Hip Knitting

Knitting is modern and cool when you use Astor Tsang's guide to knitting and crafting cool wool wears and gifts. Here accomplished knitwear designer, teacher, and author Astor Tsang, spins the needle on the knit revolution. With years of experience tutoring beginners in the art of knitting, she takes readers on a do it yourself journey from no-knit novice to casting connoisseur. The traditional craft of knitting is deconstructed and presented in a no-fuss and easy to understand manner that is fun and engaging. The opening section "Getting started" introduces the tools and terminologies of the trade, providing how-to knowledge on topics such as reading yarn labels, choosing yarn and yarn substitutes, and measurements. The second section "How to knit" is a simple stitch-by-stitch guide to slipknots, casting on, knit and purl stitches, tension, turning, and casting off. Next "Finishing" presents the techniques of blocking, sewing, and darning ends. The next section "Beyond the Basics" offers readers an opportunity to take their skills up a stitch, learning techniques such as transferring stitches and creating buttonholes. This section also has instructions for knitting on a gauge, ending and joining yarn, and casting on mid-row. If this all sounds a tad technical,