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LUCY NEATBY INSTRUCTIONAL DVDs

These Instructional DVDs have been produced by the Internationally recognised teacher, writer, and designer, Lucy Neatby. They are the clearest instructional DVDs we have ever seen: the instructions are clear, the video is amazing, and the spoken voice is very easy to understand and follow. Each DVD is $29.00.

KNITTING ESSENTIALS 1

Runs for 2 hours 10 minutes.

Contents are :

Introduction
The Secrets of Contented Stitches
Stitch mount and the significance of the direction of throwing the yarn around the needle
Reading the knitting
Bind-Off Methods
Cast-On Methods
Decreases
Finishing Basics
Gauge Matters
Increases
Useful Miscellanea



KNITTING ESSENTIALS 2

Runs for 2 hours 10 minutes.

Contents:

Introduction
More Bind-Off Methods
More Cast-On Methods
Circular Needles
Cutting Your Knitting
More Finishing Basics
Grafting
Miscellaneous
Garment Gallery
The Small Print



SOCK TECHNIQUES 1

Runs for 2 hours 55 minutes.

Contents:

Introduction
Bind-Off Methods
Cast-On Methods
Cuffs and Edgings for Top-Down Socks
Cuffs and Edgings for Toe-Up Socks
Finishing Techniques
Common Heel
Toes - Common Wedge
Working in the Round with Double Pointed Needles
Working in the Round with One Long Circular Needle
Working in the Round with Two Circular Needles
Tips for Great Socks
Garment Gallery
The Small Print



SOCK TECHNIQUES 2

Runs for 2 horrs and 50 minutes.

Contents:

Introduction
Bind-Off Methods
Cast-On Methods
Cuffs and Edgings for Top-Down Socks
Inserted Heels
Miscellaneous But Useful
Toe-Up Toes : Bosnian
Toe-Up Toes : Garter Stitch Short Row
Toe-Up Toes : Stocking Stitch Short Row
Turning and Facing Rounds
Garment Gallery
The Small Print



KNITTING GEMS 1

Runs for 2 hours and 3 minutes.

Contents:

Applied edges, Buttonhole Essentials, I-Cord Basics, Cords, Braids and Bobbles, Presenting the Picot Family, Twists, Kinks and Bias



KNITTING GEMS 2

Runs for 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Contents:

Becoming Ambidextrous, Steeks, Shapings and Scissors, Little Mysteries, Short Row Techniques



KNITTING GEMS 3

Runs for 1 hour and 46 minutes.

Contents:

Beading Techniques, Cable Talk, Lace Basics, Yarn Handling Tricks



KNITTING GEMS 4

Runs for 1 hour and 54 minutes.

Contents:

Cool Cast-Ons, Even More Increases, Daring Rescues, Odds and Ends, Fancy Bind-Offs



DOUBLE KNITTING DELIGHT

Runs for 2 hours and 27 minutes.

Contents:

Tubes on Straight Needles, Circles Within Circles, Cast-Ons, DK and Ribbing are Cousins, Bind-Offs, From Single to Double, Shapings in DK, From Double to Single, Pockets and Patches; Two Yarns, Two Sides, Two Hands! Edges and Ends, Colour Patterning and Quilting



FINESSE YOUR KNITTING 1

Runs for 2 hours and 16 minutes.

Contents:

Tubular Bind-Off Methods, The Afterthought Pocket, Grafting Stitches: Top to Top, The Magic Buttonhole, Perfect Grafting: Top to Bottom



FINESSE YOUR KNITTING 2

Runs for 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Contents:

Expert shoulder shapings and various joins, setting-in fitted sleeve heads with ease. Experience the exquisite joys of double bands: knitting-up the stitches (right first time, every time), equalizing the two sides, adding shaping to the comers of the bands, and reversing for the inner layer, and how these principles may be applied to neck and armband situations



INTARSIA UNTANGLED 1

Runs for 2 hours and 27 minutes.

Contents:

Intarsia knitting, despite Its (highly undeserved) poor reputation, can in fact be enjoyable and yield wonderful results. On this disc we look at preparation for serene knitting, taCkling the first few rows, reading charts, tangle reduction and resolution. Learn also how to maximize the number of ends that may be knitted in and to make the best use of those tails which do require darning. Also included are a number of cool rescue techniques.



INTARSIA UNTANGLED 2

Runs for 2 hours and 22 minutes.

Contents:

Now that you enjoy intarsia, here are some sophisticated skills to help you tackle special situations: long horizontal colour jumps without breaking the yarn or having to think ahead, as well as a se1ection of slick tricks to make life easier. Explore textured stitches within colour blocks, sculpted shapes and how to analyze patterns to see what lies ahead.



KNITTING VENUS 1

Runs for 2 hours and 18 minutes.

Contents:

A multitude of high-tech (but easy to learn) tips and techniques, including Navaho (Triple strand) Knitting, Knots for Knitters, Decrease Variations and WS Equivalents, Alternatively Mounted Stitches, Yarn Marker Applications, Sleeve Tricks, and Short Rows in the Round.



KNITTING VENUS 2

Runs for 3 hours and 5 minutes.

Contents:

The eclectic mix of skills for the dedicated knitter continues. This volume includes Waste Yarn Openings, Scallop Holes, Double Start Cast On Methods, and Venus Rising Cardigan Details.



THE BRAND NEW KNITTER

Runs for 3 hours and 13 minutes.

Contents:

A comprehensive guide for the never-held-needles-before knitter-to-be. This volume includes The Basic Manoeuvres, Working To and Fro, The Equipment, Mixing Knits and Purls, The Mechanics, More Manoevres, Joining Yarns and Pieces, A Funny Thing Happened . . . and some fixes, Knitter's Terminology, Guides and Markers, Reading a Knitting Pattern, Reading Your Knitting, Rescue Skills, Working in the round, and Beginner Projects.