Knitter's Companion Deluxe Edition (With DVD) by Vicki Square

Knitter's Companion Deluxe Edition (With DVD) by Vicki Square

Now with an instructional 2-disc DVD set, this is every knitter's perfect reference guide, complete with techniques, illustrations, definitions, and everything needed to knit with confidence. The bestselling knitting resource now comes with two extended instructional DVDs, featuring every technique in the book for a truly hands-on experience. Vicki Square's The Knitter's Companion Deluxe Edition with DVD is chock-full of tips, illustrations, and definitions, all made even easier to understand with the accompanying DVDs. • an overview of stitches, gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholes, as well as detailed descriptions and photographs; • innovative methods, such as additional ways to cast on, bind off, and increase stitches; • color knitting technique, plus Vicki's favorite embellishments, such as tassels, fringe, knitting with beads, and more. All the information knitters need is right at your fingertips with The Knitter's Companion Deluxe Edition with DVD--an indispensable 2-disc addition to any knitter's back of tricks. Table of Contents Introduction In Preparation The Basics Cast-Ons Joining Yarns Increases Decreases Bind-Offs Blocking Seaming Hems and Hemming Borders and Edges Details Other Techniques Index Knitting Needle Gauge

Interweave Press has a good thing going with the CompanionA" series of fiber crafts books (The Crocheter's Companion )This edition improves further on the 2006 version by adding two instructional DVDs featuring techniques highlighted in the book. This is still an excellent ready reference for a variety of knitting techniques, including cast-ons, bind-offs, finishing, and other basics. The illustrations are as helpful as ever, but the demonstrations on the DVDs show knitters exactly what they should be doing. Every knitting collection needs a reference; this one is affordable and accessible.-Library Journal USA

Vicki Square is the author of Knit Kimono, Knit Kimono Too, Folk Bags, Folk Hats, and the best-selling The Knitter’s Companion. She is also a contributor to Lace Style, Simple Style, and Knitting Green. Vicki regularly designs knitted pieces from elegant basics to unique art to wear. Her artistry in color and aesthetic are stated boldly through her engineering of unusually shaped garments and accessories. Magazines such as Interweave Knits, Knitter’s and Spin-Off have featured her work, and she has won awards for her innovative designs. Vicki has been designing and teaching knitting for more than twenty years, and cross-trains her creative passions with drawing, painting, and mixed media pursuits. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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ISBN 13	9781596683143
ISBN 10	1596683147
Title	Knitter's Companion Deluxe Edition (With DVD)
Author	Vicki Square
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Publisher	Interweave Press Inc
Year published	2010-12-07
Number of pages	140
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