Customize Your Crochet

Customize Your Crochet teaches crocheters how to adjust commercial patterns to fit any size and style to create truly custom garments.

"Learn as you go by crocheting 10 stylish projects with dropped-shoulder, raglan, fitted-sleeve, round-yoke, and top-down constructions, give your creativity free reign."--P. [4] of cover.

This illustrated crochet stitch dictionary features 125 stitches plus handy shaping techniques and endless inspiration for creative crocheters. In Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein offers detailed instructions for 125 beautiful stitch patterns. Plus, she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways—without shaping, with shaping at the edges, and with internal shaping. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and filigree to shells and textured stitches, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. Ohrenstein’s focus on shaping techniques makes it possible to explore an array of variations without a pattern.

A thoughtful, purposeful approach to prioritize time for making, adding more meaning and intention to your life. From cooking and cleaning to children’s events to business meetings to just about everything else, it’s hard to ï¬?nd quiet moments to just be. Jessica Carey has found that her best times for be-ingare when she is making. Hers is an inspiring approach to a beloved pastime, putting to use the meditative and therapeutic beneï¬?ts of working with your hands. Featuring more than 20 different crochet patterns to inspire you as you make time for making, the book offers instructions to those who want to begin their crochet journey and teaches how to crochet through detailed explanation and visual guidance. Projects vary in skill level but are all designed for readers to be able to free their minds, leaving space for stitch-repetition to kick in. Accompanied by essays focused on gratitude, creativity, and living with intention, among other topics, the book invites you to take time to reflect on these themes and their presence in your life. Jessica offers support and encouragement so that you can strengthen more than just your crochet skills as you explore this adventure.

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.

Learn the expert techniques that knitting veteran Margaret Hubert has taught these skills to her classes for years and knit your own style.

Are you crazy about crochet? Of course you are! This book contains a series of crochet designs that kids and moms will adore. One and Two Company's playful collection of patterns includes cute hats, little baby booties, the sweetest doll, huggable lovies, animal cushions and backpacks, a baby rattle, a beautiful nursery mobile and plenty more. This book is packed with clever, playful projects to crochet for boys and girls. Ideal for baby showers! This crochet collection is well suited for both beginners and experienced crafters. You'll easily create these gorgeous items by following the step-by-step instructions packed with how-to photographs and illustrations. Crocheters who favor reading charts will be delighted to find these available in the book as well. Each pattern is clearly marked with a materials list, glossary of stitches used, and beautiful pictures showing the items from all sides.

Quirky, lovable, and completely irresistible, these amigurumi patterns are sure to get you hooked on crochet. With designs by best-selling author Ana Paula Rímoli, you can quickly create a menagerie of soft and silly toys. Discover 72 projects all packed into one value-priced book Enjoy favorite designs from Ana's top-selling books Amigurumi World, Amigurumi Toy Box, and Amigurumi Two! Stitch friendly faces and goofy grins on forest friends, undersea creatures, a tea set, tool set, tugboat, and much, much more Achieve instant success using crochet stitches simple enough for the complete novice