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"Learn how to make projects that look like knitting but are worked like crochet! Tunisian crochet produces a fabric that is similar to a knit but is worked on a hook. It combines the best of knitting and crochet, creating a dense, durable fabric. Tunisian Crochet Stitch Dictionary is a must-have crochet book that's an essential resource for anyone in the crochet and knitting community! Featuring 150 of the most popular and most used Tunisian crochet...

A Garden of Shawls includes 12 beautiful lace shawls that evoke that feeling of being in a beautiful garden. Made with either fingering or lace weight yarns each shawl will inspire you to create your own slice of heaven.

"This book by Jenny King includes 19 designs to dress your 18-inch doll. Adorable designs include sleepwear, casual, dressy, and playtime fashions. Several of the projects are interchangable, making it possible to create many different looks. These designs are made using fine-, light-, and medium-weight yarns."--Amazon.com, viewed on 3/31/2014.

"Capture the spirit of the sixties and seventies with these 35 patterns for sweaters, skirts, tank tops, turbans, and more."--Cover.

Crammed with stylish and imaginative projects for your home, travels and wardrobe, Crochetterie will inspire beginners and more experienced hands alike. Simply explained and illustrated throughout with clear, step-by-step photos, each irresistible creation will have you reaching for your hooks and yarns.

Crochet Taxidermy puts a new twist on amigurumi, the popular Japanese method of creating considerably cute stuffed animals with oversized heads. In this delightful collection, heads of animals from farm and forest, sea and safari come to life with irresistible details like the drowsy eye (for the shy deer and sleepy octopus) and fuzzy yarn (for the skittery skunk's stripe and lazy lion's mane). Step-by-step instructions and adorable photos guide you...

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...

Includes patterns for tote, shawl, purse, mittens, belt, wrap, scarf, cap, capelet, and cowl. Create your own boutique-style crocheted accessories! Top crochet designers have created stylish projects along three different themes: romantic art nouveau, retro-chic mod, and free-spirited bohemian. The designs use basic crochet stitches as well as unusual techniques that will appeal to beginners and to advanced crocheters.

It doesn't take long to master the fun, practical and even therapeutic technique of crochet. This beginning-level guide contains all the information and tips necessary to get started.

This book contains 32 pretty vintage designs for the home and for your loved ones. With beautiful projects perfect for any skill level to choose from including garlands, potholders, blankets, clothing accessories and trims for pillows or towels there is something for everyone in this book.