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Dinosaur The Woobles Crochet Kit

Fred the Dinosaur is the perfect crochet kit for complete beginners. A step-by-step video tutorial accompanies Fred and is easy to follow. A pre-started crochet piece comes included along with other beginner-friendly supplies.

Along with Easy Peasy Yarn and easy-to-follow video tutorials, you’ll receive every other tool you’d need to begin crocheting. Fred the Dinosaur also comes with pre-started yarn, eyes, a yarn needle, a crochet hook, stuffing, and a bag that holds it all.

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Good night, sleep tight with this adorable baby bear blanket with sweet little bear faces peeking out of the covers. The blanket is made from the bottom up and sample was made using Red Heart Soft worsted-weight yarn.

The Hooktionary: A crochet dictionary of 150 modern tapestry crochet motifs

Create bold, modern and fun tapestry crochet designs with this unique crochet stitch dictionary, or Hooktionary!

One of the most important tools in any crocheter’s toolbox is a stitch dictionary – an essential reference packed with possibilities. The Hooktionary is the first and only crochet stitch dictionary to feature tapestry crochet motifs. And it has personality to boot! From unicorns and bumblebees to bold, graphic designs, the 150 motifs this book includes are perfect for the modern maker. Plus, five ‘choose your own adventure’ projects allow you to mix and match motifs into one-of-a-kind designs that reflect your own tastes.

Inspired by Andrea Rangel’s Alterknit Stitch Dictionary, Brenda K.B. Anderson has created a crochet counterpart so that crocheters can join in the fun too. Unlike other tapestry crochet pattern collections, which focus on single crochet stitches – creating slanted color patterns which do not create clean lines – Anderson has used her experience of which kinds of crochet stitches pair well with tapestry crochet to create beautiful, clear patterns, and wearable fabrics.

Swatches are made in one of five different crochet stitch patterns: single crochet through the back loop, center (or split) single crochet, extended single crochet, center (or split) extended single crochet, and front post double crochet, with information about how the crochet stitch anatomy affects both the drape and feel of the fabric and also the look of the charted image, so that you can imagine how a chart would look in another stitch pattern. All the designs are crocheted in the round, so that you can keep the front of the work facing you, and then steeked – a technique that has not been covered in any other crochet book! There is also comprehensive advice on choosing stitches and fixing mistakes.

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Pocket Book of Crochet by Claire Gelder

From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of crochet know-how, practical illustrations and three simple projects.

Perfect for complete beginners, this book breaks down everything you need to know about crochet: how to read a ball band, how to get tension correct, how to choose hooks and yarns and how to read abbreviations and crochet patterns. The book is structured as a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Start with the basic stitches and simple joining, build up a few more stitches for your collection, then finally add in some simple shaping and some pompoms. Put all your skills together to create three wonderful projects.
Filled with affirmations, this wonderful book is the ideal introduction to crochet for a complete beginner.

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Crochet Patterns For Dummies by Susan Brittain

Crocheting is fun, functional, and stress-relieving―get started today with Crochet Patterns For Dummies! Written for all skill levels and perfect for beginners, it offers patterns that cover gift ideas, clothing, accessories, and beyond. You’ll love the full-color photos in the color insert and helpful, easy-to-understand instructions throughout. Even if you’ve never followed a written pattern before, you can crochet amazing designs with the practical, modern patterns inside. Put your skills into practice and create potholders, skirts, hats―you name it! This friendly guide will help you pick the right hooks and yarn, figure out how to read the patterns, step you through, and then finish your crocheted masterpieces.

Select the right supplies for your projects
Learn how to read and follow crochet pattern
Practice working common stitches and create fun items
Make gifts for friends, clothing for yourself, and cold-weather wear

Need more practice? Want fun new ideas? Just getting started? All crocheters welcome!

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Easy Crochet for Beginners: Learn to crochet with 35 simple projects

Nicki Trench, one of the leading figures in the revival and promotion of home crafts, has designed a series of patterns that will guide you from the initial crochet stitches to producing beautiful projects incorporating a wide range of techniques. Starting you off is Crochet Know-How, which explains all the stitches with clear step-by-step artwork and instructions. Next, there are three chapters packed with patterns to improve your skills. In Starting Out, you will find a simple springtime afghan and a pretty hat for a toddler, both of which you’ll find amazingly easy and quick to create. Once you’ve mastered these, Practice Makes Perfect provides more of a challenge. Whip up some cute gifts for babies and young children, including baby bibs and blankets, or treat yourself to a pair of gloves in soft light-worsted yarn and a chunky seashell scarf to keep you warm on cold mornings. Finally, Confident Crocheting has more advanced patterns, ranging from a family of adorable dolls to a cherub dress with decorative picot stitching.

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Learn to Crochet in 10 Easy Lessons

Start crocheting today with expert, beginner-friendly instructions!

Salena Baca, from her many years of teaching crochet, has crafted a frustration-free style that explains each step, anticipates pitfalls, and helps you to understand crochet. Just like taking a class with her, she outlines everything you need to know to get started: choosing yarn and hooks, how to hold your work, basic stitches, and how to create your very first projects. You’ll learn to work in rows, rounds, and tubes; read and follow crochet charts; combine stitches; change colors; expertly finish your work; and so much more! Lessons include fun and easy patterns (28 total) for you to practice skills and complete real projects such as a blanket, baskets, market bags, hats, wrap, table runner, home decor, and so much more!
After you complete Salena’s 10 essential lessons, you will have the confidence and skill to complete any other crochet projects you choose!

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You Can Crochet with Bella Coco: A clear & simple course for the beginner

Join over a million Bella Coco fans and learn to crochet with her sure and simple method and learn to make beautiful items along the way!

“Fragola has created a charming how-to guide for a craft that can be enjoyed for a lifetime” – Publishers Weekly EDITOR’S PICK

Let the creator of Bella Coco Crochet, Sarah-Jayne Fragola, teach you how to crochet using her wildly popular methodical and simple method. Join almost one million YouTube subscribers and hundreds of thousands of social media followers in learning from this comprehensive guide for beginners including complete novices. It will also benefit competent crocheters with its wide range of patterns.

This beautifully laid out book:

Starts with a section on yarn and hook types
Shows you how to work the basic stitches with clear step-by-step instructions and photographs
The projects start with easy patterns and progress to more complicated ones, with each pattern practicing a skill learned.
A section on advanced stitches encourages you to progress to more complex work
And ends with a beautiful showstopper blanket incorporating many of the techniques and stitches learned along the crochet journey.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Crochet

A Beginner’s Guide to Crochet is the perfect starting point for anyone wishing to learn how to crochet. It is a structured course of 20 workshops and projects, which starts by showing you how to hold your crochet hook and leads you through all the techniques and stitches you will ever need to know. The Getting Started section includes advice on which yarns and equipment to buy, step-by-step illustrations which show how to work all the stitches, and essential information on how to understand crochet patterns. This is followed by the workshops, each of which introduces new techniques and reinforces skills already learned. Each workshop finishes with a project which consolidates these skills. The projects range from items for the home, such as pillows, throws, and blankets, through to clothes and accessories, including a striped sweater and a cute camisole, a beanie hat, and a bobble bag. Experienced teacher Nicki Trench takes you by the hand and shows you the easy way to learn. And with plenty of projects to spur you on, you’ll soon work your way up from crocheting the simplest of squares to creating your own garments.

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101 Crochet Stitches-Textures Lace Granny Squares Motifs Colorwork Edgings

The 101 crochet stitches found in this book are sure to provide plenty of inspiration to help you become the master of your next crafting adventures.

The possibilities are endless with 101 diverse crochet stitches that include simple textures, lacy openwork, granny squares, motifs, colorwork, edgings, and more. Use a single pattern to make a washcloth, pair complimentary stitches into a one-of-a-kind scarf, or showcase all of your favorite patterns in a stitch sampler blanket. For those with more advanced skills, you can swap any of these stitches into an existing pattern or integrate them into your own original garments and accessories. Each stitch features text and charted instructions so that every crocheter can easily work according to his or her instructional preference.

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Crochet: Over 130 Techniques and Stitches

Learn more than 130 fully illustrated crochet techniques and stitches and put them into practice as you go, creating 80 imaginative projects for home and to wear.

Packed with step-by-step photography and clear instructions, Crochet has everything you need to crochet a gorgeous array of clothing, soft furnishings, and toys. Get to grips with your first crochet hook, work a range of classic granny squares, and discover how to craft delicate lace and openwork pieces. Practice your newly learned skills on simple projects as you move through the book, or dive straight into the dedicated projects chapter, which includes amigurumi and toy designs, blankets and cushions, and individual clothing for children and adults.

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