Step Into Crochet


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Everything you need to know to make stunning crochet socks! Step into Crochet is the most comprehensive guide to creating crocheted socks. Author Rohn Strong shares 18 patterns for cozy socks, along with a wide variety of techniques, in this must-have reference and pattern book. The first section of Step into Crochet focuses on construction methods: you'll learn basic toe-up and cuff-down construction, while being introduced to a variety of heel and toe treatments. Plus, you'll find out what makes a certain heel/toe combination perfect for socks! The pattern section includes 18 socks ranging from basic ribbed and simple socks (great for customizing) to more technique-based pieces, focusing on colorwork, lace, cables, and motifs. Whether you're ready to jump into crocheting socks feet first, or just dipping your toe in to try out a few fun patterns, Step into Crochet is your go-to resource.




Cable Crochet Made Easy


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Got crocheted cables? Come along with crochet designer Bonnie Barker as she shows you how to make 18 of her new crochet cable designs! Whether you know how to read written patterns or not, you can easily follow along with a complete video tutorial for every design, row by row, from start to finish!




Broomstick Lace Crochet


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Learn an updated take on the vintage art of broomstick lace with easy-to-follow photo tutorials! Made using a super-huge needle (the "broomstick") and a crochet hook, this technique creates a very distinctive cluster lace stitch that's fun and fast to crochet.




Modern Crocheted Shawls and Wraps


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Crochet your own shawls, wraps, capelets, and afghans from this collection of stylish patterns Shawls, wraps, and afghans are a simple yet colorful way to liven up your wardrobe or home—they are comforting and cozy, but they can also be stylish and delicate. Modern Crocheted Shawls and Wraps has 35 patterns ranging from a simple, slip-on crochet wrap, to a large open-work shawl with tassels, and an emerald-green afghan with contrasting borders. There are lace-patterned shawls to drape around your shoulders at a party, or capelets to add a layer of warmth to your outfit on chilly days. Granny hexagons and stars are used to make giant rectangular wraps and afghans, while triangle stitch and puff stitch add texture and weight. There's even a "stash-buster" pattern with a mix-and-match border designed to use up your colorful leftover yarns. Many of the shawls would make excellent gifts—particularly as "prayer shawls"—and of course, one size fits all!




Contemporary Celtic Crochet


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Learn to crochet cables! Have you ever wanted to create a sweater with beautiful cables, but you didn't know how to knit? Now, in Contemporary Celtic Crochet, you can learn how to use basic crochet stitches to create the same stunning effect on sweater wraps, stoles, cardigans, and more. This book features easy projects, such as hats, scarves and device covers, and more difficult projects, including sweaters, wraps and blankets. Make the Hialeah Honey Baby Blankey to swaddle a newborn or create the Inisheer Sweater Wrap to stay cozy in cool weather. The Cables Meet Lace Cape is perfect for evenings out, and the Pennywhistler's Pack will let you carry your essentials on any day trip. These Celtic-inspired stitches and projects are the perfect addition to your crochet repertoire.




Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary


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This illustrated crochet stitch dictionary features 125 stitches plus handy shaping techniques and endless inspiration for creative crocheters. In Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein offers detailed instructions for 125 beautiful stitch patterns. Plus, she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways—without shaping, with shaping at the edges, and with internal shaping. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and filigree to shells and textured stitches, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. Ohrenstein’s focus on shaping techniques makes it possible to explore an array of variations without a pattern.




More Crocheted Prayer Shawls


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"This material was previously published in the book The Crocheted Prayer Shawl Companion 37 Patterns to Embrace Inspire & Celebrate Life."




New Ideas for Today's Crochet


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Forget those granny-square ponchos, afghans, and doilies that grandma used to make: these projects are up-to-date and in style, designed to appeal to the millions of crocheters who want to create items with a fresh young sensibility. And, they’ll be thoroughly hooked from the moment they set eyes on these sexy garments and fantastic jewelry that come right off the pages of the latest glamour magazines. There’s nothing like it on the market: pages and pages of stunning photographs showcase such trendy pieces as a little black dress with “fur” trim, a corset top, a bikini, and a faux-leather backless shirt with matching skirt. Easy-to-follow instructions by two of the best-known authors in the field will entice beginners as well as more advanced crocheters.




52 Crochet Gifts


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Join author and designer Kristin Omdahl as we make handmade, crochet gifts every week of the year. Here you will find dozens of projects perfect for last minute gifts, with a variety of techniques to keep you intrigued, too. Each pattern comes with written instructions, charts, and video tutorials.




How to Knit


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This indispensable knitter's manual is the perfect handbook for knitters to come back to time and time again. Teaching key skills such as how to read patterns and charts, which needles and yarn to choose, how to hold your work, casting on and off, essential stitches and finishing - this is the only book you need to get started on your knitting journey. And, once you've got the basics under your belt, there is a wide range of knitting techniques to explore - including lace, cables, textured patterns, beaded work and embellishments. This manual provides a great reference for beginners and beyond. Having a wide repertoire of techniques at your fingertips will enhance every project you turn your hand to. Includes a handy SOS section giving expert tips on avoiding and spotting mistakes, using lifelines and how to rescue and fix common errors. Topics covered: Understanding abbreviations Fitting knit garments Tension swatches Cables and mock cables Assembly Bands and buttonholes Beadwork Blocking and pressing Bobbles, fringes, pompoms Stem stitch Cast-ons Circular knitting Jogless circular knitting Round vs rows Colourwork Increase and decrease Fixing dropped stitches Edges and joining edges Fair Isle Fastenings Picot Seams A comprehensive knitting manual for all you will ever need to know about knitting!