Discover the perfect beginning and ending for every knitting project! Detailed instructions for each technique are combined with step-by-step photography to help you create edges that are tighter, looser, stretchier, or lacier. No matter what you’re knitting, Leslie Ann Bestor has the cast on and bind off that will give your project the perfect edge.
Leslie Ann Bestor is the author of How to Knit and the best-selling book, Cast On, Bind Off. She is a knitting teacher and store manager at WEBS, America’s Yarn Store, and her designs have been featured in books and magazines. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
"At lastCast On and Bind-Off techniques are being given pride of place.This tempting array of Cast On and Bind-Off techniques, carefully organized in families, will inspire the knitter to try something new, with enriching results."
Margaret Radcliffe
"Cast off your old techniques and embark on a voyage of cast-on and bind-off discoveries! Leslie Ann Bestor has produced a clear, concise, definitive reference that will be cherished by all knitters. There’s something for everyone, from introductions to the most basic cast ons and bind offs to detailed discussions of some that even advanced knitters may never have encountered. The clear close-up photos of the front, back and edge of every single cast on and bind off will be invaluable to every knitter in selecting the best cast on for each and every project."
Author of Beyond Toes: Knitting Adventures wit Judy Becker
"All knitters need a variety of starts and finishes in their knitting tool belt, but sometimes it’s hard to know which to use. Cast On, Bind Off is the perfect reference to any of these techniques that are likely to be needed—including some of the newer and less well known methods. With beautiful photographs, clear instructions, and helpful illustrations, Leslie Ann provides not only the how-to, but the why and where as well! Cast On, Bind Off should be part of every knitter’s library."
Judy Becker
"All knitters need a variety of starts and finishes in their knitting tool belt, but sometimes it’s hard to know which to use. Cast On, Bind Off is the perfect reference to any of these techniques that are likely to be needed—including some of the newer and less well known methods. With beautiful photographs, clear instructions, and helpful illustrations, Leslie Ann provides not only the how-to, but the why and where as well! Cast On, Bind Off should be part of every knitter’s library.
