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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Crochet Master Class presents 18 crochet techniques taught by some of the world’s best crochet designers and instructors. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, inviting you to dip in, experiment, and then apply your newfound skills to create a custom piece designed by these crochet luminaries. You’ll learn Hairpin Lace from Stitch Diva Jennifer Hansen, discover the intricate color work of tapestry crochet from Carol Ventura, and explore free-form crochet with renowned fib...

The one-pot meal reinvented, and it's amazingly convenient: Cook complete meals on one sheet pan (sometimes two).Amazingly tasty: Food actually taste better when cooked on a sheet pan, because it uses three techniques—roasting, baking, or broiling—that intensify flavor.And amazingly versatile: Recipes ranging from easy weeknight dinners to special-occasion meals, plus extras like snacks and sides, ten quick brunch dishes, and irresistible, brilliantly creat...

Granny squares are to crochet what pieced squares are to quilting. They originated with pioneer women using up precious scraps of yarn to make blankets for their families, and over the years, many recognized, named patterns have been handed down from one generation to the next. Beyond this treasury of 75 different granny square motifs, Margaret Hubert shows the evolution of the granny square, how it can be used and interpreted in different ways with different yarns, and how today's crochet...

Increase your stitch repertoire! Access hundreds of crochet stitches that you can use year in and year out. From two of the most respected names in crochet, this indispensable resource provides excellent value. Find step-by-step instructions for more than 350 stitches, from easy to advanced, including shells, fans, clusters, bobbles, and more See a swatch for each stitch in a full-color, close-up photograph Locate quickly and conveniently any stitch you like; stitches are grouped by style ...

A garden of delights to decorate clothes, create unique jewelry, and customize your home accessories—from bestselling author of The Knitter's Bible.Over two hundred all-new crochet stitches, embellishments and trims make this the one-stop shop for all creative crocheters. Every stitch is shown as a clear swatch to show the effect and texture, and the pattern is given both written and as an easy-to-follow diagram. Conveniently grouped crochet motifs, stitche...

If you’re like most knitters, you have lonely skeins of yarn in your closet — casualties of projects discarded mid-row or leftovers from long-completed pieces. Offering 101 charming designs that use just a single skein of yarn, Judith Durant shows you how to turn these extra bits of fiber into stylish hats, mittens, scarves, and tea cozies. Covering a wide range of tastes and styles, this collection will inspire you to dig out your orphan yarn and get stitching.