Knitting is the most perfect of hobbies. It is a skill that can be forever improved upon, it produces beautiful and useful objects, it connects us with women and men from all generations by allowing us to knit the same pattern and come up with the same product, and above all else it is therapeutic. You can pick from a variety of skill levels to either challenge you or relax you. Knitting also inspires incredible, and often manic, creativity which leaves a knitter anxious to start something new and less anxious to knit the gauge swatch. The gauge swatch is essential for ending up with a well-fitting garment or accessory, but most of us don't want to do it because it stifles the excitement of starting a new project. It's hard to remember that knitting the gauge


swatch will actually save time in the end when knitting the swatch itself sets you back a half hour or so from the beginning. This book is meant to help you skip that gauge swatch step and jump right into a new project. It is made up of 7 original knitting patterns all using the same gauge. You will knit one gauge swatch before your first project and record your gauge information in the workbook section of the book. After that, you will be able to knit each project using the same yarn and needles. So go ahead and get started on that gauge swatch and enjoy doing so! After all, it will be the last time you need to for a while...