Kids Knitting - Melanie Falick

This bright, easy-to-use guide teaches children of all ages to knit with 15 simple projects, from bouncy beanbags to a rolled-edge sweater. Features step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs. \nParent's Guide to Children's Media Award Winner \nThis is the best how-to-knit book for kids I've seen in a long time. --Knitty \n \n In fifteen easy projects, from bouncy bean bags to a rolled-edge sweater, author and knitting expert Melanie Falick teaches kids of all ages how to knit. Through step-by-step instructions and candy-colored illustrations, beginners learn the fundamentals: knitting tools, finger-knitting, and basic stitches such as knit, purl, mattress, overcast, embroidery, and stockinette. \n \nKids Knitting emphasizes fun in every step of the learning process. Sunny paintings by Kristin Nicholas illustrate the individual steps of each technique. Bright boxes of blues, greens, and reds explain everything from button-sewing to tassel-tying. Charming photographs by Chris Hartlove feature finished projects modeled by the creators themselves--all kids who knit.\n \nBest of all, kids get to keep and use whatever they make: bookmarks, backpacks, bracelets, even their own set of customized knitting needles, topped with acorn caps or polka dot balls.\n