Ann Budd
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 2
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English
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Learn the Old Norwegian method of casting on for a super-stretchy cuff top. Ann demonstrates how to distribute your stitches on double-pointed needles and three ways to join as you begin the ribbed sock cuff. Or try the tubular cast-on with double-knitting for an extra-cushy edge!
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 1
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English
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Meet knitting expert Ann Budd and learn all about sock anatomy and how socks can be knitted from the top down or toe up with a variety of heel and toe types. Choose your yarn and start swatching to get the needle size for a perfect fit. Ann also discusses needle types and how to measure your foot.
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Knit Like a Master volume 1
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English
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Meet knitting expert Ann Budd and start class by digging into the gauge, a master knitter's secret weapon that can predict potential successes or challenges. Then Ann introduces her foolproof methods for measuring your work before you knit and while you knit.
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Yes, sometimes you do have to rip back. Maybe that mistake is several inches back, or you knit the wrong pattern row, or you made multiple mistakes. Ann shows you how to put in a lifeline that "saves" all your good knitting and lets you rip back without going too far. If you don't have a lifeline, all is not lost; see how to pick up live stitches and how to "tink" (or knit backwards) to get your work back on the needle.
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Meet your instructor, Ann Budd, author of more than a dozen popular knitting books and former senior editor of Interweave Knits magazine. Learn how to identify different kinds of stitches in your knitting, read a chart and understand the importance of correct stitch mount.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 8
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English
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Top-down socks are typically finished by grafting the toe with Kitchener stitch. Ann demonstrates this handy technique, as well as a decorative yet comfortable zigzag bind-off for short-row toes. Working toe-up? Try the sewn, the surprisingly stretchy or the tubular bind-off at the cuff.
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Knit Like a Master volume 2
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English
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Start your project by choosing the right cast-on to best enhance your work. Then follow along as Ann shows you how to improve basic cast-ons and goes over her favorite methods for ribbed tubular cast-ons and provisional cast-ons.
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Knit Like a Master volume 3
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English
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Does your project use increases or decreases? You'll explore several versions, including slanting left, right and neutral, to successfully shape with ease.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 6
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English
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With short-row heels, whether they're top-down or toe-up, there is no gusset. Learn how to create "companion stitches" using the yarn-over method, then decrease those same stitches to shape the heel. Ann shows you how!
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Knit Like a Master volume 5
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English
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You're not done yet! In this lesson Ann demonstrates how to seam your work with a simple method that yields sturdy results.
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Knit Like a Master volume 6
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English
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Ann wraps up class by sharing a few troubleshooting tips and tricks to help you power through any project. Find out how to achieve neater edges, join new yarn, and master the handy Kitchener stitch to graft live stitches seamlessly.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 7
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English
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Learn Ann's favorite toe-shaping methods: the short-row toe and the wedge toe. Start with the wedge toe, the most commonly used, and see how to do it from the top down or toe up. Then tackle the short-row toe, which is very similar to the short-row heel.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 3
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English
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For a seamless toe, try a magical cast-on that mimics Kitchener stitch. For a short-row toe, use a crochet hook to create a provisional cast-on, or the twisty wrap cast-on with a double-pointed needle. With Ann's guidance, you'll soon be ready to rock on your toe-up socks!
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You'll cringe as you watch Ann deliberately drop stitches. You'll breathe a sigh of relief when they're safely back on the needles. And in-between, you'll learn how to fix all those dreaded mistakes that every knitter makes, in garter, stockinette, ribbing and cables.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 9
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English
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Finish by weaving in yarn ends and closing any gaps. Ann shares some simple ways to customize shaping to accommodate calves and feet that are not proportionate. Finally, Ann explains how to block socks, but she suggests that you just put them on and enjoy them!
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Knit Like a Master volume 4
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English
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Finish up your project by exploring some world-class bind-offs. You'll see when and how to work an elastic or invisible bind-off, and even get tips on improving your basic ones.
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Essential Skills for Sock Knitting volume 4
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English
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For a top-down sock, Ann shares one of her favorite heel-shaping methods. The round heel is great for people with high insteps and is very cushiony, thanks to slipped stitches. You'll see how to turn the heel, then pick up stitches and knit the gussets without creating unsightly holes.