Knitting Patterns For Dummies - For Dummies Sports & Hobbies Author:Kristi Porter It's no wonder that Knitting For Dummies has been such a success, selling more than 140,000 copies: 36 percent of American women now know how to knit or crochet, an increase of 51 percent over the last decade. This pattern-book sequel gives knitters scores of new ways to have fun with needles and yarn-basic ponchos and pullovers, felted bags and... more » slippers, cabled sweaters, and home and baby accessories, among many more projects. Accompanied by line drawings, knitting tips, and 8 pages of full-color photos, these projects are just what people need to enhance their knitting skills and create a wide range of great knitted items for the whole family. Kristi Porter (La Jolla, CA) is a knitwear designer, author, technical editor, and teacher whose work has been featured in Knit Wit, the Knitgrrl series, and in her own book, Knitting for Dogs (0-7432-7016-9).« less