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Knitting a Scarf In A Day For Dummies: (In A Day For Dummies)


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Learn to knit a scarf in a day? Easy. Want to know how to knit a scarf? The secret's out-you can learn to do it in just a day with the help of this fun guide, no matter your knitting experience. This handy little guide gives you a clear understanding of the essential steps and techniques involved in creating a great scarf! You'll get a friendly, hands-on introduction to basic knitting techniques, tools, and terminology, as well as detailed coverage of the most common stitches. Plus, you'll get a list of recommended beginner routines and advice for fixing common mistakes.* Key knitting techniques, tools of the trade, and terminology* Getting started, step-by-step* Coverage of basic stitches and fixing common mistakes* Online component takes you beyond the book with bonus content and features Get ready to keep those needles clacking as you knit a fabulous handmade scarf!

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 What You Can Do In A Day 1 Conventions Used in This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Chapter 1: Knitting Need-to-Knows 5 Why Knit? 5 Knitting your worries away 5 Gaining a feeling of accomplishment 6 Keeping your mind and hands occupied 6 Creating a one-of-a-kind piece 6 Sorting Out What Knitters Need 7 The tools 7 An understanding of the basics 8 Selecting Yarn: The (Quick) Consumer's Guide 9 Fiber fundamentals 9 A weighty matter 11 Yarn packaging 12 Reading labels 12 Choosing a ball, skein, or hank 13 Picking Up Knitting Needles 14 Sizing up needles 14 Seeing what they're made of 15 Grabbing Must-Have Gadgets 16 Chapter 2: Deciphering Patterns and Gauge 17 Reading Stitch Patterns 17 Deciphering common abbreviations and shorthand 18 Following written stitch patterns 20 Measuring Gauge to Get the Size Right 21 Considering what affects gauge 23 Making a gauge swatch 24 Measuring your gauge 25 Matching your pattern's gauge 25 Chapter 3: Essential Skills: Casting On, Knitting, Purling, and Binding Off 27 Casting On 28 Now You're Knitting and Purling 31 Getting a knack for knitting 32 Pushing forward with purling 36 Binding (or Casting) Off 37 Chapter 4: Basic Stitches You'll Use Again and Again 41 Starting with Garter Stitch 42 Knitting and Purling Stockinette Stitch 43 Creating Box Stitch 44 Chapter 5: Applying Your Knitting Knowledge with Three Scarf Patterns 45 Ribbed Scarf 46 New skill: Switching from knit to purl and back again 46 Materials and vital statistics 47 Directions 48 Box-Stitch Scarf 48 Materials and vital statistics 49 Directions 49 Double-Wrap Garter-Stitch Scarf 50 New skill: The double wrap (and beyond) 50 Materials and vital statistics 51 Directions 52 Chapter 6: Oops! Fixing Common Mistakes 53 Stopping Mistakes or Catching Them Early 53 Dealing with Dropped Stitches 54 Finding and securing a dropped stitch 55 Picking up a dropped stitch in the row below 56 To make a knit stitch 57 To make a purl stitch 58 Rescuing a dropped stitch from several rows below 60 In stockinette stitch 60 In garter stitch 61 Ripping (Your Heart) Out 63 Ripping out stitch by stitch 63 Ripping out row by row 64 Chapter 7: Where to Go from Here 67 Taking Your First Steps 67 Visiting dummiescom 68

About the Author :
Pam Allen has been designing sweaters since 1985. Her patterns appear in Vogue Knitting, Family Circle, and Women's Day, among other publications. She is the author of the best-selling Knitting For Dummies. Shannon Okey (Cleveland, OH) is the author of nearly a dozen books on knitting and other fiber arts, a columnist for knit.1 magazine, and a frequent contributor to other craft magazines. She hosts a call-in podcast about knitting and has appeared on many television shows, including Knitty Gritty, Uncommon Threads and Crafters Coast to Coast. Okey can be found online at knitgrrl.com.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118377543
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: In A Day For Dummies
  • ISBN-10: 1118377540
  • Publisher Date: 30 Aug 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 72


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