I Taught Myself Knitting Author:Boye Softcover knitting instruction book that has 19 fun and easy patterns and an instructional DVD. — The book gives knitting instructions for both right-hand or left-hand knitters. It shows basic stitches (knit and purl) and how to do basic increases and decreases. It also gives basic instructions on using circular and double point needles, joining ... more »in new yarn, working with more than one color of yarn, reading a knitting chart, and more. There are drawings of the various stitches and techniques and the center of the book has full color pictures of the finished pattern projects.« less