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THE CROCHETER’S GUIDE TO YARN COCKTAILS
Anastasia Blaes and Kelly Wilson, Quarry • £14.99
If you enjoy sipping a nice drink while you’re Handy tips are peppered throughout the book,
Each project
crocheting then The Crocheter’s Guide to Yarn which help new and experienced crocheters alike to
Cocktails is for you! take their projects to the next level and help make
teaches a
Okay, so there’s no actual alcohol required to projects fl ow with ease. Each project teaches a
specifi c skill
crochet these fab little projects but the idea is to mix specifi c skill and mixes it with other techniques so
up great cocktails with some yarn, a crochet hook that learning something new is not so daunting.
and mixes it
and some imagination, much like you would do with Anyone who wants to try crochet for the fi rst time
with other
a good martini, except using fi bre instead of liquid. or to add a bit more in the way of technique to their
All the patterns are given names after popular knowledge base should check out this great book.
techniques…
bar drinks, such as the Brandy Alexander Belt, the And if you feel like you do need a drink at the end
Mimosa Necklace and Bracelet Set, and the Malibu of all that crocheting, the recipes that the projects
Bay Breeze Skirt. ‘Yarn olives’ indicate a pattern’s are named after are listed in the back of the book.
diffi culty, making it easy to decide whether a yarn Just remember the author’s motto: Yarn over, not
recipe may be better suited for a more or less hangover! AM
experienced ‘drinker’. ISBN-13: 978-1592533183
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