INSIDE Crochet | BOOKS WE LOVE
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Get inventive with lace in Crochet Lace Innovations. LEFT: Improve your garment construction skills in Crochet For Bears To Wear. BELOW LEFT: Why buy a gift when you can make one? There's plenty to try in Homemade Gifts.
patterns, why not try your hook at gorgeous lace designs that truly fl atter?
CROCHET FOR BEARS TO WEAR Amy O’Neill Houck, Potter Craft £12.99,
www.thegmcgroup.com, ISBN 978-0307462121
CROCHET LACE INNOVATIONS Doris Chan, Potter Craft £16.99,
www.randomhouse.com, ISBN 978-0307463821
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rochet designer, Doris Chan, manages to put another time- honoured technique into a modern light in this fashion-forward book. For anyone who adores lace, Doris’s Crochet Lace Innovations will inspire you to put your own twist on lace designs, as she shows you the benefi ts of incorporating it into your crochet pieces. Over 20 customisable designs are featured that use hairpin lace, broomstick lace and Tunisian crochet, as well as the novel concept of ‘exploded lace’, which works the pattern in a thicker yarn for a more eye-opening effect!
You are introduced to each technique with a tutorial and tips on how to get it right, then you're greeted by patterns that use that method – all with instructions, stitch keys and beautiful photography. Aimed at crocheters with the basic skills and ability to understand written
lthough specifi cally designed with teddy bears in mind, this adorable book is also a fantastic way to ease less experienced crocheters into garment construction. You can start off small and make custom-crochet garments for teddy bears, such as a pleated skirt and beret,
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Buy Crochet For Bears To Wear for just £9 (plus p&p) – visit www.
thegmcgroup.com and quote code R2319. Closing date 30th November 2010.
HOMEMADE GIFTS Nicky Trench, Collins and Brown £9.99,
www.anovabooks.com, ISBN 978-1843405313
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omemade Gifts offers a collection of thoughtful patterns for crocheted, knitted, stitched or baked gifts to be enjoyed by others. Spark your creativity with over 15 projects, complete with step-by-step
You are introduced to each technique with a tutorial and tips… to get it right.
fi sherman’s sweater or jacket and book bag! Simply follow the concise patterns, which introduce a range of techniques that you can adapt to suit more ambitious future designs – of any shape or size! From seamless top-down crochet to working with aran, the book also teaches you how to measure correctly and explains any special skills you’ll need, such as working in the round, changing colour and post stitches. With over 20 projects to try, these quick-to-crochet patterns are great for stash-busting and can be enjoyed by everyone.
instructions, a helpful stitch glossary and simple techniques. Try your hand at a motif-constructed crochet picnic blanket, a crochet beanie (in stripes or single colourway) or even a mosaic plaque made from broken crockery!
Beginner or well-practiced, this charming book is one for all crafters. Help revive the tradition and make someone’s day with a homemade treasure! Inside Crochet readers can buy Homemade Gifts for the special price of £7 (including free p&p) – call 0870 7871724 and quote code CH1369.
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