Knitting & Crocheting All-In-One for Dummies - Paperback

The patterns and instruction you need to start crocheting and kitting today!

Knitting and crocheting go hand-in-hand and are the most popular yarn crafts today. This one-stop guide to all things needles, hooks, and yarn will give you everything you need to know to get started knitting or crocheting.

The book covers absolute basics such as selecting yarn, casting on, and even how to hold the tools and yarn, to understanding stitches, checking gauge, and deciphering patterns. Hundreds of projects, from beginner to advanced, include complete, step-by-step instructions as well as detailed illustrations and photos, and instructional videos online. It includes content from:

• Knitting For Dummies
• Knitting Patterns For Dummies
• Crocheting For Dummies
• Crochet Patterns For Dummies

Get started today and you'll be knitting and crocheting like a champ in no time!

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Your one-stop guide to needlearts

Knitting and crocheting are hobbies everyone can enjoy! If you're yarn-curious and don't know where to begin, this book is for you. Inside you'll find everything you need to know to get started knitting and crocheting. Find out how to select yarn, hooks, and needles and how to read patterns, cast or chain on, make different stitches, check gauge, and follow patterns. From the absolute basics all the way through to knitting or crocheting your first sweater, you'll be proficient in no-time! You're never too old--or too young!--to get started.

7 Books Inside...

• Getting Started
• Knitting Basics
• Crocheting Basics
• Expanding Your Skills
• Popular Projects
• Sweaters
• Finishing Touches