دانلود کتاب Knitting for Dummies

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with Knitting
Chapter 1 Two Needles, a Ball of Yarn, and a Little Know-how
Why Knit?
Knitting up good karma
Inspiring a feeling of accomplishment
Keeping your mind and hands occupied
Creating a one-of-a-kind piece
What Knitters Need
The tools
An understanding of the basics
An understanding of knitterese
Teaching Yourself to Knit from a Book
Swatching
Putting it into practice
Chapter 2 Tools of the Trade
Yearning for Yarn: The (Quick) Consumer’s Guide
Fixating on fiber fundamentals
A weighty matter: Considering yarn weight
Looking at yarn packaging
Choosing yarn for a project
Selecting Knitting Needles
Exploring needles
Sizing them up
Accounting for needle makeup and tip type
Collecting Gizmos and Gadgets
Stocking up on the essentials
Examining nice-to-have extras
Eyeing Blocking Equipment
Organizing Your Equipment
Chapter 3 Taking the Mystery Out of Patterns and Gauge
Reading Stitch Patterns
Deciphering Knitterese: Common abbreviations and shorthand
Following written stitch patterns
Reading charted stitch patterns
Gauge: Getting the Size Right
Knowing what affects gauge
Making a gauge swatch
Measuring your gauge
Matching your pattern’s gauge
Designing with gauge in mind
Part 2 Knitting Primer
Chapter 4 The Fundamentals: Casting On, Knitting, Purling, and Binding Off
Casting On
Two-strand (or long-tail) cast-on
Cable cast-on (cable co)
Thumb (or e-loop) cast-on
Now You’re Knitting and Purling
Knitting know-how
Perfect purling
Knitting and purling, Continental-style
Binding (or Casting) Off
Standard bind-off
Yarn-over bind-off
Helpful hints for binding off
Chapter 5 Basic Stitches You’ll Use Again and Again
Go-To Stitches: Garter, Stockinette, and Seed Stitches
Garter stitch
Stockinette stitch
Seed stitch
Adding Stretch with Ribbed Stitches
1 x 1 ribbing
2 x 2 ribbing
4 x 2 and 2 x 4 ribbing
4 x 4 ribbing
Chapter 6 Techniques Every Knitter Should Know
Slipping Stitches
Making a Yarn Over
Between 2 knit stitches
Between a knit and a purl stitch
Between 2 purl stitches
Between a purl stitch and a knit stitch
Twisting Stitches: Knitting through the Back Loop
Working Increases
Bar increase, or knit in front and back
Working a make 1
Knitting into the stitch below
Making a double increase
Increasing at several points in a single row
Doing Decreases
Knitting 2 stitches together
Purling 2 stitches together
Slip, slip, knit
Pass slipped stitch over
Making double decreases
Chapter 7 Oops! Fixing Common Mistakes
Stopping Mistakes or Catching Them Early
Dealing with Dropped Stitches
Finding and securing a dropped stitch
Rescuing a dropped stitch in the row below
Saving a dropped stitch with a crochet hook
Ripping (Your Heart) Out
Ripping out stitch by stitch
Ripping out row by row
Chapter 8 Knitting in the Round
Why Going in Circles Can Be a Good Thing
Choosing Needles for Circular Knitting
Casting On for Circular Knitting
Joining the Round
Joining on a circular needle
Joining on double-pointed needles
Tidying up the first and last stitches
Working Common Stitches in the Round
Using Steeks for a Clean Break
Sewing in a steek
Crocheting a steek
Cutting your fabric after you steek
Measuring Gauge in the Round
Chapter 9 Practicing with Simple Projects
Everywhere Bag in Garter Stitch
Materials and vital statistics
Directions
Variations
Bias Knit Scarf
Materials and vital statistics
Directions
Variations
Scalloped Scarf
Materials and vital statistics
Directions
Variations
Button Pillow
Materials and vital statistics
Directions
Variations
Mistake Rib Scarf and Fingerless Mitts
Materials and vital statistics
Scarf directions
Fingerless mitts directions
Variation
Projects Knitted In the Round
Simple Textured Cowl
Two-way Hat
Part 3 Techniques for the More Experienced Knitter
Chapter 10 Adding Interest with Stripes
Seeking the Story on Stripes
Textured Stripes, or How to Stand Out in a Crowd
Reverse stockinette stitch stripes
Garter stitch stripes
Knitting Colorful Stripes
Picking colors for your project
Counting rows
Joining colors
Dealing with old colors and loose ends
Knitting Stripes in the Round
Stirring Up Stripes: Combining Texture and Color
Varying your stitch pattern
Making waves
Striping any which way
Practice Striped Projects
Bold and Bright Scarf
Slouchy Hat with Pompom
Two-row Striped Shawlette
Chapter 11 Cable Musings and Interesting Twists
Cable Basics
Twisting to the right or left
Reading cable charts
Checking gauge in a cable pattern
A Cornucopia of Cables
Standard (rope) cable
Open cable
Double cable
Wave cable
Chain cable
Honeycomb cable
Braid cable
Varying a cable
Making Twists
Twisting to the right
Twisting to the left
Practice Cable Projects
Cable Hat with Pompoms
Horseshoe Cable Hand Warmers
Horseshoe Cable Cowl with Buttons
Chapter 12 Let the Sun Shine In: Knitting Lace
Reading Lace Charts
Yarn-over increase and decrease symbols
No-stitch symbol
Knitting Different Kinds of Lace
Eyelet patterns
Open lace patterns
Faggot lace
Incorporating Lace into Other Pieces
Lace insertions
Lace edgings
Avoiding and Correcting Mistakes When Working Lace Patterns
Finding the error
Ripping out lace
Blocking Lace
Practice Lace Projects
Scarf with Faggot Lace
Lace Leaf Shawl
Simple Eyelet Lace Market Bag
Chapter 13 Fair Isle and Intarsia Techniques
Knitting Fair Isle
Charting the Fair Isles
General rules for successful Fair Isle knitting
One-handed or two? Ways to work Fair Isle
Managing the back: Catching floats
Painting with Yarn: Getting into Intarsia
Charting intarsia
Knitting intarsia
Using intarsia in motifs
Ending the Ends
Weaving as you go: The quick method
Weaving in later: The slow method
Practice Projects
Hit the Slopes Headband
Fair Isle Leg Warmers
Intarsia Tooth Fairy Pillow
Chapter 14 Fulling Fun: Making Your Project’s Presence Felt
Distinguishing between Fulling and Felting
Creating the Right Conditions to Full Knitted Fabric
Finding a fulling-friendly project
Choosing your fiber
Getting the right fabric gauge
Controlling water temperature, soap, agitation, and time
The Fulling Experience: How to Full
Hand fulling
Machine fulling
Practice Fulling Projects
Fulled Cabled Bag In-the-Round
Fulled Scarf in Horseshoe Lace
Part 4 Making Knitted Garments
Chapter 15 Anatomy of a Sweater Pattern
Picture This: Studying the Garment Photo
Assessing the Pattern at a Glance
How hard is “easy”? Level of difficulty
How big is “big”? Knitted measurements
Materials
Gauge
Special pattern stitches
Schematics and charts
Knitting instructions
Finishing
Chapter 16 How to Knit a Sweater, Step by Step
Gathering Your Materials
A good pattern
Yarn
Knitting needles
Other supplies to have handy
Before You Cast On
Step 1: Pick a size
Step 2: Find your gauge
Knitting . . . at Last!
Knitting the back
Knitting the front
Putting the front and back together
Knitting sleeves
The Big Picture: Keeping Track of Where You Are
Chapter 17 Getting It Together: Blocking and Assembling Your Pieces
Tying Up Loose Ends
Weaving ends up the sides
Weaving the ends horizontally
Weaving ends into a bound-off edge
Better Blocking
Getting your blocking equipment together
Steam, dunk, or spray? Deciding which blocking method to use
Wet blocking
Spray blocking
Steam blocking
Three-dimensional blocking
Basic Techniques for Joining Pieces
Three-needle bind-off (head to head)
Grafting stitches (the Kitchener stitch)
Mattress stitch
Sewing seams with backstitch
Determining the Order of Sweater Assembly
Joining back to front at the shoulder
Attaching a sleeve to a sweater body
Making side and sleeve seams
Chapter 18 Finishing Touches: Neckbands, Edging, Buttonholes, and More
Picking Up Stitches to Knit
Picking up stitches along a horizontal edge
Picking up stitches on a vertical edge
Picking up stitches on a diagonal or curved edge
Picking up: A reality check
Bring on the Bands
Bottoms up! Vertical bands
Horizontal picked-up bands
Hole in One: Buttonholes
All-purpose horizontal buttonhole
Simple vertical buttonhole
Round (eyelet) buttonhole
Button Up!
Plotting button placement
So happy together: Keeping your buttons buttoned
Sewing on buttons
Chapter 19 Starter Garments
Women’s Easy Top-Down Raglan
Materials and vital statistics
Directions
Finishing
Baby’s Layette: Cardigan, Booties, Hat, and Blanket
Cardigan
Booties
Hat
Blanket
Chunky Cabled Vest with Hood or Collar
Materials and vital statistics
Special stitches
Stitch patterns
Directions
Finishing
Option: Hood
Option: Ribbed Collar
Variations
Part 5 The Part of Tens
Chapter 20 Ten Quick Knitting Projects and Gifts
Large-Gauge Wrist Warmers
Materials
Directions
Log Cabin Swatch Potholder
Materials
Directions
Swatch Scarf
Materials
Directions
Braided Novelty Yarn Scarf
Materials
Directions
Knit Journal
Materials
Directions
Recycled Sweater Mittens
Materials
Directions
Thrift Store Sweater Bag
Materials
Directions
Drink Cozy
Materials
Directions
Felted Checkbook Cover
Knitted Flower Pin
Materials
Directions
Chapter 21 Ten Unkinking Exercises for Knitters
Five Ways to Slough Stress from Your Shoulders and Arms
Five Ways to Relax Your Hands and Wrists
Part 6 Appendixes
Appendix A: More Stitches and Cool Effects
Appendix B: Knitting Resources
Index
EULA