Excellent guide for learning how to knit well, undertake new projects, and even create new designs. All basic procedures thoroughly explained-from casting on and binding off, to inserting zippers and lining garments. Over 500 illustrations show how to knit and purl, increase and decrease stitches, knit left-handed, knit with more than one color, make cables, and much else. Includes chapter on Abbreviations and Terms.

Make room for more yarn when you use up your stash on these irresistible scrap afghans. Offering a contemporary take on the traditional scrappy afghan, each of the 20 designs requires a main color, plus no more than one skein each of the scrap colors.

Create a beautiful work of art by combining Tunisian crochet, also known as Afghan stitch--a crochet method that gives the appearance of knitting--with a pattern embroidered on top using the techniques and designs included in this manual. These six lovely afghans are all crocheted using Red Heart fine- or medium-weight yarn and are worked in panels, blocks, or one piece. Charts are included for each project to aid with embroidering a gorgeous floral design on top of the finished afghan.

Recapture the charm of turn-of-the-century Sunbonnet Sue with these 24 appliqué blocks. Capture yesteryear's childhood sweetheart within a four seasons wall hanging and quilts (from baby to king-size). The Ultimate Sunbonnet Sue Collection (Leisure Arts #1881)

Featuring 25 projects based on George Lucas's epic film saga, this is the ultimate guide to creating stunning projects inspired by Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Rey, and a whole host of droids, ships, and aliens from a galaxy far, far away.

Presents over five hundred and fifty basic and complex knitting stiches, which can be used to alter store-bought patterns or produce original designs.

It’s murder before marriage in book five of the Someday Quilts series Nell’s future is on her mind, and it looks as though the pieces are coming together like a perfectly made quilt. Her relationship with police chief Jesse Dewalt is heating up, she’s thinking of starting her own business, and Grandma Eleanor, is about to get hitched. But just the future seems sewn up, Jesse’s former NYPD partner turns up—dead. Nell has to scramble to keep the wedding on track, her relationship from falling apart, and herself from being the target of a stranger with a secret. The Double Wedding Ring has romance, murder and a modern cozy feel… everything fans of the Someday Quilts series have come to love.

With a modular and fully customizable approach to knitting blankets, 60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares provides 60 patterns for endless possibilities. Don't just knit the same blanket everyone else is making. Create your own one-of a-kind designs with 60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares! With 60 beautiful patterns that span all skill levels and include knit and purl textures, cables, lace, and unique stitches,sample color combinations, a range of blanket sizes, a variety of edgings, and several inspirational blanket patterns, even the most hesitant knitter will find plenty to kick-start their creativity. Knitting a blanket by making individual 12 x 12" squares means knitters can work on the go year-round without overheating as they wrestle ever-growing blankets. This approach to knitting blankets is simple, easy, and adaptable up to the very last minute. With every design worked in Cascade Yarns' 220 Superwash Merino, which includes approximately 100 colorways to choose from, these blankets will be soft, easy-care, and affordable.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A collection of 25 blankets. Knitters will discover the most popular patterns from Noro magazines and books, along with brand-new and exclusive designs; the diverse techniques range from mitered squares to intarsia and entrelac