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Every Which Way Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman

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 diagramed to approach in both rounds and rows, Every Which Way Crochet Borders is an inventive and invaluable resource.

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Sweet Baby Dresses

Sweet Baby Dresses in Crochet contains four adorable crochet patterns for baby dresses! Each comes with instructions for a matching hat or headband that are super cute, to boot! Get yours today at the affiliate link below:

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Woodland Wildlife in Filet Crochet by Lisa Meadows

Woodland Wildlife in Filet Crochet Bring the serenity of the forest into your home with the nine animal silhouettes in Woodland Wildlife in Filet Crochet from Leisure Arts. Designs by Lisa Meadows include Bear, Rabbit, Deer, Elk, Fox, Hummingbird, Finches, Owl, and Squirrel. Filet crochet is a form of lace that creates pictures using solid blocks and open spaces. In these designs, solid blocks are formed with 3 double crochet stitches, and open spaces are formed by a chain 2 and a double crochet. Each 14-inch square pillow front was crocheted using size 10 bedspread weight cotton thread and Easy skill level. Instructions are included for how to follow a chart and how to make a fabric pillow form to insert in the finished pillow.

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Enchanted Forest Creatures by Jessica Boyer

Enchanted Forest Creatures from Leisure Arts presents a lovable collection of easy-to-crochet gnomes, fairies, and woodland animals. Jessica Boyer’s winsome projects include a Fawn, Fox, Rabbit, Baby Owl, Great Horned Owl, Fairy, Gnome, and Gnomette. All the designs are crocheted using Easy-Plus skill level and medium weight yarn (plus bulky yarn for the Gnome’s beard). Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by close-up photos of the designs from various angles to show details of the faces and bodies.

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Super Scarves by Bonnie Barker

Rock the newest fashion trend with exciting super-sized scarves! In Super Scarves from Leisure Arts, Bonnie Barker’s five easy cabled designs look equally great on women and men. All measure close to 14 inches wide and 120 inches long — just right for draping long and loose or wrapping around and around for cozy warmth. The Aran stitch patterns in each design use various Post Stitches to create the look of cables and braids. Easy-Plus skill level is all that’s needed to crochet the scarves using medium, bulky, or super bulky weight yarns. Designs include Alternating Cables, Basketweave, Braided Cables, Woven Cables, and Striped Cable.

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Gwen the Penguin Crochets a Scarf by Sarah Kanz

“Gwen the Penguin is COLD, COLD, COLD! When a friend suggests she wear a scarf to keep warm, Gwen decides to crochet one for herself. As a new crocheter, she must use all of her creativity to see past her limitations and design a crochet scarf that will keep her warm.” This is so fun! A crochet themed book written by a crocheting author, for all our kids! Click the affiliate links below to order a copy today!

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Learn to Crochet The Easy Way by Jean Leinhauser

You really, really want to learn to crochet. But you don’t know anyone who can teach you. Can you learn, all by yourself, from a book? Yes, you can! Leisure Arts is pleased to re-introduce Learn to Crochet the Easy Way, an updated edition of the best-selling book by Jean Leinhauser of The Creative Partners LLC. Jean was a legend in the knit and crochet industry, known for her impressive contribution to the art of crochet and her talent for teaching and inspiring. The teaching portion of the book continues to carry Jean’s friendly voice, but beginner-level projects have been changed to include fresh designs of a Hat and Scarf, Super Scarf, Baby Afghan and Cap, Sweet Cowl, Funtime Hat, With-It Wristers, and Potholder and Dishcloth.

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Retro Rugs by Leisure Arts

Retro Rugs from Leisure Arts presents seven quick-to-crochet rugs with the look of popular designs from the past, refreshed with today’s wonderful yarns. Designs include Woven Rug and Basketweave Runner by Sarah J. Green, Clusters Runner and Floral Hexagon Rug by Anne Halliday, Oval Rug by Maggie Weldon, Patchwork Rug by Jennie Black, and Hexagons Rug by Carole Prior. All are for Easy skill level, using various weights of yarn; there are four rugs using super bulky weight, one using bulky weight, one using jumbo weight, and one using four strands of medium weight.

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Ergonomic Crochet Hooks with Grips,Crochet Hook Organizer

This roll up crochet hook organizer makes a great gift for yourself or another crocheter! It is full of the notions you will need to create crochet awesomeness!

Crochet without pain, hand fatigue, or irritation with these comfortable rubber grip handles!
Delightfully color-coded sizes allows for quickly choosing the right size every time. Color Coded Crochet Hooks
Sizes: 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm and 6mm(B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I and J)
The handles are ergonomically shaped and has a comfortable placement for the thumb.Perfect size for throwing into the Roll Case for crochet-on-the-go or stashing anywhere you get your crochet on.
Keep other accessories: stitch markers, scissors, and all your other crochet accessories in one place now!

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Crochet Therapy: The Soothing Art of Savoring Each Stitch by Betsan Corkhill

Crochet Therapy will inspire you to pick up a hook and take some time out of your hectic day to dive into colorful whorls of yarn. Focus, relax, and become more mindful by making more than 20 simple and colorful projects comprised of crocheted mandalas, soothing circles, and other beautiful motifs. Each repetitive pattern helps you engage with your materials, increase your well-being, and unlock your creativity. Mindfulness exercises accompany the patterns and complement the therapeutic effect of crocheting for achieving calm, stress relief, and becoming “effortlessly present” in your craft. Clear instructions and a host of finishing techniques round out the pretty projects and crocheted bounty.

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