When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

The 411 on knitting 911s, here to rescue you! You know how it goes. You’re happily knitting a sweater or a blanket and just when you think it’s smooth sailing to the finish line, you realize you totally dropped a stitch or…the neck hole is too small or…who knows what! Hey, you’re human; mistakes like these happen. And the more proficient a knitter you are, the more elaborate the mistakes can be. When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is your white “knit” in shining armor, here to rescue you…to gently guide you through exactly how to fix any knitting problem…and get your project back on track.

A newly revised edition of the classic from the knitting fairy godmothers. This new, expanded, and updated edition offers you even more good advice, more tips, and more knitting solutions, particularly for more adventurous elements like color, lace, and cables. Authors Marion Edmonds and Ahza Moore, beloved by knitters all over the country, give you levelheaded advice on what to fix, how to fix it, and when you can just fudge it. With 119 years of knitting experience between them, they've seen it all and fixed it all.

New for this edition…patterns! Learn how to make:

  • Mosaic mitts
  • Streamer scarf
  • Lace sampler wrap
  • Fair Isle pillow of many colors
  • Updated cable beanie
  • Deliberate drop-stitch scarf

Did you know that 1 in 3 women either knit or crochet? Chances are, you’re one of them! Now you can keep working at your craft, even take a few risks here and there with more in-depth projects. It’s ok if you mess up— When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is here to make the boo-boos all fade away.

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When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

The 411 on knitting 911s, here to rescue you! You know how it goes. You’re happily knitting a sweater or a blanket and just when you think it’s smooth sailing to the finish line, you realize you totally dropped a stitch or…the neck hole is too small or…who knows what! Hey, you’re human; mistakes like these happen. And the more proficient a knitter you are, the more elaborate the mistakes can be. When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is your white “knit” in shining armor, here to rescue you…to gently guide you through exactly how to fix any knitting problem…and get your project back on track.

A newly revised edition of the classic from the knitting fairy godmothers. This new, expanded, and updated edition offers you even more good advice, more tips, and more knitting solutions, particularly for more adventurous elements like color, lace, and cables. Authors Marion Edmonds and Ahza Moore, beloved by knitters all over the country, give you levelheaded advice on what to fix, how to fix it, and when you can just fudge it. With 119 years of knitting experience between them, they've seen it all and fixed it all.

New for this edition…patterns! Learn how to make:

  • Mosaic mitts
  • Streamer scarf
  • Lace sampler wrap
  • Fair Isle pillow of many colors
  • Updated cable beanie
  • Deliberate drop-stitch scarf

Did you know that 1 in 3 women either knit or crochet? Chances are, you’re one of them! Now you can keep working at your craft, even take a few risks here and there with more in-depth projects. It’s ok if you mess up— When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is here to make the boo-boos all fade away.

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When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

by Marion Edmonds, Ahza Moore
When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters: Revised, Expanded, and Updated Survival Guide for Every Knitting Emergency

by Marion Edmonds, Ahza Moore

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Overview

The 411 on knitting 911s, here to rescue you! You know how it goes. You’re happily knitting a sweater or a blanket and just when you think it’s smooth sailing to the finish line, you realize you totally dropped a stitch or…the neck hole is too small or…who knows what! Hey, you’re human; mistakes like these happen. And the more proficient a knitter you are, the more elaborate the mistakes can be. When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is your white “knit” in shining armor, here to rescue you…to gently guide you through exactly how to fix any knitting problem…and get your project back on track.

A newly revised edition of the classic from the knitting fairy godmothers. This new, expanded, and updated edition offers you even more good advice, more tips, and more knitting solutions, particularly for more adventurous elements like color, lace, and cables. Authors Marion Edmonds and Ahza Moore, beloved by knitters all over the country, give you levelheaded advice on what to fix, how to fix it, and when you can just fudge it. With 119 years of knitting experience between them, they've seen it all and fixed it all.

New for this edition…patterns! Learn how to make:

  • Mosaic mitts
  • Streamer scarf
  • Lace sampler wrap
  • Fair Isle pillow of many colors
  • Updated cable beanie
  • Deliberate drop-stitch scarf

Did you know that 1 in 3 women either knit or crochet? Chances are, you’re one of them! Now you can keep working at your craft, even take a few risks here and there with more in-depth projects. It’s ok if you mess up— When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters is here to make the boo-boos all fade away.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621130079
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/07/2014
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Between them, Marion Edmonds and Ahza Moore have 119 years of knitting experience. As partners in KnittingTogetherNYC, they have made knitting their livelihood, giving private knitting lessons and teaching at SoHo's Purl yarn store. They contributed patterns to Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson and develop patterns for magazines. This is their first book.

Table of Contents

Contents
Bringing You Up to Date (*NEW*)
Introduction to the First Edition 
1 Emergency Prevention, or A Stitch in Time      
2 The Secret Language of Knitting Patterns       
3 Good Knitting Gone Wrong    
4 Don’t Let Finishing Finish You Off      
5 Further Adventures in Knitting: Color, Lace & Cables (*NEW*)  
6 Apply Yourself: Six Patterns Looking for a Knitter (*NEW*)
Contains patterns for:

  • Streamer Scarf
  • Pillow of Many Colors
  • Lace Sampler Wrap
  • Mosaic Mitts
  • Updated Beanie
  • The Deliberate Drop Stitch Scarf
             
Abbreviations   
Further Reading
Before We Bind Off      
Index
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