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The Knitting Book

Hardcover
9"W x 10-7/8"H | 20 oz | 1 per carton
On sale Mar 31, 2026 | 336 Pages | 9798217134328

Everything you need to know to knit your own clothes, home furnishings, and more.

Cast on with confidence and master even the trickiest of stitches with The Knitting Book. This bestselling guide features over 250 step-by-step techniques, showing you everything from simple knit and purl stitches to colorwork, cables, brioche, and lace, as well as how to knit in the round, turn a sock heel, and block knitted fabrics for a flawless finish.

Discover the right yarns and needles for any project and test out your new-found skills with a library of over 120 stitch patterns.

Complete with 20 projects, including clothing and accessories, toys, and homeware, this is the ultimate guide for knitters of all abilities.
We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
 
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

https://www.dk.com/ View titles by DK
Frederica Patmore, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Vikki Haffenden), is a design consultant for Rowan Yarns, one of the biggest providers of luxury yarns in the world. She runs a number of classes at different skill levels in branches of the John Lewis department store and independent knitting shops, and contributes to needlecraft publications. As well as being a master of knitting technique, Frederica is an accomplished and successful knitting pattern designer. View titles by Frederica Patmore
Vikki Haffenden, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Frederica Patmore), is a professional knitted textiles designer with a background in commercial knitwear design. She teaches at the University of Brighton, and her work has been featured in Woolcraft, The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting, and The Cool Girl's Guide to Crochet. Vikki acted as a design consultant to develop Rooster hand-knit yarns and Rooster Pattern Book One. She is the author of Double Bed Machine Knitting: Explained, and her research into knitting was profiled in Selvedge magazine. View titles by Vikki Haffenden
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Everything you need to know to knit your own clothes, home furnishings, and more.

Cast on with confidence and master even the trickiest of stitches with The Knitting Book. This bestselling guide features over 250 step-by-step techniques, showing you everything from simple knit and purl stitches to colorwork, cables, brioche, and lace, as well as how to knit in the round, turn a sock heel, and block knitted fabrics for a flawless finish.

Discover the right yarns and needles for any project and test out your new-found skills with a library of over 120 stitch patterns.

Complete with 20 projects, including clothing and accessories, toys, and homeware, this is the ultimate guide for knitters of all abilities.

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We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
 
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

https://www.dk.com/ View titles by DK
Frederica Patmore, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Vikki Haffenden), is a design consultant for Rowan Yarns, one of the biggest providers of luxury yarns in the world. She runs a number of classes at different skill levels in branches of the John Lewis department store and independent knitting shops, and contributes to needlecraft publications. As well as being a master of knitting technique, Frederica is an accomplished and successful knitting pattern designer. View titles by Frederica Patmore
Vikki Haffenden, coauthor of The Knitting Book (with Frederica Patmore), is a professional knitted textiles designer with a background in commercial knitwear design. She teaches at the University of Brighton, and her work has been featured in Woolcraft, The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting, and The Cool Girl's Guide to Crochet. Vikki acted as a design consultant to develop Rooster hand-knit yarns and Rooster Pattern Book One. She is the author of Double Bed Machine Knitting: Explained, and her research into knitting was profiled in Selvedge magazine. View titles by Vikki Haffenden
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