Techniques
Online Instruction
Just about everything you need
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KnittingHelp.com - BEST overall knitting website. Check here first! Has instructional videos for every step from casting on to binding off. Includes videos for both continental and english-style knitters. Shows multiple ways to do many techniques like casting on, binding off, increasing, decreasing, and more advanced techniques like cabling, stranded colorwork, and more! |
Great for Lefties
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Learn-to-knit.com - Shows detailed drawings of casting on, knitting, and purling for both right-hand knitting AND left-hand knitting! |
Circular Knitting - Magic Loop
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TrishKnits.com - Learn to knit small circumferences on one long circular! This site has wonderful photographs of each step with great detailed drescription of how to knit the Magic Loop! |
More!
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Category: Techniques - Check out this page of the KnitWiki for pages on over 60 techniques from Backward Loop Cast-On to Yarn Over! |
Instructional Books
(Quick note about WorldCat: Type in your zip code to see which nearby libraries carry the book. Or if you prefer to buy the item, you can buy it from WorldCat and your purchase will help support a library of your choice!)A to Z of Knitting: The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner to Advanced Knitter
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Author: Gardner, Sue. Publisher: Woodinville, WA : Martingale & Co., 2007. Find it: WorldCat "Straightforward text and full-color photos walk you from beginner's basics through gorgeous Aran, Fair Isle, entrelac, and intarsia knitting." |
The Knitting Answer Book
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Author: Radcliffe, Margaret. Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2005. Find it: WorldCat "Solutions to every problem you'll ever face; Answers to every question you'll ever ask." |
Knitting For Dummies
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Author: Allen, Pam. Publisher: New York, NY : Hungry Minds, c2002. Find it: WorldCat "If you think knitting is complicated, this book simplifies all." |
Teach Yourself Visually Knitting
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Author: Turner, Sharon. Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Pub., c2006. Find it: WorldCat "Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review." |
