Knitting VISUAL Quick Tips

Sharon Turner designs knitwear and publishes a line of knitting patterns under the Trademark Monkeysuits. She is the author of Monkeysuits: Sweaters and More to Knit for Kids, Teach Yourself Visually Knitting, and Teach Yourself Visually Knitting Design . She lives in Brooklyn New York, with her husband and three daughters.

1 Knitting Necessities.
Knitting Needles.


Knitting Accessories.


Yarn Types.


Understanding Yarn Labels.


Care Instructions and Symbols.


2 Casting On.


Make a Slipknot.


Simple Cast–On.


Knit Cast–On.


Cable Cast–On.


Long–Tail Cast–On.


Open Cast–On.


3 Knitting, Purling, and Slipping Stitches.


Knit: English Method.


Knit: Continental Method.


Purl: English Method.


Purl: Continental Method.


Slip a Stitch.


Join New Yarn.


4 Binding Off Stitches.


Bind Off Knitwise.


Bind Off Purlwise.


Bind Off in Pattern.


Bind Off in Knitted Cord.


Three–Needle Bind–Off.


5 Correcting Mistakes.


Correct a Twisted Stitch.


Correct an Incomplete Stitch.


Pick Up a Dropped Stitch One Row Below.


Pick Up a Dropped Stitch Several Rows Below.


Pick Up a Dropped Edge Stitch Several Rows Below.


Unravel Stitch by Stitch.


Unravel Row by Row.


6 Reading Written Instructions.


Reading a Knitting Pattern.


Getting to Know Gauge.


Gauge and Stitch Patterns.


Make and Measure a Gauge Swatch.


Sizing in Knitting Patterns.


How to Read Knitting Charts.


7 Stitch Patterns and Maneuvers.


Simple Stitch Patterns.


Selvages.


Bobbles.


Knit One in the Row Below.


Knit or Purl Through Back of Loop.


Simple Cables.


8 Knitting in the Round.


Circular Knitting Basics.


Cast On with Circular Needles.


Knit Using Circular Needles.


Cast On with Double–Pointed Needles.


Knit Using Double–Pointed Needles.


Knit in the Round on Two Needles.


Translate Instructions from Flat to Circular.


Work Seamless Stripes in the Round.


Simple Stitch Patterns in the Round.


9 Shaping.


Bar Increase.


Yarn–Over.


Yarn–Over in Stitch Patterns.


Make 1.


Lifted Increases.


Multiple Increases.


Knit or Purl 2 Together.


Knit or Purl 2 Together Through Back of Loop.


Slip, Slip, Knit.


Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over.


Double Decreases.


Decrease by Binding Off Stitches.


Increase and Decrease Multiple Stitches Across a Row.


Shape with Short–Rowing.


10 Color Knitting.


A Look at Color.


Make Horizontal Stripes.


Fair Isle Knitting.


Weave Yarns in Fair Isle Knitting.


Slip–Stitch Color Knitting.


Intarsia Knitting.


11 Finishing Techniques.


Weave in Ends.


Block Your Knitting.


Sew Seams.


Graft Seams.


Assemble a Sweater.


12 Finishing Details.


Pick Up Stitches.


Button Bands, Neckbands, Plackets, and Collars.


Make Buttonholes.


Reinforce Buttonholes.


Put in a Zipper.


Make Pockets.


Turned Hems.


13 Decorative Details.


Make Pompoms and Tassels.


Add Fringe.


Make a Knitted Ball.


Make a Knitted Flower.


Make Twisted and Knitted Cords.


Fancy Knit Borders and Edgings.


Knitting with Beads.


Crochet Embellishment.


Embroider Your Knitting.


Appendix: Reference Materials.


Index.