Skill Set: Beginning Knitting

With helpful and straight to the point illustrations, this is a simple but effective beginners book. Not overwhelming in both physical size and internal content, Skill Set: Beginning Knitting will teach everything a new knitter needs to know, and nothing they don’t.

The 9 Lessons

Everything a new knitter needs to know, short and sweet. These lessons draw on decades of knowledge by experienced knitters Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne.

Lesson 1: Supplies, Casting On, Knit Stitch, Binding Off

Lesson 2: Purl Stitch, Combining Knits and Purls

Lesson 3: Basic Shaping: Increases and Decreases

Lesson 4: Knitting in the Round

Lesson 5: Basic Lace and Cables

Lesson 6: Basic Colorwork: Stripes, Stranding Intarsia

Lesson 7: Finishing: Weaving in Ends, Seaming, Blocking

Lesson 8: Patterns, Yarn, and Gear

Lesson 9: Fixing Mistakes

The authors strive to encourage practice with each of their 9 lessons. Having the learning knitter make swatches for each technique will instill the teachings of the book. With only one simple hat pattern in the entire book, this allows the beginner knitter to easily digest the lessons without being overloaded with knowledge.