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.