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Body Basics is an awesome primer on more than a dozen body measurements for knit and crochet garment design! Avoid the common mistakes new designers make. Learn the fundamentals of body measurements so you can create garments that really sing!
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Make a miniature version of you, your friends, and celebrities too! You’ll absolutely love this comprehensive guide to creating amigurumi people. Media favorite Allison Hoffman—whose delightful creations have graced the sets of Conan, Martha Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and more—explains how to craft and customize these Japanese dolls at every stage. You’ll learn everything from depicting the face of the person you’re designing to getting the clothing, hair, and accessories just right. The possibilities are infinite . . . and infinitely fun!
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From Bonnets to Bearskin Rugs . . . Sweet Crochet Projects for Baby & Family
Create something extra special for the baby, toddler or child in your life with Jennifer Dougherty’s new book of better-than-boutique patterns. Find the same gorgeous textures and stylish designs that made her first book, Crochet Style, a hit with makers everywhere, this time for little ones of all ages. If you’re looking for a baby shower gift parents will treasure, choose from a selection of chic bonnets, beautiful blankets, creative car seat covers and more. Make baby’s first photo shoot over-the-top adorable with Jennifer’s original, one-of-a-kind Faux Bearskin Nursery Rug pattern. The whole family can keep warm in style with quick cold weather designs, including sizes through adults.
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Eight beautiful designs are made using sport-, light- and worsted-weight yarn. Pattern includes written instructions, special stitch illustrations, and placement charts. Sizes range from 36″W x 52″L to 53″W x 64″L. Skill level: Easy to intermediate
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The online world and yarn universe has changed dramatically in the past few years. This book includes a crash course in marketing, dozens of ways to promote your patterns online, suggestions for posting on social media, tools for using analytics to find out what is working, and checklists and resources to use in your own business. Learn the tools you need to get your patterns in front of the right customers.
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Granny squares are the perfect crochet project for beginners. They are easy to learn and quick to complete.
With full instructions in all the techniques you will need at the start, followed by 25 lovely patterns to put your newly-learned skills to use, Learn to Crochet Granny Squares and Flower Motifs is the perfect book for beginners, and near-beginners who want to expand their repertoire. The repetition of stitches and patterns within granny squares is perfect for mastering the basics, and the squares can then be made up into all sorts of useful and beautiful things, from scarves and blankets to bags and pillow covers. Once you’ve got the hang of squares, branch out into hexagons and triangles, and then into flower motifs—the combinations of shape, color, and pattern are almost endless. Best of all, you can use up all sorts of yarn from your stash as you practice until your squares are perfect.
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If you’re feeling crafty, colorful, and perhaps a bit cold, then look no further than these Fair Isle Crochet Projects! Fair Isle is a technique used to create patterns with multiple colors. Only two colors are used per row, and the unused color is worked over, weaving it into the fabric. Designer and instructor extraordinaire Melissa Leapman will guide you gently through this new crochet technique, but never fear! All designs are rated Easy +, so you’re destined to be Fair Isle-ing in no time! Projects include Laurel Leaves Hat & Scarf, Hugs & Kisses Hat & Cowl, and Zigzags & Diamonds Afghan & Pillow. So pick up some colorful worsted weight yarn, and Fair Isle crochet away!
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Written with the absolute beginner in mind, this engaging book teaches all the basics for learning to crochet with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Crocheting skills are learned by working on projects, beginning with something very easy and getting progressively more difficult as the reader works through the book. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The introductory section covers all the basics of crochet-selecting yarn, hook types and sizes, other tools and accessories, crochet gauge, chaining, forming the basic stitches, reading patterns-making this the most comprehensive beginner’s book available. The online video tutorials created to supplement this book are an additional learning tool demonstrating the essential techniques used in crochet.
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Crochet the camping trip of a lifetime with these adorable little projects that will delight adults and kids alike. You’ll find all the camping gear you need for hours of creative play, including sleeping bags, backpacks, frying pans, picnic baskets, and much more. These easy-to-follow instructions plus your favorite yarn are all you need to create the perfect campsite!
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This delightful book makes crochet easy and fun to learn!
Children can quickly master basic crochet stitches with this cheery book that features simple language and clever animal illustrated characters. Excellent step-by-step instructions with photos take young beginners from crocheting chains to learning single and double crochet techniques – and then they are off to squares, circles and half trebles.
Projects along the way include a striped toy cat, a small bear, a sweet bag and some fabulous flowers. A section called When Things Go Wrong offers humorous advice about dropped stitches and other frustrations.
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