Learn the methods and techniques you need to master for hand knitting and crochet! Step-by-step guide to basic stitches, reading patterns, increasing, decreasing, finishing, and more - 150 illustrations clearly demonstrate stitches, hand placement, needle movement, and hook position - Practice projects for a scarf, toddler's hat, shawl, and granny square pillow - Stitch guide includes chain stitch, slip stitch, garter stitch, stockinette stitch, seed stitch, triple crochet, and many more Learn what you need to know about two of the most popular needlework crafts before your creativity can take flight! Hand knitting and its sister craft of crochet have always been popular pastimes, and both are easy to learn. Engaging, creative, and rewarding in equal measure, they also offer the benefits of saving money and adding a personal touch with handmade gifts and garments! One of the great advantages of knitting and crochet is that you can carry your work anywhere you go. Both construct a fabric from interlocking loops of yarn rather than woven threads on a loom. There is a certain satisfaction in watching the fabric take shape as you progress—no paper patterns or cutting out—all you have to do at the end is seam the pieces together! There are certain methods and techniques that a knitter or crocheter needs to master, and that's where Knitting & Crochet comes in! Created with the absolute beginner in mind as well as those who would welcome a refresher, this helpful 48-page booklet covers all the basics, with step-by-step illustrations to guide you, sections on equipment and how to read printed patterns, four simple practice projects, and a comprehensive glossary. This practical handbook will equip you with all the know-how you need to create your own clothes, toys, and decorations with little more than a ball of yarn and a pair of knitting needles! Whether you are creating unique clothes and accessories for yourself, your friends and family, or are making items for a charity, there is a particular pleasure to be had from making things by hand with the ancient crafts of knitting and crochet. Learn everything you need to get started, with Knitting & Crochet: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Methods and Techniques ! "Knitting & Crochet" by Charlotte Gerlings is a beginner's step-by step quide to methods and techniques for these fiber crafts. With a hook or needles, some yarn and this book, you will have a new hobby for your repertoire. Why Charlotte loves these two needlearts is all about the portability and that the yarn fabric is formed into the pattern as you progress. This is a plain and simple, cut to the chase way to learn to knit and crochet. The book also covers equipment, learning to read patterns and a glossary plus four simple patterns. You get a treat of a bit of history thrown in too. The illustratrions are clear line drawings. For knitting you will learn to cast on, bind off, basic stitches, increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round and finishing. There are more tips and hints thrown in for good measure. Crochet instruction consists of chain, basic stitches, increasing, decreasing, geometric shapes, fastening, edging, finishing and some aftercare techniques. Advertisement There are easy patterns for knitting a scarf and a toddler's ribbed hat with brim and pom poms. You will be able to crochet a shawl and a granny square pillow with a bit of practice. You will be showing off your first projects in no time. Recycling and re-using yarn as well as felting will also be taught. This paperback and all it teaches is less than $10. Young or old, this easy straightforward book will get you started on either or both of these popular pastimes. Knitting & Crochet Hand knitting and its sister craft of crochet have always been popular pastimes. Engaging, creative and rewarding in equal measure, they also offer the benefits of saving the pennies and adding a personal touch to gifts and garments. With simple instructions and step-by-step illustrations, this practical handbook will equip you with all the know-how you need to create your own clothes, toys and decorations with little more than a ball of yarn and a pair of knitting needles. The Craft Workbook series has been created with the absolute beginner in mind as well as those who would welcome a refresher in the most popular needlecrafts. Other titles in the series are: Cross Stitch - Patchwork - Sewing Charlotte Gerlings is an expert in several art mediums, including needlecraft and fabric arts. She graduated in Publishing from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University) and since then has worked as a book designer, writer, and editor. She lives in South West London and is currently studying at Wimbledon School of Art for her MA in Fine Art. She is the author of several books, including Sewing, Patchwork, Cross Stitch, Knitting & Crochet , and 100 Great Artists . Engaging, creative, and rewarding in equal measure, they also offer the benefi