Needlework & Fiber Arts

Circular Knitting Workshop: Essential Techniques to Master Knitting in the Round

Name: Circular Knitting Workshop: Essential Techniques to Master Knitting in the Round
Author: Margaret Radcliffe
ISBN: 9781603429993

by Margaret Radcliffe

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Overview

Circular knitting has many benefits, including making it easier to follow charts (with the right-side of the work always facing you) and eliminating the need for seams. And it's fun! In Circular Knitting Workshop, master teacher Margaret Radcliffe covers everything you need to know to master the art of circular knitting, presenting Fair Isle, twined, helix, tubular, and other classic techniques in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. Thirty-five demonstration projects let you try out each technique on a mini sock, hat, bag, mitten, sweater, or vest before applying it to a larger project. Radcliffe even shows you how to easily convert patterns written for straight needles to circular.

Synopsis

Discover the pleasures of knitting in the round! Margaret Radcliffe presents classic circular knitting techniques — including Fair Isle, helix, and tubular — in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. This comprehensive guide provides directions for 35 demonstration projects, so you can practice each technique on a miniature hat, mitten, or sweater before applying it to a larger project. With tips on how to adapt any straight-needle pattern for use with circular needles, Circular Knitting Workshop opens up endless possibilities.

About the Author, Margaret Radcliffe

Margaret Radcliffe is the author of Circular Knitting Workshop, The Knitting Answer Book, and The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques. She lives in Virginia and teaches knitting workshops across North America, promoting creativity and independence in all knitters. Her own designs are published in the Maggie’s Rags line of knitting patterns (www.maggiesrags.com).

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Circular knitting is a technique that is becoming increasingly popular because of its convenience and elimination the need for seams. In fact, knitting in the round makes it easier to read charts (the right side of work now always faces the knitter) and enables knitters to work more continuously. With easy-to-understand step-by-step photographs, Margaret Radcliffe's The Circular Knitting Workshop introduces crafters to Fair Isle, twined, helix, tubular, and other classic techniques that can be enacted in thirty-five projects, each of which begins with a mini-version demonstration. (P.S. Author Radcliffe qualifies as a master teacher. With 165,000 copies in print, her Knitting Answer Book is regarded as a genre classic.)

— Michelle Marozik

Knit 'n Style

Circular knitting can seem intimidating to beginning knitters, but author Margaret Radcliffe soothes those fears. Circular Knitting Workshop discusses every aspect of circular knitting, from cast on methods to converting patterns written for straight needles to circular. Beginners will appreciate the simple pain-free lessons in knitting in the round using circular needles, double-points, or the Magic Loop method. Lessons in Fair Isle, twined, helix, and tubular knitting are also presented for advanced knitters. Mini projects are included for you to try out your new skills before tackling full-sized projects. Whether you’re just starting out in circular knitting or looking for a quick answer, this book will quickly become your go-to guide for knitting in the round.

Library Journal

Circular knitting is useful for anything tubular (socks, hats, mittens), but how else can it be used? Veteran knitting instructor and designer Radcliffe (The Knitting Answer Book) explores the ins and outs of circular knitting, including cast-ons and bind-offs, techniques for circular knitting, and conversion of flat knits to circular knits. Ample color photographs that correspond to the directions and "workshop projects" designed to reinforce the information in the book are included. VERDICT All knitters, from novice to expert, will find something new and useful in this comprehensive guide. Essential for knitting collections.