Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

8 Repeat step 7 three more times. You have cast on 4 stitches. 9 Work to the end of the row as usual. You have completed a two-r ...

Some buttonholes need to be reinforced so that they don’t stretch out and become distorted. Reinforcing a buttonhole also gives ...

1 Thread a tapestry needle with matching or contrast color yarn. 2 Bring the tapestry needle through from back to front, leaving ...

Another step in finishing many projects is choosing the right buttons, sewing in a zipper, or attaching some other form of faste ...

CLASPS A lot of Norwegian sweaters call for pewter clasps instead of buttons. That doesn’t mean you can’t use them on a more con ...

Sewing a button onto your knitting is somewhat different from sewing a button onto a shirt because the knit fabric is a much loo ...

4 Continue until you have several stitches holding the button in place. With the yarn pulled through to the front of the fabric, ...

You can add a pocket to almost anything you knit—a sweater, a coat, a vest, or even a scarf. Patch pockets are the easiest to ma ...

To pick up a patch pocket, you need straight pins, a tapestry needle, and yarn and needles to knit the pocket. You also need a k ...

2 On the piece of the garment that will hold the pocket (usually a cardigan front), work across the row on the right side to whe ...

4 On the next row (right side), work across as usual. 5 Continue working this piece of the garment as established. Finishing Det ...

A turned hemcreates a neat edge and can be used instead of ribbing at a hemline, a neck, on a cuff or along the button band on a ...

Finishing Details chapter 12 If you’re the type of knitter who enjoys minimal finishing, this hem is for you. It is created in a ...

Decorative Details To add something extra to a knitting project, you might want to embellish it with decorative touches. You can ...

Make Pompoms........................................ 178 Make Tassels.......................................... 182 Add Fringe.. ...

Pompoms add a nice touch to hats, scarves, and other projects. They are easy to make, and you can make them using one color or m ...

4 Wrap a 12-inchstrand of yarn tightly around the center of the yarn loops twice, and then tie it in a firm knot. Decorative Det ...

2 Match up the two cardboard pieces, one on top of the other, and wrap the yarn around them tightly and densely, as shown. Cut t ...

4 Bring a strand of yarn—at least 12 inches long—between the two cardboard pieces and around the center of the cut yarns. Tie it ...

You can embellish pillows, baby blankets, hats, and scarves with tassels. They are very easy to make, and, like pompoms, can be ...