This guide to crocheting features projects for home furnishings and accessories and is ideal as an introduction to this simple and versatile needlecraft. The designs themselves are made in a rich variety of yarns including mohair, lurex, raffia, string and leather.
Get hooked on crochet with this complete guide for beginners! First, discover all the tools and materials you'll need to start crocheting, including hook sizes and yarn weight guidelines. Next, learn basic crochet techniques and stitches with easy step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs. You'll also learn how to crochet rounds, add new yarn, fasten off, and join pieces together. Then, learn how to read a crochet pattern, including abbreviations and symbols. Finally, follow the patterns to complete 27 simple crochet projects, from amigurumi creatures and baby gifts to accessories and home goods. Several patterns include step-by-step tutorials on special stitches or techniques used. The spiral binding allows the book to lie flat while in use. 128 pages
Note: Please use the look inside feature to get a feel for the beautiful interior inside our crocheting journal notebook. Perfect crocheting journal to organize and plan your crochet projects! Have you ever tried getting back to a crochet project you started a while ago, only to find out that you completely forgot what you did? There are lots of things going on in a crocheting project, and we are here to help. We design this crocheting journal to help you organize your handmade crafts and plan your projects well. This planner notebook allows you to record and organize all the key details of your projects, making your crocheting experience smooth and hassle-free! Features: ✓ Index pages to stay organized and access your favorite projects quickly ✓ 100 project pages (i.e. two-page spreads to record up to 50 projects) to keep track of all the details of your projects - including the project name, for whom this project is made, starting and finish dates, pattern, yarn, dye, hook, gauge, and more! ✓ Large size (8.5 x 11 inches) with large space for you to attach yarn samples/labels, sketch the design patterns you have in mind, and store photos ✓ Professionally designed premium matte cover, with high-quality white paper pages inside ✓ Suitable both for beginners learning how to crochet and for crochet professionals looking for quick ways to stay organized ✓ Perfect crochet gift idea for a crocheting mom/grandma/friend for Christmas, New Year's Eve, birthdays, and other special occasions Created with love by Crochet Lovers Press and shipped fast by Amazon. Click "add to cart" to grab your copy today!
"An outstanding guide for crocheters of all levels, this volume covers all aspects of crochet stitches and technique. The perfect introduction to the craft, the down-to-earth guide is also a terrific resource for more experienced practitioners seeking todevelop new design ideas. Profusely illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and photographs"--
You love to crochet, but you’re tired of the granny square and other predictable projects. Let celebrated crochet teacher Sara Delaney help you expand your skills while showing you how to create custom-fit wearable accessories. Delaney’s unique, flexible formulas let crocheters of all levels easily design scarves, cowls, fingerless mitts, mittens, gloves, hats, and socks. With fill-in-the-blank templates and a stitch dictionary, you can use your favorite yarn and stitch pattern, and make accessories that fit perfectly. Delaney offers a starter course in the technique with 18 of her own original patterns, along with the formulas she used to create them. The companion online calculator helps create your customized patterns even more quickly!
Learn the essential crochet stitches with this comprehensive, beginner-friendly, and gorgeously illustrated guide. Starting with the fundamental skills of crochet, this step-by-step guide builds on basic stitches with a series of creative variations and techniques. Each stitch and variation is presented in easy-to-follow color illustrations. The encyclopedic, dip-in, dip-out approach is well-suited for beginners looking to build a foundation of stitch techniques as well as seasoned crafters who will appreciate the handy reference. Perfect for visual learners, the classically designed Stitch Encyclopedia series also includes volumes on Embroidery and Knitting.
Welcome to Waterfall crochet, a method that introduces a way to get the look of multiple mid-row color changes without all the hassle. No more carrying the dropped color across the row, and no more mid-row color changes. This newtechnique uses chain spaces to form a lattice to work over. Colors are worked the entire row and color changes are only done at the end of rows. For most projects, yarn is carried up the side and worked over when making the border.
The Crochet Stitch Bible contains over 200 stitches, explained in full, and is a perfect starter guide for beginners, with advanced projects and details for experts. The handy spiral bound design allows this book to be laid open on a work surface for easy reference, and makes a wonderful addition to the library of any crafter, crocheter, or knitter. This comprehensive guide includes step-by-step instructions for basic stitches, textured stitches, fans and shells stitches, mesh and filet stitches, openwork and lace stitches, trims and edgings, clusters, puffs, bobbles, spike, relief, tunisian, multi-color, squares, and special stitches. Each crochet stitch is accompanied by a photograph sample, row-by-row instructions, and easy-to-follow symbol charts. Crochet is the technique of making a looped fabric from a continuous length of yarn, using a single hook. The word "crochet" itself derives from the French "croc," meaning a hook (or crook); an old scottish name for crochet is "shepherd's knitting." It is one of the most portable and flexible of crafts, requiring only a hook and some yarn. Once you have mastered the basic techniques, you can create a fascinating variety of effects.