The perfect book for budding knitting enthusiasts, this guide features comprehensive, introductory lessons for beginners who want to learn the technique of working chunky yarns with larger needles. You'll learn nine key techniques from lifelong needle crafting enthusiast, designer and instructor Val Pierce. Val distills her established teaching methods into a single easy-to-understand resource. Want to know the basic stitches? It's all here, including garter, stockinette, ribbing, cables, and seed. Want answers to basic questions so you can troubleshoot your way through your first knitting experiences? As a teacher of both new and intermediate students, Val Pierce can help. You'll also find 16 great knitting projects within, including beanies, mittens, blankets, cowls, socks, wall hanging, sweater vests, oversized knit sweaters, and even a cardigan! This is the perfect introduction for someone who's always wanted to learn to knit with chunky yarns the easy way.

Knitting and crochet have been a lifelong passion for Val Pierce, her father having taught her to knit at the tender age of 5. Having worked for many major yarn companies and various well-known designers, she decided it was time to branch out and begin making her own designs. Author of Love… Knitting, Val's work is published regularly in knitting magazines. She also teaches knitting and crochet to both adults and children.