With 142 different stitches, from the basic stockinette, seaside chain, slip-stitches to openwork embroidery, plus a variety of beautiful knitting projects, this comprehensive guide is the knitter’s bible. Complete with illustrations & diagrams and explained in an easy-to-follow format. Beginners can use the directions to learn the fundamentals; more experienced knitters will pour over the pages for fresh ideas.

Author: Inc. Sterling Publishing Co.
ISBN13: 9781402727634
Binding: PB
Pages: 288
Photographs: Full colour throughout
QuickFindCode: 13253
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Destined to become an essential resource book for every knitter, Color Knitting the Easy Way provides instruction and inspiration for any knitter interested in choosing and using the best colours in her knitting. It contains a complete introduction to colour theory, with emphasis on its practical uses for knitters, including ways to experiment with colour and how to successfully substitute colour within designs. To make the book especially reader (and-knitter!) friendly, every technique includes close-up detail photographs of the knitted fabric, and special "tips and tricks" are interspersed throughout.
Binding: PB with flaps
Pages: 160
Photographs: 180 photographs
QuickFindCode: 18553
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SKU: GM-17228
On a cold night, there is nothing more comforting than a hot water bottle - but a cover is essential if you don’t want to burn your toes! This book is essential for anyone who has a boring naked hottie to cover up - it will provide all the inspiration they need. The designs are both practical and fun and many of the projects are an ideal way to use up odd balls of yarn. The covers also make great gifts. Every member of the family is sure to want one!
Author: Chrissie Day
ISBN13: 9781861086174
Binding: PB
Pages: 156
Photographs: Includes photographs
SeriesTitle: Cozy
QuickFindCode: 17228

 
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Vickie Howell, the DIY channel’s popular queen of knitting, knows that all knitters - even the most experienced - sometimes need help. What kind of yarn is best for a specific project? How do you pick up dropped stitches without ripping a project apart? How do you knit and purl Continental-style? With her unmistakable charm, Vickie delivers practical answers to every knitter’s questions, offering tips on choosing a project, selecting needles and yarn, finding the speediest knitting method, and even handy new ways of carrying your knitting and the best times to work on it. With its convenient size, lie-flat spiral binding and easy-to-follow diagrams and illustrations, this is an item that should be in every knitting bag.
Pages: 96
Photographs: N/a
QuickFindCode: 16581

 
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There are only a few things a teddy bear truly needs to be happy, not the least of which is a warm and cozy sweater. It’s a small to thing to ask for, considering all they do for us. Now knitters of all levels can bring a little style and happiness to their Build-A-Bear Workshop® bears other teddies and toys with Knits for Bears to Wear - 24 patterns for a trunk-full of fashions including sweaters and ponchos, pajamas and formal wear, even a mermaid costume and a wizard’s cap and gown. Patterns are written for the most popular teddy size and easy-to-follow sidebars allow you to custom-tailor garments to a variety of popular toys - including 18-inch dolls - ensuring a perfect fit. With instructions on how to measure your bear or doll and tips on sizing, Knits for Bears to Wear provides all the tools readers need to be sure their favourite toys are always in style.
Binding: PB
Pages: 96
Photographs: 75 photographs
QuickFindCode: 17830

 
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Whether your little one is as cuddly as a kitten or prowls like a lion, you’ll find the perfect accessories here. Hats, mittens and scarves can be made in three sizes (for children ages 3 to 7) and require basic knitting skills that Jean guides you through - as well as some slightly more advanced techniques (intarsia, knitting in the round) should you wish to challenge yourself further. Finishing touches that give the wooly animals personality are as simple as a stitched mouth, some googly glued-on eyes, a pom-pom nose, or a few artfully placed buttons.
Author: Jean Adel
Binding: PB
Pages: 96
Photographs: 80 photographs
QuickFindCode: 17831

 
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Knitted Nursery is a complete guide for beginners wanting to create a brightly coloured, unique nursery for their expectant bundle of baby joy. This attractive collection of designs contains strong contemporary colours to provide a stimulating visual environment for babies and helps create a modern, uplifting space to live and play. Strong primaries, fuchsia pinks and outspoken oranges are set together with bright purples striped side-by-side with vibrant greens, yolk yellows and deep reds to create the perfect antidote to the passé pastels of the high street. Patterns include: a snuggle blanket, ABC blocks, cot bunting, beach hut bookends and a washing line wall hanger. All patterns use cotton DK yarn, which is easy to wash, durable and child-friendly and the same sized needles are used throughout, so it couldn't be easier!
Binding: PB with flaps
Pages: 144
Photographs: 140 photographs
QuickFindCode: 18256

 
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Beginner and intermediate-level knitters can now enjoy the Japanese-style cuteness of crocheted amigurumi toys in knitted toy designs. In Knitting Mochimochi, knitted amigurumi guru Anna Hrachovec offers instruction on the basic supplies and techniques needed for knitting 20 colourful (and humorous) patterns that have the same fun, witty sensibility as their crocheted counterparts - along with information on how to create an original toy design.
Binding: PB
Pages: 144
QuickFindCode: 18777

 
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Nicky Epstein is a “rock star” of knitting and here she knits up a garden of colourful and whimsical flowers to adorn clothes, shoes, pillows, bags - almost anything at all. These pretty blossoms range from ruffled roses to lazy daisies, from single blooms to complete bouquets, from layered petal varieties to scalloped and corkscrew styles. Some are made of soft, sensuous felt; others showcase sparkling, eye-catching gold lamé. With Epstein’s detailed instructions and the breathtaking images, knitters will find completing these projects a pleasure.
Binding: PB with flaps
Pages: 136
QuickFindCode: 18811

 
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Every dedicated tea-lover should have a tea cozy – or a few to choose from… An essential accessory for your favourite teapot and the ultimate in homely comfort, tea cozies are a feel-good and fun way to enjoy every warming cup. This unique title in the Cozy… series shows off a range of quirky cozies to knit and crochet. The achievable projects are accompanied with detailed patterns and instructions for how to create your own delightful cozies. Whatever your taste, there will be a tea cozy here to tempt you. From classic rustic charm to contemporary chic and a touch of novelty twist, the world of tea cozies is there to be discovered.
Author: GMC editors
Binding: PB
Pages: 156
SeriesTitle: Cozy
QuickFindCode: 14783

 
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Tea lovers know there’s nothing better than a cozy to keep a tasty brew piping hot to the very last sip. There’s also no better way to prettify a plain pot or cheer up the tea table. The first tea cosy book was so popular that GMC had to make another! The enduring popularity of the tea cozy makes it the ideal gift or the perfect bazaar item - if you can bear to part with it. This new title features fun and fabulous cozies to knit and crochet. Each design is accompanied by clear instructions and charts. These original designs were created by the readers of Knitting magazine. Their great eye for design, colour and nifty skills with needles and hooks are the reason for the brilliantly imaginative variety of tea cozies in this book.
Author: GMC editors
Binding: PB
Pages: 156
SeriesTitle: Cozy
QuickFindCode: 18055

 
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Felting is a rewarding craft that takes knitting a step further. This fun book shows you how to knit 30 very different bags, and felt them to create designs that are sturdy and practical yet eye-catching and stylish. It includes beautiful photography of the bags, close-up details and plenty of stunning images that show the inspiration behind each of the designs. There is something for everyone, both in terms of ability and taste. Easy-to-follow knitting patterns, difficulty ratings and an illustrated section dedicated to explaining the knitting and felting techniques means that even complete beginners can have a go at creating a range of felted bags.
Binding: PB
Pages: 160
QuickFindCode: 17760

 
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Ideal for crocheters looking for something different or beginners who want a fun way to break into crochet, these simple crochet embellishment projects will give tons of personality to an array of clothes and home accessories. This must-have for fashion-conscious crafters includes: crochet basics, tips on choosing the right garments and a dictionary filled with 100 stitches, edgings and motifs to be substituted into the projects - or used as the building blocks for designing new creations. In addition to exciting fashion and home projects, there are also accessories to crochet from scratch.
Binding: PB
Pages: 160
Photographs: 150 photographs
QuickFindCode: 18089

 
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In Crochet for Bears to Wear readers will find 20 cozy garments and cute accessories, from a baseball jersey, cap, bat and ball to a sundress and basket just perfect for the berry-picking patch. But this is also a guide to favourite crochet techniques and garment constructions, such as seamless top-down crochet, ribbing, unusual starts and finishes, amigurumi and lots of lace. Because these projects are small and portable, readers can experiment with these techniques and styles without a huge time commitment. Even beginning crocheters will be able to work up many projects in a day or two.
Binding: PB
Pages: 96
QuickFindCode: 18554

 
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Lucinda Guy and Francois Hall have applied their unique style to a new book showing small children how to knit. With the help of two cartoon mice and a friendly wolf, children learn everything they need to know about knitting, with a wonderful selection of bright projects that demonstrate each new lesson.

From the simplest project of garter stitch bunting to cute little toy dogs or owls, Lucinda's charming ideas and clear lessons will captivate, and encourage, a whole new generation of young knitters.
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Following the success of Kids Learn to Knit, Lucinda Guy and Francois Hall have combined forces again to show young children, from 6 years of age, how to crochet, with the help of Francois Hall’s witty animal illustrations: two little mice and a friendly wolf.

The book takes children from the very first steps of learning about yarns, to how to make a foundation chain, how to work the basic crochet stitches, such as double, half treble and treble crochet. It explains how to shape crochet and how to work in the round, and how to stitch crochet pieces together. Each stage in the learning process culminates in a simple, brightly coloured project, so young crocheters can test their skills and have fun doing so at the same time.
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