Knitting Letters into Patterns


Book Description

This book shares with you the letter patterns created by the author, Cathie Beck, using the basic knit and purl stitches. It will also explain how to use these patterns to make your own personalized scarves and blankets for your family and friends, which everyone always seems to love. Be creative, and have fun with these patterns.




Knit the Alphabet


Book Description

Knit letters from A to Z—in 3D—for creative personalized projects. Knit the Alphabet is the only book on the market to focus on 3D knitted letters. Features twenty-six unique knitting patterns with three size variations and three bonus patterns—ampersand, star, and heart. The knitting patterns are quick and easy to make, and are made as one piece—so no need to sew a seam! Every letter can be made in three sizes, approximately 3.5, 6.5, or 11 inches high, simply by changing your needle and yarn size. Completed letters can be used individually or combined to make words or phrases—great to use to decorate your home or as personalized accessories, jewelry, and gift wrapping. Includes full basic knitting techniques, perfect for beginners and more experienced knitters alike!




Typographic Knitting


Book Description

Learn to knit a variety of typefaces modeled on digital designs by well-known type foundries including Emigre, Lineto, and Typotheque, and emblazon your hats, scarves, and sweaters with smartly designed monograms, letters, or words. Beginning with knitting basics, tips, and resources, and progressing through more advanced techniques, Typographic Knitting provides a systematic introduction on how to construct a variety of letter designs using different knitting techniques. This book bridges the gap between craft and design in a new way, and will delight typography connoisseurs, avid knitters, and makers looking for a novel medium.




Knitted Letters


Book Description

The über–popular craft of knitting meets the typography trend for the first time! Knitted Letters presents intarsia charts for 10 key font families—including roman, sans serif, italic, and poster—and outlines how to incorporate the letters into 30 stylish, infinitely customizable projects. Knitters will learn how to stitch personalized messages and monograms into pillows, scarves, throws, and more, and to create bold three-dimensional letters to display or give. With step-by-step instructions for upper- and lowercases, helpful charts and illustrations, and photos of all the gorgeous projects, knitters and typography enthusiasts alike will love crafting endless personalized lettered creations.




Learn to Crochet the Easy Way


Book Description

learn to crochet the easy way by Jean Leinkauser




A Big Collection of Alphabets


Book Description

Contains many illustrated alphabets for themes such as baby, flowers, hearts, Art Deco, dinosaurs, holidays, and more.




Sequence Knitting


Book Description

Every knitter, whether a beginner or an expert, wants easy projects for travel, gifts or those times when following a complex pattern is impractical. Sequence Knitting introduces a radical and simple approach for creating amazing fabrics by working a sequence of stitches over and over again. Beginning with 1-row patterns, the book delves into the possibilities of this technique, expanding into methods for creating complex designs that can be worked back and forth, in the round, or in shapes like triangles. The book includes stitch dictionaries with over 190 fabrics, many of which are new and reversible, as well as over 40 patterns for simple and elegant accessories. This groundbreaking book is sure to become a classic must-have for every knitter s reference library.




The Secret Lives of Letters


Book Description

Is Dolly too demanding? What's Harry hiding? Is Carl really all that creepy? Enjoy six soap-style short stories while creating your own unique alphabet plushies using these 26 easy-to-knit patterns.




One Skein


Book Description

These knitted and crocheted fashion accessories and decorative accents for the home vary in their required levels of skill, but all can be completed quickly and require only one skein of yarn. The stitch patterns and clear instructions make it easy for even procrastinators and the less-than-diligent to create a ruffled cravat, a drawstring bag, a tank top, cozy scarves, arm and leg warmers, lace wristlets, fingerless gloves, a mohair pillow, and even a sweater for a baby. Several projects do not require any new yarn at allâ€"instead projects such as the Felted Striped Tote or the Labyrinth Circle Rug are designed using up a skein's worth of leftovers from other projects. A guide to terms and techniques, a resource directory, and a bibliography are also included.




Daisy and Storm's Knitted Alphabet Squares


Book Description

Welcome and thank you for joining Daisy and Storm's world of embossed knitted washcloths and afghan squares. This book contains 26 patterns - one for each of the letters of the alphabet. The patterns include both charts and written easy to follow instructions. With only knit and purl stitches, the squares are easy to make for anyone with basic knitting knowledge. These are wonderful knits for the beginner, as well as effective, quick knits for the more experienced knitter. The squares are knit individually, and then can be used as washcloths or sewn together to form an afghan of your own design. Each square measures approximately 22 cm x 22 cm (8.5 inches x 8.5 inches) using DK/Light worsted weight yarn and 4mm knitting needles (US size 6, UK size 8), or using Worsted weight yarn and 4.5 mm knitting needles (US size 7, UK size 7) the finished squares are approximately 26 cm x 26 cm (10 inches x 10 inches).