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100 Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet by Leonie Morgan

100 Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet by Leonie Morgan is a wonderfully illustrated and easy-to-use guide to making and using ripple stitches in delightful and inspiring colorways, perfect for blankets, throws, and accessories. With 75 original stitch designs to choose from, using color and texture to create stunning zig-zags, ripples, and waves, there is plenty here to appeal to every crocheter. Each design has a clear written pattern, an easy-to-follow chart, and a color variation to try out. The designs range from simple to more advanced patterns and also include ripple stitches worked in the round for unusual and eye-catching projects. It even includes five great projects as inspiration for how some of the designs could go together!

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Granny Squares Home: 20 Projects with a Vintage Vibe by Emma Varnam

Armed with nothing more than a crochet hook, scraps of yarn, and Granny Squares Home, you can add cheerful, vibrant burst of color to every room of your home. Fun, fashionable, and thrifty, these 20 projects presented by author and crochet all-star Emma Varnam will help you bust through your yarn stash while creating gorgeous blankets, pillow covers, adorable toys, and home accessories.

Thorough instructions paired with 150 stunning, full-color photographs and illustrations make it easy for beginners and experts alike to create every project from start to finish with perfect results the first time. Whether you are enamored by the vintage appeal of traditional granny squares or are looking for a modern twist on this age-old design, Granny Squares Home is full of the inspiration you need to decorate your home in style.

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100 Colorful Granny Squares to Crochet by Leonie Morgan

The timeless granny square has adorned sofas, armchairs, and bedspreads for generations. In this latest addition to the popular Knit & Crochet series, you’ll find a treasury of squares that are quick to make and sure to stand out-from tried-and-true vintage favorites to contemporary designs. Author Leonie Morgan uses her amazing eye for color to add a new and appealing twist to the perennially-popular granny square, presenting us with a fabulous collection of squares featuring delightful and vivid color combinations that are perfect for a new era of crocheters.

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Every Which Way Crochet Borders: 139 Patterns for Customized Edgings

Step-by-step instructions and symbol charts put these 139 creative new border designs within reach for beginning and advanced crocheters alike. If you’re ready to chart your own crocheted course, Edie Eckman offers plenty of helpful design advice, including how to choose an appropriate border for each project and how to incorporate an element from the main stitch pattern into a new border design. She then explains, with the help of close-up photos, how the same pattern can have dramatically different results depending on the weight of the yarn. With each pattern diagrammed to approach in both rounds and rows, Every Which Way Crochet Borders is an inventive and invaluable resource.

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Mirror Image Scarves

Creating beautifully symmetrical scarves is easy with the designs in Mirror Image Scarves from Leisure Arts. The technique involves crocheting half of each scarf at a time, working along opposite sides of the foundation chain. Reflecting the finest architecture of nature and man, these eight scarves by Ruthie Marks borrow their shapes from rolling hills, babbling brooks, intricate bridgework, and ornate arches. All designs are for Easy skill level, using yarn weights from medium to super bulky.

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Make in a Weekend Afghans to Crochet

Want to crochet cozy wraps for the family but don’t have a lot of time? It’s fast and easy with the 10 simple designs in Make in a Weekend – Afghans to Crochet from Leisure Arts. Choose from baby wraps, lap throws, and jumbo afghans. Designs by Mary Ann Frits for The Creative Partners LLC include Sweet Shells, Clouds, Island Dreams, Rainy Day Ripple, Heather Shells, Clusters Aplenty, Snowdrops for Baby, Springtime, Blue Delight Baby Afghan, and Just for Her. All are for Easy or Easy-Plus skill levels and are crocheted using medium, bulky, or super bulky weight yarns.

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Crocheted Afghans: 25 throws, wraps, and blankets to crochet

Create something warm, beautiful, and special with any of these 25 stunning ideas for afghans and wraps. With easy-to-make patterns and a comprehensive techniques section, there’ll be nothing stopping you from crocheting all manner of gorgeous creations.

Within the four chapters, you’ll be able to explore all sorts of styles from “Vintage Style” to “Around the World”, in a variety of stunning colors and yarns. Packed with 25 beautiful ideas for crocheted afghans, comforters, and blankets, Crocheted Afghans has a project for everyone and every design aesthetic. Create an heirloom effect with wraps based on antique lace and traditional textiles or, if you dream of pioneer patchwork, try one of the patterns inspired by Navajo motifs or crazy quilt patchwork. Don’t be afraid of the professional, luscious look of the blankets you see in the photos—the designs have been created with simplicity in mind, so even novice crocheters will be able to produce exquisite pieces in no time at all. Many of the projects are made up of small, easy-to-work-with squares and motifs, so you can carry on crafting while on the move.

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Home Decoration in Crochet: 25 Colourful Designs to Brighten Your Home

More than 18 original designs are included in this book for both beginning and advanced crocheters. The range of difficulty will allow all skill levels to learn new techniques. All projects are made in bright colors of smooth cotton yarn and include full pattern instructions. With inspiring photography, this book will surely encourage creativity and personalization within the home.

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Round and Round the Crochet Hook: Patterns to Inspire and Admire

Working in the round has never been so easy or enjoyable. From quick projects, to ones that wow, this crochet book has it all. No matter your experience, or the size of project you’re looking for, this book has something for everyone; from doilies and table runners to garlands and cushions. These timeless designs allow readers to personalize each pattern to suit them with step by step instructions and detailed charts.

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Crochet & Wine Blank Sketch Composition Notebook

This journal states Crochet & Wine, What Else Is There. If you agree, then this is the book for you. The interior has a blank sketch to make your lists, write things you want to save. Write about what you have done for your business…RA, OA, wholesaling, creating, designing…whatever your chosen career brings your way. What better way to keep track of your life. If you like to make bullets of your list, this is perfect.

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