Chain Stitch Edgings - Paperback

by Tricia L. Edwards (Author)

If you love the look of crochet edges, then you are going to enjoy making these easier than crochet edgings on your machine knits by Tricia Shafer now Tricia Edwards. The only required crochet skill is making a chain stitch. The chain stitch can be made with a crochet hook, latch tool or using a finger crochet method. So no matter your skill level, you can make these edgings on your knitting machine. Each edging starts as the cast on edge for the piece, so it comes off of the knitting machine without any additional crochet work. They can also be added to a hem where it joins the main piece of knit which can create a nice and finished look to a basic hem. - 15 Unique Edgings - Step-by-Step instructions for beginner machine knitters - Can be made on any knitting machine - Color photos of each technique

Author Biography

Growing up in the Knit Knack Shop in Peru, Indiana, Tricia (Shafer) Edwards learned to machine knit at the young age of 7. Her mother, Charlene Shafer, taught her how to knit and write instructions for all her knit creations before she was in high school. Knitting has always been apart of Tricia's life. She studied fashion design at Purdue University in Indiana and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. It was no surprise that she choose to pursue a fashion design career as a knitwear designer in New York. Tricia also co-founded KnittersEdge.com in 2001, and she developed machine knitting patterns, videos, and technique instruction for it until she sold it in 2007. Today Tricia is an instructor at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.