In this easy to understand guide, bestselling author Edie Eckman shares 150 beautiful decorative crochet borders that will put the finishing touch on any project.A crochet border is the perfect finishing touch on the edges of any fiber project, but creating one often means shaping the edging around an unforgiving 90-degree angle. It’s no easy task, but Edie Eckman guides you through it with style and poise.This collection includes 150 vibrant crochet frames...

Move beyond granny squares with 144 motifs for crocheted circles, triangles, hexagons, and stars! "You may never what to put your crochet hook down again." — Detroit NewsAll the things you love about granny squares are also true of crocheted circles, triangles, hexagons, and stars. Motifs of any shape are fun, creative—and a perfect way to use up small bits of yarn. In this book, teacher and designer Edie Eckman opens up the door to crocheting creativity wi...

All are similar in size, with a stitch count of approximately 40 x 60. 50 Designs to choose from. Designs include: angels, snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and more. Instructions are included for making framed pieces, embellishing garments, covering a photo album, decorating a pillow, making a gift bag, and creating an ornament edged with cording. Full-color charts and basic cross stitch diagrams and instructions are included. Finishing technique recommendation: center and stitch designs on a 9 1...

Friends and family will enjoy cozy hand-knitted socks in styles they'll love. Packed with customizable designs, some of which can be adapted to fit men, women, kids, and even babies. Detailed how-to diagrams, stitching guides and yarn information are included to make a wide variety of socks from bright tweed socks to toeless yoga socks and everything in between. Designs range from easy to intermediate skill levels and yarn weights range from superfine to light weight.

All 9 projects are simple to execute and will go with any style you may have. Your friends will wonder who made such exquisite artisan pieces! Designs include: necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Worked in size 10 bedspread weight thread.

From beginning basics like yarn styles, stitch types, and necessary tools to detailed outlines of more advanced techniques, you can trust Eckman to deliver straightforward guidance—and plenty of encouragement!Edie Eckman’s classic Q&A reference book has been updated with helpful answers to even more of your burning crochet questions. With illustrations for left-handed crocheters and tips for broomstick lace, linked stitches, crochet cables, and more, The Croche...

Apply these original designs to 4 fabulous crochet projects, or let your imagination run free with a project of your own creation. Designs include: pillow, market bag, baby blanket, and throw.

In this all-crochet addition to the One-Skein Wonders® series, Edie Eckman and Judith Durant offer 101 exciting crochet projects — including jewelry, scarves, bags, hats, dresses, and home decor items — that each use just one skein of yarn. With projects organized by yarn type and weight, you'll be crocheting lacy shrugs for the springtime and heavy-duty beanies for the snowy winter months. Whatever your experience level, you're sure to find a delightfully portable project that suits your ...

"Radcliffe aspires to break knitters out of their monochromatic rut. A few minutes with this book, and the intervention is complete." — Twist CollectiveImagine a softly striped crib blanket knit in the comforting colors of the nursery. Or a sophisticated cashmere wrap featuring rich jewel tones that set off a favorite black dress. Knitting teacher and author Margaret Radcliffe presents a world of color techniques in a single comprehensive reference that you...

Visual instruction for 300 crochet stitch patternsThis visual encyclopedia features step-by-step instructions for 300 gorgeous crochet stitch patterns, from basic stitches to cables, lace, textured stitches, mesh and filet crochet, fans and shells, clusters, puffs, bobbles, spike stitches, colorwork, and more. Each pattern is accompanied by a full-color photo and a chart. Every crocheter needs a book like this on her shelf—the content is timeless and will have a pl...

Crochet a festive holiday with handmade Christmas stockings, ornaments, and more.With 20 projects geared toward a variety of skill levels, including a useful tutorial on techniques for beginners, crocheters of all types can join in on the fun. Edie Eckman's passion for crafting is evident in these inspired designs that cover not only traditional stockings and tree skirts, but delightful twists on other Christmas traditions, like a sock-and-mitten advent calendar.

A founding editor of Interweave Knits magazine shares techniques for creating lacy luxuries from single skeins.In Lace One-Skein Wonders®: 101 Projects Celebrating the Possibilities of Lace, discover how to stretch a single skein of yarn into a complete knitted lace project. Knitters of all levels will be thrilled by the dizzying array of lace wonders that can be created with such a small fiber sample.Try your hand at an heirloom-quality lac...