| Part 1: Begin at the Beginning |
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From Fundamental to Just Plain Fun |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Slow Down Your Hectic Pace |
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6 | (1) |
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Make Pieces for the Future |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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So What Exactly Is Knitting and Crocheting? |
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7 | (2) |
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2 Choose Your Palette: A Yarn Primer |
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Put Up Your Yarn: Common Yarn Packaging |
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9 | (1) |
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Learning to Read Yarn Labels |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (2) |
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Watching Your Weight: How Thick Is the Yarn? |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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3 An Overview of Knitting and Crochet Tools |
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19 | (10) |
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19 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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Is That American or English? |
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21 | (1) |
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Trekking Through the Material World |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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Crochet Hook Sizes and Types |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Comparing Needle and Hook Sizes |
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23 | (1) |
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Gadgets Make the Job Easier |
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24 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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4 Why Gauge Is So Important |
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29 | (8) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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How Does Gauge Affect Size? |
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30 | (1) |
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How Do Patterns Specify Gauge? |
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31 | (1) |
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Is Gauge Ever Unimportant? |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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The Width's Okay, but the Length's a Bit Hefty |
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33 | (1) |
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The Advantages of Understanding Gauge |
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34 | (1) |
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What Do I Do with All These Little Squares? |
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34 | (3) |
| Part 2: Learning to Knit |
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37 | (70) |
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5 Building the Foundation: Casting On Stitches |
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39 | (8) |
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39 | (5) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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The Single Cast On for Lefties |
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44 | (3) |
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6 The Big Three: Knitting, Purling, and Binding Off |
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47 | (14) |
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Same Stitch, Different Look: Knitting and Purling |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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The Fabulous Two: Garter Stitch and Stockinette Stitch |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (4) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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7 Knitting Stitch Patterns |
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61 | (6) |
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Combining Knits and Purls |
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61 | (1) |
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Understanding Stitch Multiples |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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8 What Goes Up Must Come Down: Increasing and Decreasing |
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67 | (8) |
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Common Increase and Decrease Abbreviations |
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67 | (1) |
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Adding Stitches: Increasing |
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68 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Subtracting Stitches: Decreasing |
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70 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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Knit 2 Together Through Back Loop (k2tog tbl) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Purl 2 Together Through Back Loop (p2togtbl) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over (sl 1, k 1, psso) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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When Increasing and Decreasing Don't Do Either |
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73 | (2) |
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9 Beyond the Basics: Adding to Your Knitting Repertoire |
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75 | (8) |
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Knitting Through the Back Loop (tbl) |
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75 | (1) |
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Purling Through the Back Loop (tbl) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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10 Making Your Knitting Colorful |
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Stripe |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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Stranding from the Right Side |
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86 | (1) |
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Stranding from the Wrong Side |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (8) |
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Why Go 'Round and 'Round? |
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91 | (1) |
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Beware of Twisted Stitches |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Knitting with a Circular Needle |
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93 | (2) |
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Knitting with Double Point Needles |
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95 | (4) |
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12 Correcting Common Knitting Gaffes |
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99 | (8) |
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Taking the Bull by the Horns: Preventing Mistakes |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Catching Dropped Stitches |
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100 | (3) |
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Picking Up a Dropped Knit Stitch in the Row Below |
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100 | (1) |
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Picking Up a Dropped Purl Stitch in the Row Below |
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101 | (2) |
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How to Become a Major Pick Up Artist |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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When All Else Fails: Let 'Er Rip! |
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104 | (5) |
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Taking Out just a Few Stitches |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
| Part 3: Learning to Crochet |
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13 Getting Started: Basic Crochet Stitches |
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109 | (16) |
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109 | (3) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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The Base of All Crochet: The Foundation Chain |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (4) |
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114 | (1) |
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Half Double Crochet (hdc) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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The First or the Second Stitch? |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (5) |
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121 | (1) |
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Get Ready to Make Your First Chain |
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122 | (1) |
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Left-Handed Single Crochet (sc) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (4) |
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125 | (1) |
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Upping the Ante: Increasing |
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125 | (1) |
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Subtracting Stitches: Decreasing |
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126 | (3) |
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Singles, Anyone? Decreasing in Single Crochet |
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126 | (1) |
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Decreasing in Double Crochet |
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127 | (1) |
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Decreasing in Triple Crochet |
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127 | (2) |
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15 Beyond the Basics: Adding to Your Crochet Repertoire |
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129 | (14) |
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129 | (1) |
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Working Around the Post of a Stitch |
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130 | (2) |
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Front Post Double Crochet (fdpc) |
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130 | (1) |
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Back Post Double Crochet (bpçlc) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Reverse Single Crochet (reverse sc) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Filet Crochet: Spaces and Blocks |
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134 | (5) |
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Creating Your First Mesh Piece |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Increasing and Decreasing in Filet Crochet |
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137 | (2) |
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Reading a Filet Crochet Chart |
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139 | (1) |
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Áfghan (Tunisian) Crochet |
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139 | (4) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (6) |
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Crocheting Around in Circles and Squares |
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143 | (2) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Making a Circle or a Tube |
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145 | (1) |
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Working Rounds in Double and Triple Crochet |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (6) |
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149 | (1) |
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Changing Colors in the Same Row |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (4) |
| Part 4 Finishing Touches for Knitting and Crocheting |
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155 | (22) |
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18 Finishing Your Work/Seaming and Blocking |
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157 | (10) |
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Final Call: Weaving in Ends |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (6) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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For Knitters Only: Grafting |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (4) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (4) |
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The Finishing Touch: Crocheted Edgings |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Reverse Single Crochet Edging |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (3) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (6) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (3) |
| Part 5. Knitting and Crocheting Patterns |
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21 Talking the Talk: Reading a Kni or Crochet Pattern |
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179 | (8) |
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179 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Suggested Needle or Hook Size |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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What About Those Asterisks |
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181 | (1) |
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And What About Parentheses |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Miscellaneous Considerations |
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182 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Decreasing or Increasing on Certain Rows |
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183 | (1) |
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Decrease or Increase Evenly |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Knitters Only: Bind Off in Pattern |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Don't Skip the Instructions! |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (12) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (5) |
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199 | (8) |
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200 | (1) |
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Southwestern Stripes Afghan |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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207 | (4) |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (4) |
| Index |
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