The essential guide to creating beautiful hand-knitting, with more than 200 illustrated knitting stitches and techniques.Knit Step by Step gives you the tools, techniques, and know-how you need to turn a ball of yarn into beautiful and original knitted items. Learn how to cast on, decode knitting patterns, and build intricate designs with rib and cable knit stitches, structural effects, and multi-coloured Fair isle and intarsia patterns.Featuring more than 150 techniques and clearly photographed stitch patterns, pick up Knit Step by Step whenever you''re looking for a new stitch to try or when you''ve got yourself in a knot. Apply the skills you have learned to 10 fun knitting projects, including a simple scarf, newborn baby clothes, and cosy ankle socks.If you''re learning how to knit for the first time, want to build on your skills, or remind yourself of an intricate technique, Knit Step by Step has everything you need.Content previously published in The Knitting Book (9781405368032)