Learn to Knit in 50 Squares

The squares can be joined to make a large blanket or a baby blanket with full instructions for each. A learn to knit course which results in a beautiful blanket. Readers learn all the basic and more advanced knitting skills in this skill-building guide by knitting 50 swatches. Each swatch focuses on a different skill/technique and builds on the previous squares.

This 2-in-1 learn to knit course helps you build your knitting skills one square at a time and then join them together to create a beautiful blanket. Author Anna Pantelous is the designer behind the popular 'Annaplexis' website and the designer behind the #tutorialthrow.This practical guide explains all the basic knitting stitches and techniques. Each of the 50 knitted swatches focuses on a different skill and builds on the previous squares, taking you from absolute beginner to confident knitter in no time.- Includes everything from casting on, the knit and purl stitches, shaping, slip stitches and colourwork, through to more advanced techniques such as knitting in the round and mosaic knitting.- All of the lessons have step-by-step instructions and photography so they're very easy to follow.- There are video tutorials for many of the squares for additional support.In addition to the 50 squares there are instructions for how to join them together to make one large blanket or a smaller baby blanket. Grab your copy now and start your knitting journey.

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Anna Pantelous is an experienced knitting designer and teacher. She is the designer behind the Anna Plexis brand and has developed a large social media following - 160k+ on Instagram - for her easy to follow, beginner friendly knitting content. You can find her as @annaplexis.knits.

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A learn to knit course which results in a beautiful blanket. Readers learn all the basic and more advanced knitting skills in this skill-building guide by knitting 50 swatches. Each swatch focuses on a different skill/technique and builds on the previous squares.

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In recent years, many of my friends have asked me to teach them how to knit. Being an expat, I now live far away from most of them, so I decided to make a knitting course they could use.My mother taught me to knit at a very early age. For the first few years, I would knit small squares to be used as doll blankets. My mother would oversee my work and I could run to her with every dropped stitch for immediate repair.Adults, however, rarely have that luxury, and knitting miniature doll blankets is unlikely to interest them. Many people choose a garter stitch scarf for their very first project, which is not ideal either: the first half is often full of mistakes, and has a different tension to the second.So, I needed to find an answer to a series of questions:

• How to teach an adult to knit, without having them knit endless useless samples before starting on a "real" project?
• What kind of project will look good while a beginner finds their bearings?
• How do you cover all the basic techniques in one project?The modular structure of a patchwork blanket was the answer to these questions. Each square is just the right size for a beginner. It won't get boring, as a new technique is introduced with every square. The squares are also small enough to discard if first attempts are not good enough to include in the final project.In this 2-in-1 knitting course and blanket pattern, I'll show you the techniques I use the most - but they are not the only way to do things. I encourage you to explore different techniques as you progress: observe other knitters, and use the internet and social media to find methods that suit you.I hope you have as much fun knitting your blanket as I had designing it!