Skill Set by MDK

There’s never been a how-to-knit book like this. It’s little. Smart. Encouraging. In 9 short lessons, with dozens of clear illustrations, Skill Set teaches everything a new knitter needs to know, and nothing they don’t. Everything a new knitter needs to know, short and sweet. These lessons draw on decades of knitting experience by Kay and Ann at Modern Daily Knitting.

Lesson 1 Supplies, Casting On, Knit Stitch, Binding Off
Lesson 2 Purl Stitch, Combining Knits and Purls
Lesson 3 Basic Shaping: Increases and Decreases
Lesson 4 Knitting in the Round
Lesson 5 Basic Lace and Cables
Lesson 6 Basic Colorwork: Stripes, Stranding Intarsia
Lesson 7 Finishing: Weaving in Ends, Seaming, Blocking
Lesson 8 Patterns, Yarn, and Gear
Lesson 9 Fixing Mistakes

The book emphasizes practice in each lesson, so there are swatches to make for each technique. There’s just one pattern, for a simple hat, that lets a new knitter try out the techniques.

Skill Set is truly one of the best knitting tutorials we've seen. I wish we would have found it sooner in our own knitting journey! Whether you are just staring out or are a seasoned vet, this book has something for everyone.