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    Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties
    Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties
    Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties
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    Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties

    By Mabel Van Niekerk

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    Learn to cast on stitches and knit with ease if you are left-handed and have in the past struggled to get a grip on it from a right-handed tutor. I have found that right-handed knitters are favored far above us Lefties. I have yet to find a commercial pattern created especially for us left-handed “wanna be knitters”. Often patterns make no sense to us because we are in actual fact starting from the end of the row instead of the beginning. This can be very confusing and frustrating especially for beginners. With step-by-step diagrams to follow you will be casting on stitches and knitting in no time at all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMabel Van Niekerk
    Release dateJan 14, 2014
    ISBN9781310007125
    Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties
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    Mabel Van Niekerk

    Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.

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      Book preview

      Knitting - Mabel Van Niekerk

      Knitting - Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties

      By

      Mabel Van Niekerk

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      Mabel Van Niekerk at Smashwords

      Knitting - Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties

      Copyright 2014 Mabel Van Niekerk

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Content

      Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties

      Requirements for knitting

      Types of wool and yarn available

      Knitting needles

      Knitting patterns

      Casting on Stitches

      Casting on with thumb and one needle

      Learn the 2 basic stitches used in knitting

      Knit

      Garter stitch

      Purl

      Stocking stitch

      Ribbing

      Single ribbing

      Double ribbing

      Moss stitch

      Fair Isle Patterns

      Multi-colored stripes

      Creative yarns

      Tension

      Learning to decrease stitches

      Increasing stitches

      Casting off stitches

      Knitting abbreviations you will encounter in knitting patterns

      Abbreviations used when knitting with more than one color yarn

      Cables

      Knit a cabled square for practice

      Why would you want to learn to knit?

      Hints for knitters

      Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties

      Knitting is the process of interlocking loops from a continuous strand of yarn using two or more needles. It creates the fabric from which a number of garments and items can be made.

      It is a great hobby for young and old and can be very relaxing. It’s also a great way of being productive while you are in the company of friends and family and exchanging knitting patterns and comparing projects is a great way of making new friends.

      I have found that right-handed knitters are favored far above us Lefties. I have yet to find a commercial pattern created especially for us left-handed wanna be knitters. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong place.

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