The Beginner's Guide to Knitting - (Beginner's Guide to Needlecrafts) by Lynne Rowe (Paperback)

About the Book

"Unlock the Art of Knitting: Expert Guidance, Easy Projects, and Essential Tips to Begin Your Knitting Journey with Confidence! Renowned knitting expert Lynne Rowe will be your trusted mentor, walking you through every step of the way. With Lynne's expert guidance, you'll effortlessly learn how to hold your needles, select the perfect yarn, decipher knitting patterns, execute various stitches, employ seamless sewing techniques, and conquer your very first knitting projects. Lynne's friendly approach, easy-to-follow advice and clear tutorials will ease you into the welcoming world of knitting. By taking small steps and familiarizing yourself with the knitting terminology and techniques, you'll swiftly grasp the basics and become a confident knitter in no time at all."--

Book Synopsis

Unlock the art of knitting: Expert guidance, easy projects, and essential tips to begin your knitting journey with confidence!

Renowned knitting expert Lynne Rowe will be your trusted mentor, walking you through every step of the way. With Lynne's expert guidance, you'll effortlessly learn how to hold your needles, select the perfect yarn, decipher knitting patterns, execute various stitches, employ seamless sewing techniques, and conquer your very first knitting projects.

Lynne's friendly approach, easy-to-follow advice and clear tutorials will ease you into the welcoming world of knitting. By taking small steps and familiarizing yourself with the knitting terminology and techniques, you'll swiftly grasp the basics and become a confident knitter in no time at all.

There are 8 bright and contemporary projects, each clearly set out with easy-to-follow patterns. Choose from:

• Tranquility spa set
• Cozy scarf
• Hygge headbands
• Color block cushion
• Baby blanket
• Bunting
• Ribbed beanie hat
• Fingerless mittens

What makes this book truly exceptional is that each project progressively builds upon your knitting skills, so you'll soon be creating your own knitted wearable accessories and home décor items with all things bright and woolly!

Whether you aspire to knit heartfelt gifts for loved ones, express your creativity through handmade fashion, or simply find solace in the rhythmic motions of knitting, this book has everything you need to get started.

Review Quotes

Yarn Sub
A beginner-friendly guide to knitting with tutorials and easy projects to help you on your knitting journey. It contains eight projects that allow you to progressively improve your knitting skills.

Booklist (American Library Association)
A well-known expert in the business of knit and crochet, UK-based Rowe shares her skills to create a better way for beginners or other struggling knitters and sewers. Appropriately, she carefully, logically plots out every step, beginning with examining tools and materials, and selects eight patterns that few will get bored by. Almost every page features a tip (e.g., knit a small sample; use a larger needle if cast ons are too tight) and close-up color photographs. A few terms and bits of advice might seem alien, like unpicking your work (aka frogging it), or a bit stiff, such as buying a pattern's specified brand yarns. But very helpfully, as Rowe delves into techniques, each one is accompanied by a design showcasing, say, garter or purl knitting. The garland project, for example, explains how to knit two pieces together, while the ribbed beanie hat, as its name suggests, examines the art of ribbing. For those inspired to go further, Rowe shows "what's next," such as eyelets and cables. This no-fear how-to will more than coax reluctant would-be knitters. -- Barbara Jacobs

About the Author

Lynne Rowe was taught to knit and crochet by her grandmother in her early childhood and has been hooked ever since. She has developed a wide range of specialist skills and loves to pass these on to others through her workshops and classes. She is best known for her whimsical designs which feature regularly in the UK's most popular craft magazines, along with articles and technical guides. Her practical approach makes her patterns straightforward, easy to read and fun to make. Her aim is to encourage as many people as possible to knit and crochet. Her previous book Knit Yourself Calm was a early favorite book for knitting and wellness. Lynne lives in Cheshire, UK.