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Stitch Camp: 18 Crafty Projects for Kids & Tweens – Learn 6 All-Time Favorite Skills: Sew, Knit, Crochet, Felt, Embroider & Weave

In today’s thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects, or hacking and customizing existing ones. Authors Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman get them started with complete instructions for mastering six favorite fiber crafts. Step-by-step photos teach kids ages 9–14 the basics of how to sew, knit, crochet, felt, embroider, and weave, plus how to make three projects for each craft. From woven patches and a knitted backpack to embroidered merit badges and a crocheted bracelet, the fresh, kid-approved projects encourage creative variations and build confidence along with valuable life skills.

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Crochet Characters Soft & Snuggly Cacti: 12 Succulent Designs

Grow a low-maintenance succulent garden with this adorable cactus crochet kit! From baby succulents to spikey and fuzzy cacti, this kit teaches you how to crochet your very own collection of plants, no watering required.

Inspired by the popular Japanese crochet style of amigurumi, these easy-to-make succulent plants are totally customizable. All the plants and pots are designed to be interchangeable, you simply choose your favorite pot shape and color, then crochet any of the ten different types of cacti or succulents to go on top.

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350 Crochet Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets: A Compendium of Crochet Know-How

Give a professional finish to your crochet garments and accessories with this indispensable compendium of technical know-how and troubleshooting tips. Techniques are organized in the order that you’d need them as you work through a project, from choosing the right yarn to looking after your finished garment. Step-by-step photographs, diagrams, and clear instructions guide you through each stage of your work, or you can dip in for help with a particular problem.

Discover how to substitute yarns and accurately estimate the amount required, adapt patterns to create tailor-made garments, and lengthen an existing piece with trims and edgings. From basic chain stitches to filet crochet, there’s advice for all kinds of stitches, mixing and matching, and dealing with gauge variations. You’ll also find plenty of inspiration for adding an extra-special touch to your work using beaded embellishments and surface crochet!

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Granny Squares Home: 20 Crochet Projects with a Vintage Vibe

Add cheerful, vibrant bursts of color and style to your home armed with just a crochet hook and some leftover yarn. Granny squares are a thrifty, fun and fashionable way to use up your yarn stash by creating adorable accessories for every part of your home. From gorgeous blankets to cute toys, Granny Squares Home is packed with inspiring projects that will get you hooked.

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Nativity Crochet

Celebrate the season with this adorable amigurumi nativity scene. The kit includes everything you need to create Mary and baby Jesus, with a basket for the baby to lie in. The instruction book has full-color photos and step-by-step directions to crochet ten more characters for the scene: Joseph, three different wise men, a sheep, a shepherd, an angel, a camel, a donkey, and a star. These cuddly classics will be a favorite gift of everyone you make them for!

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Construction Vehicles to Crochet: A Dozen Chunky Trucks and Mechanical Marvels Straight from the Building Site

Get ready to crochet an entire construction site full of chunky trucks and marvelous machines! From Megan Kreiner, best-selling author and popular crochet designer, Construction Vehicles to Crochet is packed with creative projects to help your favorite construction fan play all day. Whether your little one loves bulldozers, cranes, cement mixers, or dump trucks, you’ll find a machine to please, or crochet them all for hours of endless digging, pushing, dumping, and building. Additional projects like traffic cones, rocks, and buildings will complete the scene as your living room will be a buzzing building site of fun. With plenty of photos and step-by-step instruction to guide you every step of the way, Construction Vehicles to Crochet will provide your junior foreman or forewoman the right tools and equipment to get the job done.

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Snuggle and Play Crochet: 40 Amigurumi Patterns for Lovey Security Blankets and Matching Toys

Snuggle up with a crochet comforter or play with a colourful character–this unique collection of 40 amigurumi patterns are simple to stitch and super cute! Featuring crochet toy patterns including boy and girl dolls, dogs and cats, bears and bunnies and many more, this amazing collection will give you over 40 different crochet toys to create.

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Box Stitch Crochet: Use the Corner-to-Corner Stitch in New Ways to Make 20 Hats, Wraps, Scarves & Accessories

The box stitch, or corner-to-corner stitch, is for more than just afghans! Crochet it in creative ways to make wraps, scarves, hats, tops, fingerless mittens, and other accessories with the instructions and patterns in Box Stitch Crochet.

Learn the basics of box stitch with step-by-step instructions, and then learn to work it in a rectangle, with a beveled edge, and as a motif. Learning to change colors within the stitch and join pieces will enable you to crochet pieces you wouldn’t have thought were possible with box stitch. By creatively manipulating this classic stitch, Corinne Freeman has designed a wide range of easy, fun, and fashionable crochet designs. The stitch is quick to learn, and once you know it, you will be ready to complete the Butterfly Shawl, Crossing Neck Scarf, Under-the-Sea Motif Shawl, and any other design you choose.

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Crochet Characters Fun & Furry Animals: 12 Charming Designs, Everything You Need to Make 2 Precious Projects

Crochet your own heirloom collection of classic stuffed animals! Designed in the popular amigurumi style, a Japanese crochet art that emphasizes oversized features for extra cuteness, this kit provides instructions for twelve adorable projects: a pink pig, a loving dog, a curious kitten, a silly monkey, and more.

Included in the book is an introduction to the basic stitches, knots, and crochet techniques necessary for these projects, plus illustrated step-by-step instructions and ideas on how to customize each project to create a truly unique character.

You’ll also get all the supplies you need to create your first two crocheted friends: a cuddly koala and a sweet bunny. Patterns range from easy to intermediate, and all projects take only a few hours to complete. Fun and easy, this crochet kit will inspire you to create a collection of stuffed animal friends you’ll enjoy for many years to come.

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Medieval Tapestry Blocks Filet Crochet Pattern: Complete Instructions and Chart

Reminiscent of medieval tapestry themes, this wonderfully inventive crochet pattern has angels, a griffon, a heart and a deer, a warrior, a queen and a dancer, and more. Originally designed as a tablecloth by Emma Boardman in 1922, you can crochet these blocks for other uses such as pillow tops and panels. Includes patterns for 13 filet crochet squares of various sizes, 2 triangle, and one scalloped edging. This pattern includes instructions for the small needle-woven lace blocks and the border in netting, but they have not been edited. Embroidery patterns are not included. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. Written instructions are in modern crochet terms! The only stitches you need to know to complete this lace are: chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, and slip stitch.

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