It's the essential guide for chicks with sticks-because knit happens. From the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques. Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle. Plus the stitch doctor's own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters. After the how-tos come the why-to: forty hop, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purely pros.Featuring: *Coney Island fireworks scarf *Punk rock backpack *Crickets technicolor techno-cozies *Pippi knee-stockings *Big bad baby blanket *To-dye-for sweater *Princess Snowball cat bed *Queen of Hearts bikini

About the Author
Debbie Stoller is the bestselling author of the Stitch'n Bitch series of knitting books and calendars. She comes from a long line of Dutch knitters, has a Ph.D. from Yale in the psychology of women, and is the editor-in-chief of Bust magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


Book Information
ISBN 9780761128182
Author Debbie Stoller
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Workman Adult
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 200mm * 18mm