Take your basic knitting skills to the next level! Seventeen stylish patterns help you learn these exciting and useful techniques--creating cables, knitting in the round, making thumb gussets for mittens, picking up stitches, and knitting on the diagonal. Whether you choose a hat, scarf, mittens, purse, or hand warmers, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how fast you'll finish your project! Made using a variety of yarns, these projects by Kim Haesemeyer include a Starter Cable Scarf and Hat, Lucky Horseshoe Hand Warmers, Three-Cable Hand Warmers, Color-Changing Scarf, Classic Ribbed Scarf and Hat, Impressive Scarf and Hat, Keyhole Scarf and Cozy Mittens, Long Spiral Scarf and Simple Hat, Three-Piece Gift Set, and Multi-Cabled Bag.