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Shape Up Your Knitting
Increases and decreases bring shape and structure to your knitting, but many patterns offer only vague instruction on how to effectively use these techniques. Now you can improve all your knitted projects with dozens of increase and decrease possibilities that add the polished perfection you desire. Explore techniques that make your shaping invisible or decorative -- your choice!
List of contents
Introduction
Part One: Increase Chapter 1 - Neutral Increases
- Open Neutral Increases
- Closed Neutral Increases
Chapter 2 - Right- and Left-Leaning Increases
Chapter 3 - Multiple-Stitch Increases
- Multiple Increases in One Stitch
- Multiple Increases Between Stitches
Chapter 4 - Centered Double Increases
- Open Centered Double Increases
- Closed Centered Double Increases
Part Two: Decrease Chapter 5 - Single Decreases
Chapter 6 - Double Decreases
- Paired Double Decreases
- Vertical Double Decreases
Chapter 7 - Multiple Stitch Decreases
- Reducing Four Stitches to One
- Reducing Five Stitches to One
Part Three: Combinations and Special Circumstances Chapter 8 - Increase and Decrease for Decorative Effect
- Bobbles
- Ruching
- Closed-Ring Cables
- Textured Patterns
- Lace
Chapter 9 - Special Circumstances
- Shaping Textured Patterns
- Shaping Lace Patterns
- Shaping Color Patterns
Abbreviations
Common Symbols
Index
Acknowledgments
About the author
Judith Durant is the editor of the best-selling One-Skein Wonders series, which currently includes seven volumes; the author of Cable Left, Cable Right, Increase, Decrease, and Knit One, Bead Too; and the co-author of Knitting Know-How. Durant has been knitting for more than 50 years and has been writing and editing for more than 30 years. She currently lives in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Summary
Offering 99 different methods for widening or narrowing your fabric, Judith Durant shows you how to shape all of your knitting projects to perfection.
Foreword
Offering 99 different methods for widening or narrowing your fabric, Judith Durant shows you how to shape all of your knitting projects to perfection.
Additional text
“The ultimate reference on shaping… this is an important addition to every knitting bag.” –Margaret Radcliffe, author of The Knowledgeable Knitter
“I adore technique books that help me understand the construction of my stitches. Judith demystifies increases and decreases, helping make us better, more educated knitters.” –Laura Nelkin, knitting designer and author of Knockout Knits
