Index

A

assembling pieces, 181

B

Baby Bath Robe, 171

Baby Blocks Blanket, 43

Baby Hat with Button Band, 185

bias knitting, 139

binding off, 14, 20, 58, 133, 156

blocking, 50, 67, 133, 154

bobbles, 85

borders, 168, 182

C

cable cast-on, 47, 82

Cabled Smart Phone Case, 61

cables, 41, 61, 62

casting on, 14, 16, 47, 48, 82

circular needles, 48, 99, 102

color, 125

Color Blend Scarf, 137

Color Block Hat, 143

color charts, 145

Continental method, 54, 56

crochet chain, 83

D

damp blocking, 50

decreases, 65, 74, 80, 93, 154

Directional Block Scarf, 167

double-point needles, 9, 112, 118

dropped stitch, 189

duplicate stitch, 146, 149

E

Easy Knit Hat, 111

ends, weaving in, 22

English method, 54, 55

F

Felted Bag with Embellished Flap, 101

Felted Christmas Tree, 73

felting, 73, 82, 104, 107

fishtail lace, 161

fringe, 36, 39

G

garter stitch, 24

Garter Stitch Scarf, 13

gauge swatch, 25

Golf Club Covers, 117

H

hats, 143, 185

I

I-cord, 84

increases, 65, 74, 93

K

knit front and back (kf&b), 65, 75

knit stitch, 18, 45, 46

knitting, 14

knitting in the round, 102

knitting needles, 8

circular, 48, 99, 102

double-point, 9, 112, 118

methods of holding, 54

knit two together (k2tog), 66, 80

L

lace, 151

Lace Curtain Panels, 161

Lace Scarf with Beaded Edge, 153

Leaf Edge Shawl, 93

left knit cross (LKC), 62, 63

long-tail cast-on, 14

Loosely Knit Scarf, 29

M

make one (M1), 77

make one left (M1L), 78

make one right (M1R), 77

mattress stitch, 172

N

needle felting, 104, 107

needle sizes, 9, 25, 30

P

pass slipped stitch over (PSSO), 154

patterns

binding off in, 58

modifying, 50, 59, 67

in multiples of stitches, 134

reading, 50, 54, 146

sizing, 177

slip stitch, 132, 134

pick up and knit stitches, 168

picot bind-off, 133

place marker, 49

pompoms, 120

practice swatches, 4, 18, 44, 55, 65, 79, 82, 102, 118, 144, 172

purl front and back (pf&b), 76

purl stitch, 41, 44, 46, 55, 56

purl two together (p2tog), 81

R

remove marker, 49

ribbing, 58

right knit cross (RKC), 62, 64

row, 14

row counter, 173

S

Scarf Knit with Two Yarns, 33

scarves, 13, 29, 33, 137, 153

seams, 172

seed stitch, 53, 57

Seed Stitch Table Runner, 53

self-striping yarn, 168

shaping, 71

shawls, 93, 131

single-point needles, 8

six-stitch left knit cross (6-st LKC), 63

six-stitch right knit cross (6-st RKC), 64

slip, slip knit (ssk), 81

slip knot, 14

slip marker, 49

slip stitch, 131, 132, 134

Slip Stitch Shawl, 131

steam blocking, 58, 67

stitch count, 189

stitches

dropped, 189

duplicate stitch, 146, 149

garter stitch, 24

height and width differences, 50

increases and decreases, 65, 74, 93, 154

knit stitch, 18, 45, 46

mattress stitch, 172

picking up, 168

purl stitch, 41, 44, 46, 55, 56

seed stitch, 53, 57

slip stitch, 131, 132, 134

stockinette stitch, 45, 104

switching between, 46

taking out, 190

twisted, 188

stitch markers, 49, 156

stockinette stitch, 45, 104

stranded knitting, 144

Striped Cotton Bathroom Rug, 127

stripes, 128

T

tails, 14, 22

texture, 6, 41, 46, 62

three-needle bind-off, 156

tools, 8

troubleshooting, 188

twisted stitch, 188

U

un-knitting, 190

W

weaving in ends, 22

wet blocking, 133

working yarn, 14

Y

yarn, 6

classification of, 34

combining, 34

joining new, 21

knitting with two, 36

labels, 7, 30

methods of holding, 54, 55

packaging, 7

self-striping, 168

texture, 6

weight, 6, 34

yarnover (yo), 78