Teach Yourself Visually Knitting Design: Working from a Master Pattern to Fashion Your Own Knits
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Product Description
There are lots of stylish knitting patterns out there, but sometimes you want to do your own thing. Maybe you’ve found a yarn that would make a beautiful hat, and all you need are basic directions for shaping. Or maybe you’ve had your eye on a cute sweater in a store window and know that you can make a better version yourself—if you could only figure out the measurements. This handy guide demystifies all that knitting math and shows you how to knit custom-fitted, one-of-a-kind fashions that express your style. Master patterns for hats, sweaters, scarves, shawls, bags, mittens, vests, and socks lay out the basic construction for each item in a range of sizes; you choose the yarn and decide which modifications and customizations you want to make.
Precise master patterns show you all the steps involved in constructing handknits
- Master patterns give instructions for multiple sizes and gauges
- A number of shaping, edgings, and stitch patterns accompany each master pattern
- Helpful tips provide additional guidance
- Tables take the work out of knitting math
- Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo
- Color photos, illustrations, and diagrams demonstrate important concepts
Teach Yourself Visually Knitting Design: Working from a Master Pattern to Fashion Your Own Knits
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knitter
October 23, 2010 at 11:52 am
I love this book. I used to search high and low for patterns that would suit particular yarns from my (huge) stash. Now I can sit down with yarn, needles, this book, and an idea of what I want to make, and I’m ready to go. Sharon Turner has done all the tedious math in this book so I can focus on the design.
I’ve made a number of garments with this book already: socks, hats, hand warmers, mittens, and even a sweater (which was a piece of cake!). As I’ve worked on these knitted items, I’ve begun to get a much better understanding of knitting (patterns aren’t so mysterious after all), and I’m finding that I don’t even need the book all the time when I want to create something new. On top of that, I’ve grown really frustrated with run-of-the-mill patterns because they’re often so poorly written and buggy. Why struggle through that when I can use this clear, well-written book to create my own unique items?
Rating: 5 / 5
Joan M. Parlin
October 23, 2010 at 2:22 pm
This is probably the last knitting book I’ll ever have to buy. Yay! I spent hours last year searching for a cabled vest pattern and couldn’t find exactly what I was envisioning. Then I got this book with directions for every kind of vest, sweater, scarf, bag, hats, mittens and shawls one could possible want. Not only are there all the elements to incorporate into creating one’s own patterns for all these items, but Sharon Turner’s directions are so clear that even a rather inexperienced knitter (me!) can easily follow them and create the pattern of one’s dreams. Sharon even shows you varied stitch patterns. I sincerely recommend this book for every knitter from inexperienced to expert! Joan Parlin
Rating: 5 / 5
C.W. Knits
October 23, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I have been looking for a book like this for ages. I never seem to be able to stick to a knitting pattern from start to finish. There is always something I want to change, and this book shows how to do just that.
The book really does break down the design process, but doesn’t leave everything up to you. The author has done all of the dirty work (like the math and yarn calculations), leaving the fun stuff like choosing yarn gauge and style for me! There are charts with many different gauges and sizes included for hats, sweaters, mittens, socks and other stuff. I have never gotten how to do gloves, and there are some very clear pictures of how to do the fingers step by step.
This books is going to get a lot of use. I just wish it were spiral bound.
Rating: 5 / 5
Happy Knitter
October 23, 2010 at 5:02 pm
I own a whole shelf of knitting books, and I have to say I use my
Visually knitting book more than any of the others. I used to buy
knitting books based on how they looked, but I’m so tired of getting
these books that look beautiful, but contain instructions that are
riddled with errors or are just plain incomprehensible. These books are
not like that. (I also have the sewing one in addition to these 2
knitting books.) I have only just gotten this latest book, but I have
already started to make a fun bag, and my first pair of socks. I didn’t
even have to go out and buy special yarn, because the book contains
instructions for making all of the things (scarves, mittens, wrist
warmers, gloves, sweaters, hats, bags etc) in several sizes AND gauges.
I was able to just use yarn I had on hand.
Like the other Visually Knitting book, this one is chock full of useful
information, clear illustrations and photos and very clear
instructions. I could use just this one book to make hundreds of
things.
Rating: 5 / 5
Madeline Griswald
October 23, 2010 at 5:53 pm
This book is an incredibly dense knitting resource. It is literally packed with knitting patterns, techniques and suggestions for individualizing other knitting patterns–written clearly and filled with color images on every page. It covers every possible thing you could want to knit (hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, sweaters, bags) but in every size from baby to adult male, and in several different gauges for each category! It breaks each thing down into steps so that you can choose one type of hem, brim or cuff, then choose another shaping style, and so on. All the math is right there. I didn’t really realize how knit items could be interchanged in terms of parts like that, and I feel like I have a renewed understanding of how to approach all knitting projects. The only thing I wish it included is how to add a hood to a sweater. Other than that, everything’s in this book. A great value.
Rating: 5 / 5