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 AuthorDebbie 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 InformationISBN 9780761128182
Author Debbie StollerFormat Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Workman AdultPublisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 200mm * 18mm