The Knitting Stitches Bible: 100 Swatches to Mix, Match and Make - Paperback

A complete beginner's guide to knitting, with 100 inspiring swatches to choose from and a stunning patchwork blanket project to pull all your skills together.

• Starting with a thorough user guide, you'll learn essential techniques, from casting on and 10 basic stitches (knit, purl, garter, stocking, moss) to understanding charts, tension, abbreviations, and even how to rescue a dropped stitch.
• The book then dives into a curated collection of 90 knitted swatch patterns (33 to get you started and another 57 to take it further); from cables and colorwork to adding delicate embroidered details.
• The blanket project is knitted swatch-by-swatch, making it an ideal on-the-move project, perfect for busting your yarn stash.
• Also discover key finishing techniques, including joining squares, creating a professional-looking selvedge and caring for your finished knitwear. With indexes for stitches, techniques and square patterns, you'll quickly find exactly what you need.