Knitting and Crochet


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Knitting and Crochet, an Illustrated Manual of Home Industry: Containing Plain, Practical Directions (1880)


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Knitting and Crochet


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Knitting and Crochet - An Illustrated Manual of Home Industry is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.




Crocheting in Plain English


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Praise for Maggie Righetti and "Knitting in Plain English": "Engaging . . . Righetti tells it like it is. The hard-won wisdom in its pages will make even experts rethink a thing or two."- "Vogue Knitting ""A wonderfully down-to-earth, practical, and realistic book for the beginner and intermediate . . . Recommended for all craft collections."- "Library Journal" "Fun to read . . . Righetti peppers her no-fuss lessons with good humor, good stories and good horse sense."- "Yarn Market News"At last, crocheters without the benefit of a friendly instructor can find the help they need in "Crocheting in Plain English," This comprehensive, common-sense guide covers virtually everything you need to know about crochet: - Selecting threads and yarns - Determining gauge - How to interpret patterns and instructions - Increasing and decreasing - How to fix mistakes - Basic stitches (chain, double, triple, slip) - Sixteen different fabric pattern stitches - Assembling the finished product - How to block, clean, and care for crocheted articles and much, much more. Complete with illustrated techniques and a detailed glossary of crochet terms, "Crocheting in Plain English" is one sourcebook no crocheter should do without.