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Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-By-Step Methods
by Leslie Ann Bestor
The first thing every new knitter must learn is how to cast on. It is also the first thing they forget - all that knitting and purling in between starting and finishing gets you lots of practice - but you only cast on or bind of once each project. I can't even begin to remember how many times I googled "long tail cast on" before mastering it.
Fast forward a bit, as an intermediate (or even pretty experienced knitter) you have come across quite a few different methods. And there are so many methods that it just gets easier to memorize a few, pick the one most likely to work with a pattern. (Or, if you are a stickler for perfection - back to googling.) There are just too many methods to remember them all, and every designer has their favorites. That is why this book is so amazing.
Leslie Ann Bestor had compiled a treasure trove of instruction in one, easy-to-grab place. She quite literally has every method I have heard of, and many, many more. She divides the different cast on and bind off methods into category types, then breaks each one of them down step by step, with detailed pictures for each step. She also lists (and shows pictures of!) the strengths and weaknesses of each method, and lists instances when they would be best used. For the first time in my knitting life, I actually felt like I could tackle the infamous Kitchener's Stitch - and that is saying something! (And the Möbius cast on? Be still my heart!)
I will not only be buying this book, I will pre-order it as soon as it is available. This is a must-have book for any knitter.
Fast forward a bit, as an intermediate (or even pretty experienced knitter) you have come across quite a few different methods. And there are so many methods that it just gets easier to memorize a few, pick the one most likely to work with a pattern. (Or, if you are a stickler for perfection - back to googling.) There are just too many methods to remember them all, and every designer has their favorites. That is why this book is so amazing.
Leslie Ann Bestor had compiled a treasure trove of instruction in one, easy-to-grab place. She quite literally has every method I have heard of, and many, many more. She divides the different cast on and bind off methods into category types, then breaks each one of them down step by step, with detailed pictures for each step. She also lists (and shows pictures of!) the strengths and weaknesses of each method, and lists instances when they would be best used. For the first time in my knitting life, I actually felt like I could tackle the infamous Kitchener's Stitch - and that is saying something! (And the Möbius cast on? Be still my heart!)
I will not only be buying this book, I will pre-order it as soon as it is available. This is a must-have book for any knitter.