If you can knit & purl you can knit your very own socks & veteran sock knitter Ann Budd shows you how in Getting Started Knitting Socks. Each step
- from casting on stitches for the leg to working the misunderstood Kitchener stitch at the toe
- is broken down into its basic elements & illustrated with clear photographs & drawings. Along the way you'll learn the fundamentals of sock knitting a variety of ways to achieve similar results & a host of time-proven tips that ensure success. In Getting Started Knitting Socks you'll find basic instructions for knitting socks at five different gauges & for five different sizes. Whether you want to knit a pair of delicate dress socks for your ten-year-old niece a pair of sturdy book socks for your older brother or a pair of bulky slipper socks for yourself we've got your feet covered. If you get tired of the basic sock add some color or texture either by following one of the 16 patterns provided or by adding your own stitch pattern
- dozens of rib cable & lace patterns are provided for your own experimentation. So get started knitting socks
- soon you'll have made your first sock.. .then its mate. Then before you know it you'll be your own sock-knitting machine.



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Love the idea of making handcrafted wire jewelry but just don't know how to begin? Grab a copy of Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry & start learning! More than 100 color photographs & illustrations walk you step by step from where & how to shop for wire & beads choosing the right kind & gauge of wire to what tools-of-the-trade you'll need to borrow or buy. You'll learn how to make basic jewelry components such as loops jump rings findings & connectors & then create one or all of the 6 projects including earrings rings a bracelet
- or decorated cards. An abundance of tips & resources will keep those ideas flowing. With this book as your guide you'll master the art of creating beautiful wire jewelry & gifts in no time!
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Get a thorough introduction to Arduino the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design & hobbyist world by storm. Updated to cover the latest Arduino hardware & software the second edition of Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for projects & helps you get going on them right away. From getting organized to putting the final touches on your project all the information you need is right in this short book. Inside you'll learn about: * Interaction design & physical computing * The Arduino hardware & software development environment * Basics of electricity & electronics * Prototyping on a solderless breadboard * Working with sensors (such as LEDs) & actuators (such as switches & knobs) With inexpensive hardware & open-source software components that you can download free getting started with Arduino is a snap. To use the introductory examples in this book all you need is an Arduino USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable to connect it to your computer an LED some wire & resistors. Join hundreds of thousands of hobbyists who have discovered this incredible (and educational) platform. Getting Started with Arduino gets you in on the fun! ...

With every supermarket now featuring an organic" section the demand for organically-grown meat & dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note & many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE is the essential handbook for this growing audience. Heather Smith Thomas a lifelong cattle rancher & author of several previous books for more experienced farmers offers a succinct laypersons guide to the basics of raising a small herd of cattle whether for meat or dairy products. She outlines both organic & natural farming methods & covers all the information needed to get started & be successful. GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE encourages new & beginner farmers to start small & start right. Thomas explains as simply as possible the basics of selecting & raising a calf along with feeding shelter & care guide-lines. She also covers breeding & calving as well as tips for managing a herd throughout the seasons. Theres basic health care information for preventing disease & addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle there are step-by-step guidelines on milking. With a whole new generation returning to the farm who dont have a family history of farming GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE is a much-needed resource. Heather Smith Thomas has devoted her life to passing on the knowledge understanding & attitude necessary for becoming a successful farmer." ...

Learn how to build electronics projects with Netduino the popular platform thats capturing the imagination of makers & hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow hands-on book provides everything you need to start experimenting with Netduino & the open source. NET Micro Framework. Before long youll be blinking an LED & interacting with sensors. Through the set of simple projects in this guide you learn how to create networked objects that communicate over TCP/IP. Along the way hobbyists will pick up the basics of. NET programming & programmers will learn how to work with electronics & microcontrollers. Discover what all the excitement is about-and get the tools techniques & knowledge to build Netduino-based electronic devices of your own. ...

The new 4th edition of this bestselling book

Includes:: new material for early years & further education (FE)

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Originally published in 1988 GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT has helped thousands of couples attain more loving supportive & deeply satisfying relationships. In this groundbreaking book Dr Harville Hendrix shares with you what he has learned about the psychology of love during more than thirty years of working as a therapist & helps you transform your relationship into a lasting source of love & companionship. For this edition of his classic book Dr Hendrix & his wife Helen La Kelly Hunt have added a new introduction describing the powerful influence this book has had on so many people over the years. With its step-by-step programme GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT will help you create a loving supportive & revitalized partnership. ...

Is your workload overwhelming? Does it just keep mounting up while your stress levels reach fever pitch? In Getting Things Done David Allen teaches you how to keep a clear head relax & organise your thoughts while implementing the methods that he has introduced at organisations like Microsoft Lockheed & the US Department of Justice: Learn the 'do it delegate it defer it drop it' principle to empty your in-tray. Handle e-mail paperwork & unexpected demands in a system of self-management. Plan & progress projects. Reasses goals & stay focused. Apply the two minute rule when deciding what to do now & what to defer. Overcome feelings of anxiety & being overwhelmed. With clear & specific methods & advice David Allen's tried & trusted formula for business efficiency could transform the way you operate & your experience of work. ...

In 1996 former Country Living garden editor Miranda Innes decided to change her life completely. Tired of urban living bored of her career out of love with her long-standing partner she & her son spied a romantic ruin in Andalusia amid its own olive groves & made an offer. What happened next
- selling her London house & handing in her notice at the magazine
- was going to be straightforward or so she thought. She had not counted on the sudden emergence of a New Man in her life the plans of Arsenal football ground to purchase her back garden a badly slipped disc & the logistics involved in moving a lifetime's possessions. Nor had she realised what a struggle re-building the house room by room or planting a garden in the hostile terrain of southern Spain would be. But helped by her new husband Dan & an assortment of eccentric locals not least by the worldly wisdom of Juan the builder she made it & over the ensuing four years the house & pool were built & the garden began to take shape. This is the story of how Miranda got to manana of her love affair with Spain & a countryside where 'great jagged peaks range above little fields white villages tumble like sugar cubes down the sides of hills & white houses grow room by room in a puzzle of rectangles topped by corrugated cinnamon-brown terracotta tiles moulded on a man's thigh'. Illustrated throughout with line-drawings by Dan Pearce Getting to Manana is a book to read & treasure.

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The world's bestselling guide to negotiation. Getting to Yes has been in print for over thirty years & in that time has helped millions of people secure win-win agreements both at work & in their private lives. Including principles such as: Don't bargain over positions Separate the people from the problem & Insist on objective criteria Getting to Yes simplifies the whole negotation process offering a highly effective framework that will ensure success. ...