Table of Contents
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BASIC TECHNIQUES 7
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES 53
CORRECTING ERRORS 95
DESIGNING 119
Holding Yarn and Needles 8
Entrelac 54
Twisted Stitches 96
Casting On 9
Modular Knitting 58
Dropped Stitches 96
The Basic Knit Stitch 14
Center-Out Knitting 61
Incomplete Stitches 97
The Basic Purl Stitch 16
Center-Out Squares 63
Extra Stitch at the Edge 98
Joining Yarns 18
Center-Out Circles 64
Unraveling 98
Increases 20
Center-Out Shapes 65
Adding Lifelines 99
Decreases 22
Brioche Knitting 66
Cables 99
Binding Off 26
Double Knitting 68
Garter Stitch 100
Cables 31
Tucks 70
Mending a Hole 100
Standard Foot Measurements 127
Stranded Knitting 34
Loop Stitch 71
Darning 100
Selvages 128
Intarsia 36
Elongated and Drop Stitches 72
Stripes 38 Mosaic Knitting 39 Yarn Overs in Lace 40 Decreases in Lace 41 Lace Borders and Edgings 43 Shaping in Lace 44 Correcting Mistakes in Lace Knitting 46 Knitting in The Round 47 Magic Loop 49 Steeking 50 Jogless Join 52
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UNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTIONS 75 Understanding Garment Knitting Instructions 76 Schematics 77 Gauge 79
Gauge Swatch for Knitting in The Round 81 Counting Rows 82 Knitting Abbreviations 83 Crochet Abbreviations 84
FINISHING 101
Taking Body Measurements 120 Standard Body Measurements 122 Standard Head Measurements 125 Standard Hand Measurements 126
Ribbing 130 Bands, Borders, and Edges 132 Hems 135 Patch Pockets 137 Inset Pockets 138 Short-Row Shaping 139 Buttonholes 142 Finishing Touches 145
Introduction to Blocking 102
Buttons 146
Blocking 103
Zippers 147
Seaming 104
Shawls 148
Grafting or Kitchener Stitch 108
Ruanas 158
Picking Up Stitches 112
Mittens and Gloves 161
Attaching Separate Pieces and Hemming 115
Socks 164
Hats 159
Cleaning 117 Folding and Storing 118
Knitting Terminology 86 Symbols 91 4
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