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| Introduction | |
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| All That a Gal Needs | |
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| Have It Your Way: Seeing Beyond the Pattern | |
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| God or Science? The Evolution of Knitting | |
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| The Not-So-Distant Past | |
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| The Here and Now | |
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| Two Sticks and Some String | |
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| If It's Long and Pointy, You Can Knit with It | |
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| DIY Needles | |
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| Where Width Is More Important Than Length | |
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| The Long and the Short of It | |
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| Stringing You Along | |
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| Reading a Yarn Label | |
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| Yarn Shopping | |
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| Subbing Yarns | |
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| A Knitter's Tool Kit: Other Stuff You'll Need | |
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| Beginners, Start Your Engines: Basic Techniques | |
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| On the Casting Couch: Casting On | |
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| Get a Grip! Holding the Yarn and Needles | |
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| Bring It On! The Knit Stitch | |
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| How to Bind Off | |
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| Purls of Wisdom: The Purl Stitch | |
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| Getting the Round In: Working with Double-Pointed and Circular Needles | |
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| Knit One, Purl One: Gallery of Stitch Patterns #1 | |
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| Shape Shifters: Increasing, Decreasing, and Other Fancy Things to Do with Your Knits and Purls | |
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| Increase the Love: Basic Increasing Maneuvers | |
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| Slimming Down: Basic Decreasing Stitches | |
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| A Hole in One: Knitting Lace and Pointelle Patterns | |
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| Feather and Fan | |
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| Allover Lace and Lace Panels: Gallery of Stitch Patterns #2 | |
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| Twist and Shout: Knitting Cables and Bobbles | |
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| Switch-a-Roo: How to Knit Cables | |
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| Simple Six-Stitch Cable | |
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| Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Yarn: How to Knit Bobbles | |
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| Reading a Chart #1 | |
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| Cables and Bobbles: Gallery of Stitch Patterns #3 | |
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| Painting by Stitches: How to Knit with Different Colors | |
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| Starting a New Ball of Yarn | |
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| A Stripe of a Different Color | |
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| Two Techniques for Multicolor Knitting | |
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| Twisted Up in Knots: Tips for Yarn Tangle Management | |
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| Reading a Chart #2 | |
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| Fair Isle and Intarsia: Gallery of Stitch Patterns #4 | |
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| It Ain't Over 'til the Fat Lady Pins: Finishing and Blocking | |
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| Seams Like a Nice Girl: The Correct Stitching Method for the Job | |
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| Picking Up Stitches | |
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| Binding Off | |
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| Buttonholes | |
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| How D'You Like My Weave? How to Weave in Your Loose Ends | |
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| The End Is in Sight: Blocking Your Finished Item | |
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| Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Embellishments | |
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| Embroidery | |
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| Couching | |
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| Applique | |
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| Now in 3D! | |
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| I-Cord | |
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| Ha Hem! | |
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| Crochet | |
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| Oops, I Made a Big Booboo! Fixing Mistakes | |
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| Frogging | |
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| Unknitting | |
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| Reworking Stitches | |
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| Dropped Stitches | |
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| 'Sall Greek to Me: How to Read a Knitting Pattern | |
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| Patterns 101 | |
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| Size Is Important: Understanding Gauge (Tension) | |
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| Special Notes or Instructions | |
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| Following the Instructions | |
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| ...And a Bag of Chips | |
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| Heads Up! | |
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| Bean Beanie | |
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| Put-Your-Hair-Up Hat | |
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| Cable Access | |
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| Bar Code | |
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| It's a Cinch | |
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| Bobbles and Balls | |
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| Playing Footsie | |
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| Pirate Socks | |
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| Toasty Tootsies | |
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| Not-Quite-'70s Legwarmers | |
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| Boot-i-licious | |
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| PDA Mittens | |
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| O Gloves | |
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| Full Fluffy Jacket | |
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| Sweet and Seamless | |
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| Split Personality | |
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| Boudoir | |
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| Girly | |
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| Frosty | |
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| Wildflowers | |
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| Macho Picchu | |
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| Bag Ladies | |
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| Techno Bag | |
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| Techno Junior | |
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| Bandolero | |
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| Rug Rats | |
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| Little Boy Blue/Alpha Female | |
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| Pampered Pooch Pullover | |
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| Tutti-Frutti Baby Set | |
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| Home Buddies | |
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| Hearts & Stars | |
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| Loopy Landing | |
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| Indulge | |
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| Junk in the Trunk | |
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| Make the Buy | |
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| Book Reviews | |
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| Magazines | |
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| Enter the Internet | |
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| Free Is for Me | |
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| Suppliers of Featured Yarns | |
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| Knitters of the World Unite | |
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| All the Fun, with Added Group Benefits | |
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| Swap Shop | |
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| Daytrippers | |
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| A Knitted Gift Exchange | |
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| Cyber-Knitting | |
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| Blogging | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Reference Tools | |
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| Designer Bios | |
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| Index | |