abbreviations 112afterthought heel and thumb 121alpaca yarn 20-3back 45Bags, Linen Stitch 46-9blanketsChevron 24-7Log Cabin 96-101blocking 13, 123bobbins 13borders 58, 99-100Brick Stitch Washcloths 42-5Bunting, Tassel 84-7button bands 38button loops 78buttonholes 38, 117carrying yarn up the round 33carrying yarn up the side of knitting 39casting off 114casting on 112-14, 120-1alternating cable cast on 114knitted cast on 113long tail cast on 113centred double decrease (CDD) 71, 119charts, reading 16-17Chevron Blanket 24-7Chunky Ombre Hat 72-5circular knitting techniques 120-1, 12circular needles 12, 120colour changes 23carrying yarn up the round 33carrying yarn up the side of knitting 39intarsia 87jogless stripes 32joining a new colour 65colour choice 8-11colour swatches 11colour wheels 10, 11Continental method 115, 116cool colours 10Cowl, Reversible 90-3crochet hooks 13cuffs 30, 52Cushion, Illusion 34-9decreasesdecrease k2tog 118decrease p2tog 118decrease ssk 118double knitting 89-93double-pointed needles (DPNS) 12, 120, 121edges 26-7, 64endsweaving in ends on garter stitch 23weaving in ends on stocking stitch 27English method 115, 116entrelac 103-9finishing off techniques 123-4floats, trapping 75front 45garter 'ridges' (bumps) 23, 27, 34, 101garter stitch 20-3, 26-7, 56handles 48Hat, Graphic 11, 68-71hue 9, 10Illusion Cushion 34-9increases 117increase double increase KYOK (K1, YO, K1) 118m1L increase 117m1R increase 117yarn over increase 117inspiration 11intarsia 11, 83-7jogless stripes 32k2tog decrease 118Kitchener stitch (grafting) 122knit stitches 115knitting colourwork flat 81knitting needles 12double-pointed 12, 120, 121knitting in the round 32, 53linen stitch, tricolour 49Linen Stitch Bag 46-9Log Cabin Blanket 96-101m1L increase 117m1R increase 117magic loop method 120markers 13Marled Scarf 20-3mattress stitch 123measuring tools 13mittsMonochrome 16, 62-7Mosaic 50-3modular knitting 11, 95-101Mug Cosy, Steeked 76-81needle gauges 13needles 13see also knitting needlesOmbre Hat, Chunky 72-5p2tog decrease 118picking up stitches 119pompoms 13, 124primary colours 10purl stitches 116Reversible Cowl 90-3right side 45, 49row counters 13saturation 9, 10Scarf, Marled 20-3scissors 13scrap yarn 13secondary colours 10shade 10shaping with colourwork 71Shawl, Thorn Stitch 10, 17, 54-9slip knots 112slipped stitches 11, 41-59slipping stitches in the round 53Socks, Striped 28-33ssk decrease 118starting off 112-14Steeked Mug Cosy 76-81stitch holders 13stocking stitch, weaving in ends 27Stranded Colourwork 10, 11, 61-81stripes 11, 19-39tassels 124Tassel Bunting 84-7techniques 111-24tension, even 67tertiary colours 10Thorn Stitch Shawl 10, 17, 54-9tint 10tone 10tools 12-15trapping floats 75tricolour linen stitch 49tutorialscarrying yarn up the round 33carrying yarn up the side of knitting 39changing colour 23double knitting 93intarsia 87jogless stripes 32joining a new colour 65keeping an even tension 67knitting colourwork flat 81log cabin square 101shaping with colourwork 71slipping stitches 45slipping stitches in the round 53steeking 79-81thorn stitch 59trapping floats 75tricolour linen stitch 49weaving in ends on garter stitch 23weaving in ends on stocking stitch 27yarn dominance 67yarn management 66value (contrast) 9, 10warm colours 10Wrap, Variegated 104-9wrong side 45, 49yarn 12-15animal 15, 20-3carrying yarn up the round 33carrying yarn up the side of knitting 39colour 11dominance 67fibre 15management 66plant 15scrap 13slipping stitches 45substituting 15synthetic 15weight/thickness 14'yarn cakes' 14yarn over increase 117.