My Knitting Book - Couverture souple

Lambert, Frances

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437043550 ISBN 13 : 9781437043556

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2008

Synopsis

My Knitting Book is a historical knitting guide written by Frances Lambert and originally published in 1843. The book is a comprehensive guide to knitting, with detailed instructions on a variety of stitches, patterns, and techniques. The guide is aimed at both beginners and experienced knitters, with clear and concise explanations of each step in the knitting process. The book also includes a variety of knitting patterns, from simple scarves and hats to more complex garments like sweaters and shawls. In addition to the knitting instructions and patterns, My Knitting Book also includes sections on the history of knitting, the different types of yarn and needles available, and tips for caring for knitted items. This classic knitting guide is a must-have for anyone interested in the art of knitting, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of this timeless craft.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

To cast on.—The first interlacement of the cotton on the needle. To cast off.—To knit two stitches, and to pass the first over the second, and so on to the last stitch, which is to be secured by drawing the thread through. To cast over.—To bring the cotton forward round the needle. To narrow.—To lessen, by knitting two stitches together. To seam.—To knit a stitch with the cotton before the needle. To widen.—To increase by making a stitch, bringing the cotton round the needle, and knitting the same when it occurs. A turn.—Two rows in the same stitch, backwards and forwards. To turn.—To change the stitch. To turn over.—To bring the wool forward over the needle. A row.—The stitches from one end of the needle to the other. A round.—A row, when the stitches are on two, three, or more needles. A plain row.—That composed of simple knitting. To pearl a row.—To knit with the cotton before the needle. To rib.—To work alternate rows of plain and pearl knitting. To bring the thread forward.—To bring the cotton forward so as to make an open stitch. A loop stitch.—Made by bringing the cotton before the needle, which

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437043550
• ISBN 13: 9781437043556
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 116
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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