With expert answers to scores of new knitting questions, Margaret Radcliffe's classic guide is better than ever. You'll find a wide assortment of cast ons and bind offs, techniques for beading and knitting backwards, tips for knitting in the round, and strategies for measuring tricky fabrics. Whether you're a beginner venturing out into the wide world of yarn crafts or a more experienced knitter struggling through complex needlework challenges, “The Knitting Answer Book” has a solution for every knitting problem you'll encounter.
Chapter 1: Casting On Basic Cast On — All about Casting On — Special Cast Ons — Provisional Cast Ons — Solving Cast-On Problems
Chapter 2: The Basics The Knit Stitch — The Purl Stitch — Hows and Whys of Knits and Purls — Stiches, Rows, and Counting — Tips for Lefties — Discovering Your Personal Knitting Style — Twists and Turns — Solving Problems with Knitting and Purling — Fixing Mistakes — The Slipped Stitch — Edge Stitches — The Yarnover — Personal Factors
Chapter 3: Binding Off Standard Bind Offs — All about Binding Off — Solving Bind-Off Problems — Special Situations
Chapter 4: Tools Knitting Needles — There's More to Knitting than Needles
Chapter 5: Yarn Yarn Labels — All about Yarn — Working with Yarn — Solving Yarn Problems
Chapter 6: Reading Patterns Sizing — Gauge — Measurements and Schematics — Materials and Tools — Abbreviations and Charts — Knitting Instructions — Solving Problems with Knitting Patterns
Chapter 7: Pattern Stitches Basic Pattern Stitches — Special Stitch Manipulations — Working with Pattern Stitches — Solving Pattern Stitch Problems — Cables — Lace
Chapter 8: Circular Knitting Getting Started with Circular Knitting — Solving Circular Knitting Problems — Casting On in Special Situations — Gauge in Circular Knitting — Working Circularly — Changing Colors in Circular Knitting — Pattern Stitches in Circular Knitting — Binding Off in Circular Knitting — Converting Flat Knitting to Circular Knitting
Chapter 9: Color Choosing and Using Colors — Multicolor Cast Ons — Stripes — Stranded Knitting — Mosaic Knitting — Intarsia — Variegated Yarns
Chapter 10: Shaping Increases — Decreases — Special Situations
Chapter 11: Fitting Before You Begin — While You Work — After You're Done — Solving Other Problems with Fit — Short-Row Shaping
Chapter 12: Finishing Blocking —Sewing Up — Solving Seaming Problems — Kitchener Stitch — Borders —At Loose Ends — Solving Problems during Finishing — Wash and Wear
