First time knitting

"Learning to knit can be a challenge, but with the expert guidance of First Time Knitting, your goal is within reach. Are you an absolute beginner when it comes to knitting? Then help is at hand. Like having your very own instructor at your side, this book guides you carefully from your first nervous cast-on to confident knitting. It begins with thorough descriptions of knitting needles, yarns, and other handy tools and then teaches you how to use them. Each chapter introduces you to new skills as you knit practice swatches to gain understanding. Projects at the end of each chapter--nine in all--incorporate progressively more difficult skills. Full-color photos, step-by-step instructions, and valuable tips help you learn the fine points of knitting while making fashions and home décor items for yourself and others"--Back cover.