The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting

Knitting made easy - especially for beginners.

In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Knitting, Becca Smith takes aspiring knitters step-by-step through her "learn-as-you-go" teaching technique. Knitters are guided from purl stitch to finished scarf with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos along the way. Readers will also learn to make hats, mittens, blankets, pillows, sweaters, socks, even kimonos-as well as their own patterns. With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Knitting, anyone can go from picking up a needle to becoming a master knitter.

?A new "learn-as-you-go" way of teaching makes this book perfect for beginners

?Packed with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos

?According to the Craft Yarn Council of America, 53 million American women knit or crochet

?Author is an expert knitter and owns her own knitting and yarn company