Everyone's favorite knitting guide just got a facelift! "The Knitter's Companion: Expanded and Updated" features all the original best-loved, most-used techniques from "The Knitter's Companion" - that handy reference guide chock-full of must-know knitting know-how - but with a bevy of new features that any knitter will surely find indispensable. When we say knitters will cherish all the knitting know-how in one book, we're not kidding. And now there's even more! Knitters will find the overview of stitches, gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholes all freshened up with new color drawings that describe the detail of each technique, along with new photographs that show the finished look. Innovative methods have been added, too, including additional ways to cast on, bind off, and increase stitches. Also included is an expanded section on color knitting, CYCA yarn requirements, eyelash yarn specifications, as well as some favorite details such as tassels, fringe, knitting with beads, and more. Readers will also garner helpful knitting tips sprinkled throughout the book to help achieve the best results possible.