Declared "The Best How-To Knitting Videos Ever Produced," The Knitting Pretty series will teach you an easier, faster and more enjoyable way to knit than traditional knitting.
Hosted by celebrity knitting expert and host of The Knitting Channel, Jill Moray, these videos take you from absolute beginner to advanced knitter in three easy half-hour lessons. Each lesson has it's own knitting project which you create with Jill.
Knitting Pretty Volume 1: Basic Knitting - This lesson will teach you all the knitting basics and more!
You'll learn how to Knit, Purl, Cast on, Bind off, as well as the Garter Stitch and the Stockinet Stitch. Jill then works with you as you knit a hip scarf using two different stitches!
Materials needed: US size 8 knitting needles, Worsted weight yarn, Yarn needle.
Knitting Pretty DVD 2: Intermediate Knitting - The fun continues when Jill teaches you Ribbing, Double Ribbing and Binding off in Ribbing. Youl'll learn multiple ways to Increase Stitches and Decrease Stitches, as well as how to Fix Your Mistakes.
The knitting project is a warm and cozy hat that you and Jill knit together using the techniques taught in this lesson.
Materials Needed: US size 11 knitting needles, 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn, yarn needle.
Knitting Pretty DVD 3: Working with Color - This exciting lesson teaches you how to incorporate colorful patterns and designs into your knitting! Learn how to knit colorful Vertical and Horizontal Stripes, the Intarsia and Fair Isle techniques. You'll also learn how to follow a Color Chart and create your own Yarn Bobbins.
The knitting project in this lesson is a colorful Pillow Top that uses four colors and the Intarsia technique.
Materials Needed: US size 8 knitting needles, 2 skeins Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Cabernet (or color of your choice); 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Lavender (or color of your choice), 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Camel (or color of your choice), 1 skein Karabella 8 worsted weight yarn in Denim (or color of your choice), yarn needle.
