Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of all Ages

by Melanie Falick, Chris Hartlove (Photographer), Kristin Nicholas (Illustrator)

Overview

Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award Winner

“This is the best how-to-knit book for kids I’ve seen in a long time.” —Knitty

In fifteen easy projects, from bouncy bean bags to a rolled-edge sweater, author and knitting expert Melanie Falick teaches kids of all ages how to knit. Through step-by-step instructions and candy-colored illustrations, beginners learn the fundamentals: knitting tools, finger-knitting, and basic stitches such as knit, purl, mattress, overcast, embroidery, and stockinette.

Kids Knitting emphasizes fun in every step of the learning process. Sunny paintings by Kristin Nicholas illustrate the individual steps of each technique. Bright boxes of blues, greens, and reds explain everything from button-sewing to tassel-tying. Charming photographs by Chris Hartlove feature finished projects modeled by the creators themselves--all kids who knit.

Best of all, kids get to keep and use whatever they make: bookmarks, backpacks, bracelets, even their own set of customized knitting needles, topped with acorn caps or polka dot balls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781579652418
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/15/2003
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Melanie Falick is an independent writer, editor, and creative consultant—and a lifelong maker. Formerly the publishing director of STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books, an imprint of Abrams, she is also the author of Knitting in America,Kids Knitting, and Weekend Knitting, as well as several other titles. Find her on Instagram @melaniefalick and at melaniefalick.com.

Chris Hartlove shoots portraits, photographic essays, and landscapes for Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, Details, and Outside, among other magazines. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Kristin Nicholas was named one of Vogue Knitting's Master Knitters of the '90s and has designed knitwear for Vogue Knitting, Family Circle Knitting, and other major magazines. She is the author of Colorful Stitchery and three other books on knitting. Kristin lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and assorted farm animals.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	6
	Getting started	9
	Knitting with two needles	25
	Shaping	49
	The purl stitch, stockinette stitch, and ribbing	67
	Knitting in the round	79
	New stitch patterns	101
	Your first sweater	113
	Shopping for yarn	123
	Index	127
	Acknowledgments	128

Editorial Reviews

“[Susan] has managed to write a book that not only teaches kids to knit, but also helps a knitting adult teach a newbie knitting kiddo. This is the best how-to knit book for kids I’ve seen in a long time.”
—Knitty
 
“A joyful book!”
—Knitting Traditions

From the Publisher