Get Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges
More than 350 ways to warm all of the hands, heads, feet, and bodies that you love. This book contain instructions for creating the most popular knitted items - socks, mittens, gloves, hats, tams, scarves, sweaters and vests - all sized from baby to toddler to large adult - all written for multiple gauges and yarn weights.
"Everyone should carry a copy of this wonderful collection of basic knitting designs with them at all times!" -- The Soundview Knitting Guild
Your Trusted Resource - Use it Over and Over Again.
More versatile and useful than standard pattern books, The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns features easy-to-follow, charted instructions plus a detailed glossary of techniques for both beginning and advanced knitters.
"This book is an excellent resource . . . an idea that every knitter and spinner of handspun yarns has been waiting for!" -- Spin2Knit
Easy-To-Use Format
The spiral-bound and hardback format makes this book as functional as it is informative and instructional. The lay-flat binding allows for hands-free access and the sturdy hardcover ensures you'll be able to use it for years to come.
"The effect is one of a functional notebook you’ll use, rather than a coffee-table book to be handled carefully." -- Knitter’s Review
Review of The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns From Library Journal:
Have you seen those advertisements that say "this is the only book you'll ever need on this subject"? This new volume by Budd isn't the only knitting book you'll ever need, but one could knit hundreds of different mittens, gloves, socks, sweaters, vests, hats, and scarves from just the patterns found here. Budd is (former) managing editor of the popular magazine Interweave Knits, and this is the book she wished she had when she worked in a yarn store and customers requested patterns made for their size with yarns available in the shop.
The patterns allow the knitter to create garments in any size from toddler to extra-large adult in any weight of yarn, from fingering to bulky. The knitter has only to knit a generous swatch with yarn and needles of her/his choice and plug the resulting gauge information into the charted instructions and schematics provided. Highly recommended for all knitting collections.
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