I know that you want to jump right in and start knitting! But before you do, it will help to know a little bit about how this book is organized. Chapter 1 explains the tools and materials you’ll need to get started and teaches you how to read a knitting pattern. Chapter 2 is where the fun really starts—you’ll learn the basics of knitting and try out your new skills on some simple projects. The projects throughout the book are in order from the simplest to more advanced, and you’ll learn new and trickier skills as you work your way from project to project. At the beginning of each pattern, you’ll see the materials you’ll need and the skills you’ll have to know to create the project.
I recommend reading through Chapter 1 and then starting out with the first project in the book, Little Hat. Once you gather the materials listed at the beginning of the pattern, you can use the first project to work through the lessons at the beginning of Chapter 2. The pattern and lessons will take you step-by-step through the project. This is the case for all of the projects—any new skills you need will be explained in a lesson that appears before the pattern.
Welcome to the world of knitting—let’s get started!