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Crochet Patterns For Dummies
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.434041
EAN: 9780470045558
ISBN: 0470045558
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: October 08, 2007
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Editorial Review:
Would you like to learn to crochet? Already know the basics, but would like to stretch your crocheting skills? From scarves and sweaters to hats and handbags, you can create beautiful, useful designs with ease using Crochet Patterns For Dummies. From choosing the right hooks and yarn and crocheting basic stitches to joining pieces together, this easy-to-follow guide will have you hooked in no time.
Our hands-on workbook gets you crocheting fashionable, fun designs in a focused, step-by-step manner. You get a review of the basic stitches and stitch combinations, along with a concise appendix containing easy-to-follow instructions for working these stitches. You’ll find plenty of tips on changing colors and adding shape to your projects. Plus, you get full-color photos of every project—from potholders to afghans, belts to table runners, skirts to vests, and much more. You’ll also discover how to: - Decipher crochet lingo
- Make a gauge swatch, read a pattern, and understand garment sizing
- Work with the most common stitches and stitch patterns
- Crochet in the round or with color
- Shape a design through increasing or decreasing stitches
- Use new techniques like felting and working with wire
- Crochet pictures and words using the filet crochet technique
There are also quick-and-easy designs that are great for kids to make, as well as handy hints on caring for your finished items. Featuring more than 50 fantastic patterns perfect for beginners or those wanting to take their skills to the next level, Crochet Patterns For Dummies is your one-stop guide to crocheting success!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - For beginners only.
Not much here that I was looking for. Good for quick and easy patterns for beginners.
Rating:  - If only every crochet pattern you picked up had info like this!
This book takes you from beginner to expert as you follow all the well-explained and illustrated details of 50 projects. You are bound to find tips in here that will change your crochet abilities immediately. By following all the tips and examples, you develop new abilities as you actually create projects you'll be proud of.
Crochet Patterns For Dummies is a book that you will use over and over again, and it makes a great gift for anyone who wants to learn a great skill.
Rating: - Helpful
This product is very helpful for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. I enjoyed the step by step instructions, very easy to follow.
Rating: - Crochet Patterns For Dummies
Great book! The first night I got it I corrected a problem I was having with a stitch, I completed 2 hats (for Christmas gifts) and started an afgan. Excellent book!!
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