Get hooked on crochet and bring handcrafted charm to your home and wardrobe. Sara Delaney provides easy-to-follow illustrated instructions for joining, fastening off, selecting color schemes, and much more. Learn how to read crochet patterns and work a basic chain with single or double stitches. You’ll quickly be on your way to crafting your own pretty potholders and delicate scarves.
How to Crochet
Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques. A Storey BASICS® Title
by Sara Delaney
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1 of 1 copy available
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September 6, 2014 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781612123936
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781612123936
- File size: 17440 KB
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Languages
- English
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September 15, 2014
The latest in Storey's budget-friendly "Basics" series is a beginners' guide to crochet that provides a thoughtful overview of crochet basics. Delaney's approach is different from the beginning--rather than teaching novices how to make the base chain that serves as the foundational row for most crochet projects, she advocates using open-mesh tulle as the foundation, thus allowing beginners to start making crochet stitches immediately. This serves as a confidence builder and offers instant gratification--rather than seeing a fumbly, lumpy chain, novices can see an actual row of stitches taking shape as they work. Once single crochet is mastered (Delaney advocates taking 30 minutes per day for a week to practice), chains are introduced, followed by the other basic stitches. Line drawings illustrate most steps, and the written directions are clear and straightforward. VERDICT Beginning crocheters looking for a no-frills guide will find exactly what they're looking for here.
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