changing -- colors in the same row. -- Part 4: Finishing Touches for Knitting and Crocheting 154 -- 16 Finishing Your Work: Seaming and Blocking 156 -- This chapter teaches you how to seam and block for professional results. -- 17 Edgings 166 -- Edgings are often used around square or rectangular pieces for decoration or to help -- the piece lie flat. You learn all about them in this chapter -- 18 Embellishments 170 -- Fringe, tassels, and pom-poms add pizzazz to knit and crochet projects. -- Part 5: Knitting and Crocheting Patterns 176 -- 19 Talking the Talk: Reading a Knit or Crochet Pattern 178 -- This chapter helps you make sense of the code in which patterns are written. -- 20 Knitting Stitch Patterns 187 -- Here you'll find a collection of common and helpful patterns, all using a combination -- of knits and purls. -- 21 Knitting Patterns 191 -- In this chapter, you get six easy patterns to start you on your adventure in knitting. -- 22 Crochet Patterns 211 -- Enter the world of crochet with these three simple patterns.
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