The modern baby garment and accessory patterns inBaby Blueprint Crochetare designed to appeal to moms and kids as well as crocheters: no frilly stuff, no scratchy yarns that make the baby red, and no heirloom afghans to keep out of baby’s hands. Instead, the projects are contemporary and bright, fun, fashionable, useful, and launder easily. The nineteen projects include girls’ garments, such as a jumper and tunic; boys’ garments, including a jacket and a vests; accessories from hats to slippers and even diaper covers; and home items including blankets and toys.

This book provides 35 projects and variations, all illustrated with step-by-step photography and clear instructions, plus beautiful, close-up photographs of the finished pieces. The projects range from the subtle and sophisticated (such as delicate crystal and wire bracelets, an Egyptian-style necklace, brooches of twisted wire, and a pearl-studded choker) to fun, informal pieces (such as coiled wire earrings in brightly coloured wire, bejewelled barrettes and combs, a cocktail ring, and hand-made felt combined with beads to make a bracelet).

Professional and seasoned crocheters know how to make well-crafted garments, and as a knitter, you deserve the same polished look from your designs. Finishing Techniques for Crochet provides enthuasiasts with the technical know-how to create garments which fit as well as they look. From creating a slip knot to slipping your first stitch, from working with colour to joining new yarns, the book provides a one-stop foundation to the most popular techniques and explains how to work each method properly. When you're ready to move on, discover techniques for proper shaping and sizing as well as seaming. Furthermore, if you're looking for a decorative finish to your garments, one chapter features examples of how to embellish your projects with beads, pompoms, fringes and tassels. What about tailoring? Creating the perfect buttonholes or a lining to your latest jacket will never be easier. Whether you're a student learning how to cast on your first stitch or an expert knitter who simply wants to improve an old skill, Finishing Techniques for Crochet will be an invaluable addition to any crochet library.

No, you're not seeing double, Dean Dill has been extremely busy over the past four years… so busy, they had to put him on two DVDs! For two decades, Dean has been entertaining and teaching some of the finest coin magic around.
Not only is he a superb close-up artist, Dean is also a highly sought after teacher, consultant and lecturer. He has taught such people as David Copperfield and Johnny Carson.

Eighteen patterns for handsome knicker socks, sturdy boot socks, lively Birkenstock socks, lacy stockings, kilt hose, cabled socks, clocked socks, and more are at the heart of this charming book inspired by a host of folk knitting traditions from Europe and the British Isles.

Voici le deuxième volume tant attendu sur le thème de la broderie suisse, broderie qui connaît un succès grandissant. Rappelons-le, cette broderie est spécifiquement réalisée sur du tissu vichy. L'auteur vous propose de confectionner de nouveaux objets utiles ou décoratifs, sa créativité semble inépuisable. De nouveaux coloris de tissu vichy vous sont proposés, coloris choisis par l'auteur et fabriqués en Alsace. Brigitte associe pour ses modèles, smocks et broderie, tissu vichy et divers imprimés ou matières, pour créer de ravissants ouvrages. Les points spécifiques sont expliqués clairement et illustrés de photos, chaque ouvrage est accompagné de sa grille de réalisation avec indications de couleur et de point. Un bien joli livre qui décline des objets faciles à réaliser.

Each of these crochet projects started with a favorite knit pattern stitch, from which the designer developed the same look using her crochet hook. This is crochet with the look and feel of knitting!