Stitch 'n Bitch Superstar Knitting by Stoller, Debbie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Part I: The Stitches

Stripes? Cripes! Making Clean Color Changes in Ribbing The Underappreciated Slip Stitch Color by Numbers Slip-Stitching in the Round Two-Color Tubular Knitting Double Knitting

Chapter 2 Knit, If You Will, A Picture: Creating Images With Intarsia

The Rules of the Game The Right Yarn for the Job Yarn Lengths in Intarsia Making a Figure Eight Yarn Bobbin Adding a New Color Yarn Linking Your Yarns Together Tight-Knit Edges Combining Intarsia and Stranded Knitting Crocheting Vertical Color Columns Nip/Tuck Finishing Intarsia in the Round

Chapter 3 Strand And Deliver: Two-Color Knitting Using the Stranded Technique

Finding the Right Yarn Hold Float Like a Butterfly Yarn Dominance How to “Catch” Floats: Catching Techniques for Different Hand Holds Let’s Talk About Steeks, Baby Different Steeks for Different Freaks Picking Up Stitches on Steeked Projects

Look Ma! No Needle! Cable Guide Traveling Stitches 2-Stitch Crosses and Twists Bavarian Twisted Switch Fake It Till You Make It How to Fix Miscrossed Cables The Color Cable Adjusting Your Fabric for Cables Bobble Heads

Chapter 5 Lace: The Final Frontier

Selecting Your Materials The Lace Knitter’s Tool Kit: Yarn Overs and Decreases Reading Lace Charts The Hole Story of Creating Lace Lace Bandages: Preventing and Dealing With Mistakes Who You Calling a Faggot? Shaping in Lace Knitting Cast-Ons and Bind-Offs for Lace Blocking Lace Know Your Nupps

Chapter 6 Knit Bling Bling: Adding A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ With Beads and Embroidery

Beads on a Wire Beading Between the Lines The Bead Goes On All-Over “Bead Knitting” By Hook or By Crook Embroidery on Knitting Stitching Like a Big Girl

Chapter 7 Stitch Witchery: A Useful Assortment of Stitches

Start Me Up Provisional Cast-Ons Tubular Cast-Ons Happy Endings A Smorgasbord of Increases and Decreases Kitchener Stitch Every Which Way Cords Buttonhole Surfers Short Rows

Part II: How to Create your Own Patterns

Dream a Little Dream Sketch and Kvetch Swatch Watch Pattern Drafting Measure Twice, Knit Once: Gauge Measuring Up: Taking Body Measurements for Pattern Drafting Knitting by the Numbers

Chapter 9 Drop it Like it’s Hot: Drafting A Drop-Shoulder Sweater

Filling in the Measurements Filling in the Stitches All About Ease Writing Out the Pattern The Magic Formula Modified Drop Shoulder

Chapter 10 From Rags to Riches: Drafting Raglan-Sleeve and Circular Yoke Sweaters

Filling in the Measurements Filling in the Stitches The Perfect Sleeve Cap Width Writing Out the Pattern Raglan in the Round Circular Yoke Sweater Placing Designs and Futzing with the Formulas

Chapter 11 Bringing Out the Big Guns: The Set-in Sleeve Sweater

Filling in the Measurements Filling in the Stitches Writing Out the Pattern

Chapter 12 Details, Details: Necklines, Cardigan Bands, and Estimating Yarn Amounts

Ring Around the Collar Designing a Cardigan I’m With the Band How Much Yarn? You Do the Math One, Two, Pick up Stitch

Abbreviations

Part III: The Patterns

Color Basics and Stitch Witchery

Dress to Impress Baby Dress Dutch Touch Skirt Baby Corn Dress Tulip Top Rococo Shawl Tiptoes Socks

Intarsia And Stranded Knitting

Squirrelly Mittens Hip Hop Blanket Steeks and Stones Cardigan The Life Aquatic Sweater Skull Isle Socks Button It! Kid’s Sweater Lotus Bag Sheepy Time Kid’s Sweater Bookish Cardigan In Bloom Bag

Cables, Bobbles, and Traveling Stitches

Sea and Surf Sweater Colorful Cable Hat Gretel Tam Dog-O-Matic Doggie Sweater Love Me or Leaf Me Bag Little Red Riding Hoodie Lattice Top Fertility Blanket Saxon the City Stockings Laced-Up Socks

Lace

Frilly Filly Scarf No Plastic Please Mesh Tote Crush Shrug The Empire Strikes Back Dress Nip/Tuck Sweater English Mesh Lace Skirt Leafy Lace Cardigan Sweetheart Sweater Haiku Sweater Flirty Knee-highs

Beads and Embroidery

Beatrice Gloves Coco Cardigan Sparkle Sweater Moonshine Wristlets Tiger Lily Stuffed Animal

Index Credits Copyright Page About the Author