Knitting For Pleasure

Knitting For Pleasure by Mildred Graves Ryan. Published by Doubleday & Co Inc, Garden City, NY, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. DJ price clipped. Some shelf wear to bottom of boards, overall content excellent. 246 Pgs. ISBN 0385185103. LCCN 80-2870. The author takes the beginner from his or her first tentative steps in knitting through to projects that have great style and practicality. Easy-to-follow instructions for over 50 projects including sweaters, afghans, baby clothes, hats, leg warmers, toys, jackets, pillows, socks and many others. Illustrated step-by-step instructions on how-to knit including knitting with circular needles and with three or four double pointed needles. There is info on yarn, its possibilities & limitation, the correct tools to use, how to understand the directions give, how to create interesting textural effects with stitches, and how to use color dramatically & skillfully. The book includes an extensive illustrated pattern dictionary. The author explains how to use optical illusion to disguise figure faults. 300+ line drawings by Marta Cone plus 25 black & white photos and 8 pages of full-color photos. Description text copyright 2011 BooksForComfort. Item ID 25670.