"Knitting is a fun, relaxing hobby--until you meet the devil in the details! What kind of cast-on should you use--firm and stable, or flexible and stretchy? Will your edge stitches be hidden by seams or bands, or is the evenness of your cuffs at stake? Are you ever going to be able to figure out how to attach this sleeve without any funny bumps popping up at the shoulder? [This book] answers the questions you never even knew you needed to ask. Discover...

Uses color photographs and step-by-step instructions to provide a visual guide to fashion sewing, covering such topics as stitches, pattern pieces, mock-up muslins, hemline finishes, and refurbishing garments.

Knit your sweaters in one piece--from the top down, from cuff to cuff, or from back to front--for the whole family, with minimal seaming required! One-Piece Knits offers charted patterns sized from toddler to adult and in multiple gauges for classic pullovers and cardigans in four styles: top-down (both raglan and yoke), side-over (from one sleeve edge to the other), and back-to-front (from back waist to front waist, then picking up stitches at the...