Knit your own adorable Olympian doll, from weightlifters to gymnasts, with this delightful guide.Ten brilliant patterns for knitting your very own team of athletes. Whether it's a team of synchronized swimmers, a pair of heavyweight boxers, or an accomplished equestrian (complete with horse) that takes your fancy, you'll find all the instructions you need here to go for a medal-winning performance!

Got a taste for travel? Taken from Laura Long's fantastic book, Knitted Toy Travel, this unique quick & easy project teaches you how to knit your very own Penny the Panda. Have heaps of fun whilst expanding your crafting skills at the same time!This unique project includes:Simple step-by-step instructionsQuick makes for fast resultsBeautiful photography of the finished product to guide and inspire

This guide features more than twenty adorable and easy-to-make toy knitting projects—from bunnies and bears to Russian dolls and robots.In Knitted To...

The topic of how to help your aging parents is something many do not talk about until they are faced with tough decisions. My prayer is that this book will help you when conversations with your parents need to be discussed.The focus of the book is to honor parents and help their loved ones navigate a difficult stage of life.

The sixty-three fiction writers and poets within this anthology delve deep into the many senses of place that modern West Virginia, the core of Appalachia, inspires.Throughout this collection, we see profound wonder, questioning, and conflicts involving family, sexual identity, class, discrimination, environmental beauty, and peril, and all the sorts of rebellion, error, contemplation, and contentment that an intrepid soul can devise. These stories and poems, all published within th...

Moving through time and space, Out of Peel Tree unfolds the patterns of an Appalachian sensibility that reverberate everywhere: a fatalism balanced by humor and flinty, hard-won hope, an appreciation for the surprises of the everyday, and a search for love and home amid strange and familiar places and people.This innovative debut novel reveals the lives of a far-flung contemporary Appalachian family through a web of delicate turning points. A child discovers a grandmother ...

Want to try your hand at making gorgeous homemade goodies? These brilliant quick & easy cake decorating projects give you the opportunity to try something new and expand your crafting skills! From pocket dolls to kitten mittens, beautiful bunting to snazzy scarves, create stunning items for yourself, your friends and your home.Each unique project includes:Simple step-by-step instructionsQuick makes for fast resultsBeautiful photography of the finis...

Crochet skill level: Easy.This pattern is written in English using US crochet terms. It has 16 images to help you make the Little Angels Mobile.The Angels are 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall. The diameter of the stars is 3.5 inches (9 cm).You can use a 3.00 mm hook and 4 ply yarn (cream, light pink, pink, light green, green, light blue, blue, white, purple, yellow).

Be at the forefront of a stitching comeback! Tunisian crochet is a generations-old needlework technique that today's crocheters--and knitters--are rediscovering. Also known as afghan stitch, this versatile technique is worked on a long needle with a crochet hook at one end.Choose from 13 gorgeous projects, including women's garments and accessories as well as home accentsLearn a variety of stitches, from basic to more advanced, including some that look just like kni...

Racing Hummingbirds examines critiques and at times delights in one woman's navigation through the many worlds of manic depression and her struggle to maintain humanity in the process. Jeanann Verlee's award-winning debut collection is a series of narratives prayers and conjurings which address gender sex race poverty heartbreak and survival with such stark intimacy you will find yourself living inside. These poems cannot possibly be about you yet they are. They cross boundaries and reclai...

Crochet pattern to make a Christmas doll with a Santa hat. The pattern includes a bonus pattern for a tiny snowman. Croche level: intermediate. It requires knowledge of basic crochet skills. The little snowman is easy to make. Size: 8.5 inches / 21.5 cm high. The Snowman is 2.7 inches/ 7 cm high

The author of the popular Toe-Up Techniques for Hand-Knit Socks, Revised Edition, is back with even more stylish socks! Knitters will be glad to find the same helpful techniques they relied on in the previous book--plus the Mediterranean cast-on, three-needle bind-off, and more. Features 10 all-new designs, including lace, cables, ribbing, beads, and Fair Isle Includes fully illustrated instructions for three cast-on methods, three different heel styles, and tips for the perfect fit Slips ...