Knitting Patterns For Dummies

Kristi Porter is a designer, technical editor, and teacher. She is the author of Knitting for Dogs, Knitting in the Sun, and More Knitting in the Sun, and her work has been featured in numerous other books.

• Introduction 1Part 1: The Nuts and Bolts (or Sticks and String) of Knitting 7Chapter 1: The Right Stuff: Knitting Supplies 9Chapter 2: Gauge Your Success 21Chapter 3: Do You Measure Up? Size Matters 31Chapter 4: Break the Code: Reading Patterns 39Part 2: A Primer on Stitches and Color 49Chapter 5: The Simplest Stitches 51Chapter 6: Stitches that Look Tricky but Aren’t 59Chapter 7: Colorful Stitches 79Part 3: Patterns with Rectangles and Related Shapes 99Chapter 8: Rectangles to Wear 101Chapter 9: Rectangles for the Home 123Chapter 10: Almost Rectangles 139Part 4: Patterns with Circles, Triangles, and More 167Chapter 11: Knitting in Circles 169Chapter 12: Shaping Triangles 189Chapter 13: Putting Together Rectangles and Triangles 209Chapter 14: Knitting Beyond Geometry Class 239Part 5: The Part of Tens 265Chapter 15: Ten Things You Can Knit with that Aren’t Yarn or Needles 267Chapter 16: Almost Ten Things You Can Do with Your Swatches 271Chapter 17: Ten Ways to MacGyver Your Knitting 275Chapter 18: Ten Smart Ways to Care for Your Knits 279Appendix 285Index 301