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Contents

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Teaching Kids to Knit: An Introduction for Adults

1 Get Ready! An Overview of Tools and Materials

Yarn

Knitting Needles

Gauge

Other Tools

How to Read a Knitting Pattern

2 Beginner Skills and Projects

Knitting Lesson #1: Casting On

Knitting Lesson #2: Joining Stitches to Work in the Round

Knitting Lesson #3: The Knit Stitch

Knitting Lesson #4: Knitting Two Stitches Together (Decreasing)

Knitting Lesson #5: Pulling the End through the Final Stitches

Knitting Lesson #6: Weaving In Ends

Little Hat

Knitting Lesson #7: Binding Off

Wrap Bracelet

Cowl

Knitting Lesson #8: Making Stripes

Stripy Tube Scarf

Stripy Hat

3 Intermediate Skills and Projects

Knitting Lesson #9: The Purl Stitch

Toasty Headband

Hat with a Rib

Cuffed Basket

Knitting Lesson #10: Carrying Colors for Stripes

Knitting Lesson #11: The Whipstitch

Stripy Leg Warmers

Tablet/Journal Pocket

4 Advanced Skills and Projects

Knitting Lesson #12: Working Back and Forth

Knitting Lesson #13: Knitting in the Front and Back of the Same Stitch (Increasing)

Knitting Lesson #14: Casting On a Small Number of Stitches Using Circular Needles

Snowman

Mason Jar Cozies

Seed Stitch Cozy

1-by-1 Rib Stitch Cozy

2-by-2 Rib Stitch Cozy

Basketweave Stitch Cozy

Knitting Lesson #15: A Cable Stitch

Knitting Lesson #16: Yarn Over

Fox Pillow

Puppy & Bunny Hand Puppets

Puppy Hand Puppet

Bunny Hand Puppet

Owl & Kitten Toys

Owl Toy

Kitten Toy

5 Fixing Your Mistakes

Knitting Lesson #17: Tinking Back

Knitting Lesson #18: Ripping Back

Knitting Lesson #19: Picking Up a Dropped Stitch

Knitting Lesson #20: Sewing Up a Hole

Beyond Circular Needles

Getting Help with Your Knitting

Caring for Your Knitted Items

Glossary

Common Abbreviations

Yarns Used in This Book

Templates

Acknowledgments

Index