Emma Brown - Knitting Stitches: Learn How to Knit Stitches Quick and Easy

Knitting Stitches

Copyright 2015 by Emma Brown - All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

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First Printing, 2014 - Printed in the United States of America

The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting"

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Would you be interested in learning how to knit a wide range of stitches?

Knitting is a brilliantly useful skill that can help you create a wide variety of your own products everything from toys to clothing. But, not only that, its scientifically proven to improve your mood, mind and body. Its a therapeutic skill which you will not regret learning!

This book will teach you the knitting basics with step-by-step instructions to give you all the tools you will need to get started. Note that this is not the typical knitting tutorial and every step is quite detailed and abbreviations are explained. Once you have mastered the skills listed within this guide, you will be able to create anything you desire, even something unique that is your very own design.

With close to thirty patterns and clear instructions, this guide is perfect for newbie knitters who want to build their confidence and skills in knitting and at the same time, it will be a treat for knitters who enjoy modern knitting and simplified details.

This book covers the stitches you need to get started; it explains the best way to read pattern instructions and even gives you a few projects for you to practice your new found skills. There is literally everything you need to learn this craft that will change your life for the better!

Knitting is a craft that dates back to prehistoric times with a history that is well documented. In fact, it has been put on record that the favorite stockings of Queen Elizabeth I, were of the knitted type. In museums, there are many items displayed in fine yarns, obviously knitted with a breath taking sophistication. Today, knitting is a craft that is more practical which suits the modern lifestyle of ever-busy people. This is not to say that the craft has lost its intricacy, the satisfaction derived from a successful project completion is tremendous.

It is such a fascinating experience to learn how to knit and it is not as difficult as one may think. This book guides through the basics and goes beyond to enlighten you on how to get started regardless of whether you are just a beginner or you are a veteran in the craft.

Before reading further, I would strongly suggest you get acquainted with the common used in knitting.

The benefits of taking up hand knitting as a hobby are endless. Its a worthwhile pursuit that fills you with the powerful ability to create something beautiful from scratch from yarn, needles and your bare hands, and once you have mastered knitting patterns you can go on to create your own designing something that is entirely yours. The satisfaction that youll derive from this expression of creativity will be worth all of the perseverance.

Indeed, knitting is a fun-filled activity. Once you become familiar with what you need to knit, then you can knit anything without using a pattern. This then makes knitting a project that is ideal, especially when travelling. In case you are not driving, knitting is a productive activity that you can engage in before you arrive at your destination, when on a queue or even in a doctors waiting room. In addition to the above, the other reason why hand knitting is preferred is that once you begin wearing hand knit items, you will easily prefer them over manufactured knitted items that are bought in shops.

Watch this video explaining the benefits of knitting .

• There are 7.2 million knitters in the UK alone.
• The UK hobby craft and textile industry estimated to be worth over 3.5billion pounds.
• There is 12% increase in people participating in crafts year after year.
• There are 448,000 men in the UK that have an interest in knitting and sewing.
• Google reports a 70% increase over the last year in searches for 'knitting and crochet' and 250% increase for 'knitting for beginners' over past 5 years which just proves how popular it is becoming as a hobby!
• Ravelry (a Facebook group for knitters) had over 3 million members worldwide in March 2013 and of Ravelry's top 10 most popular yarns, 5 are pure wool, 2 have high wool content, 2 are natural fibres mix, only one is acrylic.
• There are currently 14 mainstream knitting and crochet print magazines with many more available online.
• Knitting and crocheting has been proved to have therapeutic effects by reducing stress, relieving the symptoms of arthritis and giving a general feeling of wellbeing from a sense of achievement. Exeter University has just secured funding for research into this phenomenon.
• Current most popular yarns are wool rich yarns.
• Current most popular knitting project is lace weight shawls.

In order to get started, you will require few basic tools.

As a beginning knitter, one can be tempted buy many things from the knitting store, beautiful needles, fancy yarns, you name it. However, it is only sensible to just buy few supplies when you are beginning to knit. To start with, you are not even sure that you will like knitting and secondly you may just be wasting money on items that you may not even end up using.

You dont really require lots of expensive supplies or even fancy yarns to do your first knitting project. Youll just need something basic and easy to work with as you master all of the skills necessary.

Just be sure that you have the following:

• Yarn
• Needles
• Scissors
• A sewing needle
• A crochet hook

Watch this video for basic knitting supplies

One of the major reasons why people become interested in knitting is that they are attracted to the variety of yarns available. There are many beautiful colors and textures on offer, but youll want to be careful to select one that suits the pattern youre working on.

You will want to take the following into consideration:

• Yarn weight
• Yarn quality
• The color or pattern of the yarn