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The ultimate, fully visual guide to crochet, covering everything from basic stitches right through to blocking - from the expert team at Inspirations Studios.
Discover key stitches from loops and puffs to popcorns; work further techniques including Tunisian, surface and filet crochet; then finish your projects in style with seams, edging and fringes.
Whether you're a complete beginner looking for a trusted teacher, or a confident crocheter looking for an all-in-one guide for easy reference and inspiration, this authoritative book has you covered. Inside you'll find:
Advice on yarns, hooks, tension and reading patterns and charts;
Guidance on hook holds for both left and right hands;
Visual step-by-step guidance on starting and finishing your work;
A wealth of both basic and decorative stitches, from bobbles and clusters to shells and spike stitches;
A guide to other types of crochet, including filet, Tunisian and entrelac;
Special touches including edgings, fringes, and buttonholes;
How to finish your work with hidden seams and blocking;
Lay-flat binding for easy reference while your work;
US crochet terms, with conversion chart provided.
Dip in and out of this comprehensive guide whenever you need a refresher or you want some new and exciting ideas. This trusted manual is the perfect addition to every crocheter's reference library.
This is a re-issue of the best-selling book A-Z of Crochet (9781782211655), published in 2015, which has sold over 150k copies in all editions.
Contents
Important information you need to know
4 Yarns
4 Hooks
5 Other tools and equipment
6 Gauge
7 Reading patterns and charts
8 Techniques and basic stitches
Tips, tricks and the basics to get you started
8 Holding the yarn and hook
10 Slip knot
11 Chain stitch
12 Slip stitch
13 Single crochet stitch
15 Half double crochet stitch
17 Double crochet stitch
19 Treble crochet stitch
22 Fastening off yarn
24 Joining yarns
27 Shaping
34 Stitches, stitches, stitches
Every shape and texture imaginable
34 Bobbles
36 Bullion stitches
37 Clusters
40 Loop stitches
47 Picots
48 Popcorns
49 Puff stitch
51 Raised stitches
56 Shells
59 Spike stitches
61 More stitches and techniques
And you thought crochet was just...
61 Crocheting with beads and sequins
64 Broomstick crochet
67 Working chevrons
71 Crochet in the round
76 Entrelac crochet
82 Filet crochet
87 Shaping filet crochet
91 Irish crochet
97 Working stripes
99 Surface crochet
102 Tubular crochet
104 Tunisian crochet
114 Added touches
For those special touches
114 Buttons, buttonholes and button loops
125 Cords
127 Edgings
130 Fringes
135 Spirals
136 Three-dimensional flowers
142 Finishing
After all that work you need a fabulous finish
142 Edge finishes
147 Blocking
148 Joining pieces together
157 Index
