New Idea: Encyclopaedia of Knitting and Crochet Stiches (1972)

Second-Hand (Hardcover)

Very Good condition

Today knitting and crocheting are the most popular of all handcrafts and among the few that the machine has not been able to completely replace.

This book will enable the reader to make more than 300 knitting and crochet stitches.

Each stitch is fully and accurately explained in easy-to-follow instructions coupled with a close-up photograph which enables the knitter to see what the finished stitch will look like.

This revised edition names the most common knitting and crochet stitches, and these are indexed for easy reference Mrs Westfall, former knitting editor of New ldea, shows how, by varying the stitches, the keen knitter can turn a favourite basic pattern into a completely different garment.

She explains how crocheted edging can be added to a knitted garment to give extra body and elegance. With correct choice of yarn any one of the 307 stitches in this book can be an adventure in creativity.

The New Idea Encyclopaedia of Knitting and Crochet Stitches contains a wealth of ideas for knitting, knitted lace, knitted motifs, crochet, crochet lace, crochet motifs and tricot

The book also contains valuable sections on how to read knitting instructions, synthetic and natural fibres and the history of a ball of yarn from the sheep to the shop.