The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting: Learn to Knit with More Than 30 Cool, Easy Patterns (Paperback)

~ (Author), Mary Ellen O'Connell (Author)
Key Phrases: repeat rows, stitch guide, color sequence, Getting It All Together, Knitting Shorthand, Knit the Knit (more...)

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Chicks, start your sticks! This time it’s all about knitting

* More and more chicks want to knit--industry groups report huge increase in numbers of under-35 crafters

* Follow-up to The Chicks with Sticks® Guide to Crochet

* Fresh, fun, fashion-forward projects and super-simple step-by-steps, great for gatherings

Stop letting worry knit your brows, ladies. Let go of your fear of knitting, and take hold of The Chicks with Sticks® Guide to Knitting. With more than 30 simple, chic projects plus simple step-by-step instructions, this book is the complete guide to starting and enjoying this fun, rewarding hobby. New knitters can finish up their first projects in a weekend; more advanced beginners (that is, the ones who have knitted scarves before) can move to the next level. Call your posse and settle down in the living room or at the coffeehouse. The Chicks with Sticks will take care of the rest, from essential tools and materials to basic lessons to more than 30 doable projects, including cool belts, beautiful scarves, felted bags, stylish wraps, and snuggly sweaters.

About the Author

Nancy Queen is one of the Chicks with Sticks, the creators of a popular line of knitting and crochet patterns sold in yarn shops. A popular designer and instructor, she is the author of Crochet for Tots.

Mary Ellen O’Connell, the other Chick, is a lifelong knitter who creates knitting patterns for her own line, Meo Designs, as well as for the Chicks with Sticks. Both Chicks live near Philadelphia.

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Product Details Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill (August 19, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0823006751 ISBN-13: 978-0823006755 Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #40 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Knitting #79 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Needlecrafts

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repeat rows, stitch guide, color sequence, main color, working inc row, work remaining sts, heavy worsted weight yarn, finishing needle, width sleeve width, various finishing techniques, repeat across row, work until piece measures, armhole depth, armhole shaping, cap shaping, using whipstitch, circular needles, neck shaping, sleeve shaping, neck depth, test swatch, rib stitch, bind off loosely, straight needles, cable needle

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Getting It All Together, Knitting Shorthand, Knit the Knit, Purl the Purl, Bag Opening, Abbreviation Key, Finishing Note, Lattice Stitch Pattern, Completed Chest Measurements, Fair Isle, Broken Rib Stitch Pattern, Purl the Knit, Completed Measurements Approximately, Knit the Purl, Plymouth Baby Alpaca Brush

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (August 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823006751
• ISBN-13: 978-0823006755
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, November 13, 2008

By	Katherine E. Strout "Neptune's Gal" (Boondocks, Maine) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely love this book! It covers some the basics; for example they'll show you how to do a garter stitch and the patterns after are garter stitch only. Then they'll show you how to purl, and the patterns after incorporate purling, adding onto the regular knit stitch.

Of course, if you're more advanced at knitting then this book probably isn't for you, but I, as a beginner, absolutely love it! The patterns are pretty neat too (I have yet to finish or start one).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book, October 5, 2008

By	Tammy "AriRN" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

I only gave this book four stars strictly because of the lack of instructions. This book does great explaining the purl and knit stitches and basic methods. But beyond that you're not going to find much. It does include fabulous and beautiful projects that doesn't look like something your grandmother would wear (the whole reason I bought it). I would have liked more tips on troubleshooting and solving common knitting problems. But this book does do a good job explaining the basics. If you want to go beyond the basics and maybe venture into fair isle knitting, get another book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thirty simple, contemporary fashion projects, November 8, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

GUIDE TO KNITTING is a guide for beginning knitters, covering all the basic terminology, instructions and providing guides to basic patterns through thirty simple, contemporary fashion projects. Diagrams, assembly instructions and more make for a compelling read.