Debbie Tomkies has designed for many major knitting and crochet magazines including Knit Now, Simply Knitting, Knitting, Let’s Knit, Yarn Forward, and Inside Crochet. Debbie has been the agony aunt and 'How-to' technical feature writer for Knit Now magazine for over four years. She has written three books, Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, and 250 Knitting Stitches. Debbie is a successful tutor and teaches knitting, crochet, dyeing and textile arts to students of all ages – as such, she has a genuine understanding of the needs of knitters at all levels. She lives in Cheshire, UK. For more information, visit www.dtcrafts.co.uk.

This wide range of techniques includes lace, cables, textured patterns, colour work, bead knitting and embellishment, all with fully-illustrated step-by-step instructions for absolute beginners. Experienced knitters will find advanced techniques and a link is included to 25 'how-to' videos.

• ContentsIntroductionEquipmentYarnGetting StartedFinishingTaking It to the Next LevelKnitting TechniquesKnitting SOSThe Knitting CommunityGlossaryAbbreviations and Useful Conversion ChartsIndex

Debbie Tomkies has designed for many major knitting and crochet magazines including Knit Now, Simply Knitting, Knitting, Let’s Knit, Yarn Forward, and Inside Crochet. Debbie has been the agony aunt and 'How-to' technical feature writer for Knit Now magazine for over four years. She has written three books, Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, and 250 Knitting Stitches. Debbie is a successful tutor and teaches knitting, crochet, dyeing and textile arts to students of all ages – as such, she has a genuine understanding of the needs of knitters at all levels. She lives in Cheshire, UK. For more information, visit www.dtcrafts.co.uk.

This wide range of techniques includes lace, cables, textured patterns, colour work, bead knitting and embellishment, all with fully-illustrated step-by-step instructions for absolute beginners. Experienced knitters will find advanced techniques and a link is included to 25 'how-to' videos.

• ContentsIntroductionEquipmentYarnGetting StartedFinishingTaking It to the Next LevelKnitting TechniquesKnitting SOSThe Knitting CommunityGlossaryAbbreviations and Useful Conversion ChartsIndex

Debbie Tomkies has designed for many major knitting and crochet magazines including Knit Now, Simply Knitting, Knitting, Let’s Knit, Yarn Forward, and Inside Crochet. Debbie has been the agony aunt and 'How-to' technical feature writer for Knit Now magazine for over four years. She has written three books, Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, and 250 Knitting Stitches. Debbie is a successful tutor and teaches knitting, crochet, dyeing and textile arts to students of all ages – as such, she has a genuine understanding of the needs of knitters at all levels. She lives in Cheshire, UK. For more information, visit www.dtcrafts.co.uk.

This wide range of techniques includes lace, cables, textured patterns, colour work, bead knitting and embellishment, all with fully-illustrated step-by-step instructions for absolute beginners. Experienced knitters will find advanced techniques and a link is included to 25 'how-to' videos.

• ContentsIntroductionEquipmentYarnGetting StartedFinishingTaking It to the Next LevelKnitting TechniquesKnitting SOSThe Knitting CommunityGlossaryAbbreviations and Useful Conversion ChartsIndex