Neat Knitting Techniques: How to Create the Perfect Finish

By Jo Shaw

Completing a project, only to discover irregular tension, untidy joins or a tight cast off can be disheartening and ruin the look of a knitted piece. Neat Knitting Techniques provides a toolkit of essential skills and solutions to common issues, helping you knit in a neater way.

Step-by-step photos, diagrams and straightforward instructions illustrate each technique, and three full knitting patterns encourage you to put your skills into practice. A useful cast-on toolkit, covering eight different methods and a cast-off toolkit of six different methods, covering different cast off positions and casting off in the round.

Making an accurate swatch; Different knitting styles; Selecting the best yarn for your project; Improving purl stitch problems; Shaping stitches and positioning; Fixing issues with knitting in the round; Working with multiple yarns, including managing ends and creating stripes; Creating perfect edges, including picking up and grafting; Weaving in ends; Finishing touches, including sewing up and blocking; Troubleshooting problems during and after knitting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719841593
• ISBN13: 9780719841590
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.6"