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50 stunning stitch patterns in a stylish card deck, perfect for on-the-go crochet! Crochet the swatch squares as shown to mix and match them, or use the simple instructions to scale up the stitch patterns for your own crochet projects.

New from Claire Montgomerie, author of the sell-out sensations The Granny Square Card Deck and The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck.

• The sturdy, stylish box contains 50 colorful cards, each featuring a stunning stitch pattern. On the front of each 4 x 4in card is a color photograph of the finished swatch, while on the back you'll find a crochet stitch chart that shows you how to work the swatch; stitch multiples; edging and joining advice; and any other helpful information you need. Simply lay out the cards to easily mix, match and create your own design combinations. 
• A 32-page booklet containing a comprehensive step-by-step guide to reading and understanding crochet charts, with 5 side-by-side examples of pattern and chart instructions to get you started.
• You'll also find advice on choosing yarns and hooks, methods for edging and joining your swatches, guidance on scaling up the stitch multiples to create new patterns, plus colour placement inspiration so that you can achieve color success every time.
• The perfect tool to help you select stitches for any handmade project, select a few cards or slip the whole deck into your bag for on-the-go crochet. Each swatch square is made using the same hook and yarn weight and is the same finished size, so that the squares can be joined together in any combination with ease.
• Created to complement The Granny Square Stitches Card Deck, a digital collection of written patterns is available for crocheters who love the colour and style of the designs but prefer to read words rather than charts. All 50 granny patterns are written out using both US and UK crochet terminology for ease of use.

'The card deck is probably one of the best craft "things" I've ever seen and I can't crochet! What a brilliant idea - absolutely love it!' - Mary Bird, Woman’s Weekly

The ultimate guide to granny square crochet: 110 colorful and contemporary designs plus a complete primer on tools, materials and key techniques.

Discover 110 inspiring designs: 59 granny squares and swatches, 21 geometric motifs and 30 flowers.

From classic squares to textured swatches and from geometric shapes to stunning crochet flowers, this comprehensive guide will provide you with boundless inspiration. Written to be completely beginner-friendly, and featuring illustrated step-by-step guides to all the key stitches and techniques needed, discover:

A comprehensive introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block. Color photographs and large-scale drawings allow weavers to closely examine the details, and the compact size and lay-flat binding is convenient for keeping near the loom. A handbook that is essential for all four-shaft weavers, this manual includes weaving basics, specialized projects organized by degree of difficulty, finishing techniques, resources, and a glossary of terms.

Hardover, 256 pages. 

The herbarium approach here offers you a window into the natural character of plants, which lets you make your fabric versions amazing. These wearable projects from naturalist and fiber artist Utopiano don't just visually replicate each plant but represent everything about it—even including invisible elements like scent, power, and presence. Plus, each project includes easy instructions for dyeing your cloth pieces, a feature that helps capture the colors of nature and makes these one of a kind. The herbarium format unfolds like this: first, each plant is collected directly from the field, and its key info and uniqueness are explained. Then, use the patterns that Utopiano offers you here to create fabric versions for wearing or display. Make a chic Frilly Pansy brooch with petals dyed in multicolored layers. Create the cold-resistant edelweiss using velvet to capture the plant's dense hair and thickness. Feel the pure joy of translating blooming flowers into fabric with your own hands! Includes full-size templates for every project.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Craft (December 6, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764364219
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764364211
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 10 inches

Offering charts and plans for making infant- through adult-sized projects, this unique book provides knitters with a complete resource of more than 350 patterns for caps, tams, scarves, vests, sweaters, mittens, gloves, and socks that are written for multiple gauges to accommodate all weights of yarn from bulky to fingering. Also included are the basics of pattern design and alteration to allow for the addition of different types of texture and color patterns or the modification of existing patterns to accommodate more gauges. Patterns are also accompanied by an assortment of ideas for edgings and finishes, further expanding design options.

Author: Ann Budd
Imprint: Interweave
Format: Hardcover; Spiral Bound
Total Page Count: 112
ISBN: 9781931499040

The Knit Answer Book 2nd Edition. This classic Q & A reference is better than ever! This revised and updated edition gives expert answers to new questions. Find more than a dozen new cast ons and bind offs, new techniques for beading and knitting backwards, tips for making smooth stripes when knitting in the round and for measuring gauge on tricky fabrics, fresh information on interpreting patterns and adjusting patterns to fit, and much more! This book contains thirteen chapters with every possible question and answer you can thing of for your knitting projects.

Hollow cables to use as stitch holders. Press the end of the cable on to the tip of the needle and gently slip the stitches to the cable for hold, and vice versa for placing the stitches back on to the needles.

• Can be used for sleeves or body when trying on a garment, or why not when you need a busy needle for a new project?
  
• Sold as a set of three cables (1 - 60", 2 - 30") in a tin box.
  
• 14 colors available [black, brown, red, orange, yellow, light green, green, light blue, blue, violet, mauve, fuchsia, pink and white]
  
• Materials: Silicone
  

Firmly press the tip of the cord onto your needle (~1 cm) and start sliding your knitting on or off the cord and remember to check that your joint is secured all the time.

When your stitches are in place, then gently remove the cord from the needle by pushing it off with your fingertip or nail, do not pull the cord off.

Just pop it gently like an expensive champagne cork.

How to Write Great Patterns that Knitters Will Love to Make

By Kristina McGrath
By Sarah Walworth
Foreword by Francoise Danoy

Take your knitting knowledge to the next level with this helpful guidebook from two professional knitting tech editors that sets much-needed standards for writing clear, accurate instructions—perfect for those interested in writing and selling original patterns.

Knitting patterns are notorious for inaccuracies in measurements and confusing directions—but no more! The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook sets new standards for clear, accurate pattern writing, walking aspiring and experienced designers alike through each must-have component of a thorough, well-written pattern, including how to devise and present gauge, charts, and sizing information that is correct and easy-to-follow. With a focus on how to make patterns accessible to contemporary knitters—especially beginning knitters—this much-needed reference book is destined to become a classic in an industry that is beginning to professionalize after decades (even centuries!) of informal and home-based instruction. With 90,000 patterns being sold annually on the popular knitting community site Ravelry, there’s a burgeoning group of indie knitwear designers eager for this guidance, provided by authors Kristina McGrath and Sarah Walworth, who host a monthly live broadcast on the technical aspect of knitting design.

Hardcover

176 Pages

ISBN 9781635866247

• A complete guide to knitwear design, construction, and production techniques.
  
• Includes detailed illustrations, diagrams, and expert tips for knitwear development.
  
• Features hundreds of design examples to inspire creativity for designers of all levels.
  
• Provides practical, actionable advice for creating successful knitwear products.
  
• Offers guidance for beginners and professionals, from foundational skills to advanced expertise.

Understand the inner workings of knitting and make every project a success! This book contains a definitive reference for any knitter seeking better results, whether the challenge is reading a pattern chart, substituting yarn, modifying a pattern, fixing a mistake, shaping a collar or adjusting an armhole.

Preserve your sunny days and nature memories with beautiful pressed floral craft.

Gilded herbariums, bold botanical frames, cutout abstracts, meditative mandala creations—each of the 11 projects here features detailed step-by-step photo instructions. Additional tips and tricks help you play with plants: What if you mix large with tiny leaves, red with blue petals? There's plenty of creative advice to power your ideas, including basics on botanical shapes, design and composition facts to help you, and more.

First you'll learn to choose the best method for what you're making: press, dry, or preserve. Directions are included for each process, including instructions for making your own flower presses. As you select, pick, and preserve the right plants for each project, you'll explore ways to experiment with using grasses, leaves, roots, seaweeds, and more.

If natural colors aren't enough for you, or if your flowers have lost their brilliance while drying, follow the instructions to experiment with dyeing, painting, and other techniques to color your plants. The goal is to help your pressed-flower adventures move into your own creative directions, so this book urges you to follow your ideas, even—especially—the craziest ones.

Whether you roam in the yard, park, or flower garden, these projects give you ways to bring the charm of flowers to your own personal crafting adventures. Preserve your sunny days and nature memories with beautiful pressed floral craft. Gilded herbariums, bold botanical frames, cutout abstracts, Zen creations, plant pictures with striking black backdrops—each of the 11 projects here features detailed step-by-step photo instructions. Additional tips and tricks help you play with plants: What if you mix large with tiny leaves, red with blue petals? There's plenty of creative advice to power your ideas, including basics on botanical shapes, design and composition facts to help you, and more. 

First you'll learn to choose the best method for what you're making: press, dry, or preserve. Directions are included for each process, including instructions for making your own flower presses. As you select, pick, and preserve the right plants for each project, you'll learn ways to experiment with using grasses, leaves, roots, seaweeds, and more. If natural colors aren't enough for you, or if your flowers have lost their brilliance while drying, follow the instructions to experiment with dyeing, painting, and other techniques to color your plants. The goal is to help your pressed-flower adventures move into your own creative directions, so this book urges you to follow your ideas, even—especially—the craziest ones.

Whether you roam in the yard, park, or flower garden, these projects give you ways to bring the charm of flowers to your own personal crafting adventures.

• A compact but complete guide to seeing, choosing, and using the nature around you to make gorgeous items
• Covers techniques for pressing, drying, preserving, dyeing, and painting various botanicals
• Thanks to this guide, you'll now think of weeds as floral surprises

Size: 6.75in x 8.75in  |  Pages: 80  |  350 color images

A blend of traditional Christmas style and charming contemporary simplicity are included in these 20 cross-stitch patterns of holiday scenes and motifs.

Let the magic of Christmas inspire your stitching with these 20 cross-stitch patterns, blending a traditional style with a charming contemporary simplicity. Many of the designs include multiple scenes and motifs, offering you hundreds of components to use in a myriad of ways.

The elements of a cross-stitched Christmas are all here: wintry scenes, Father Christmas, toys, sparkling decorations, and children enjoying the anticipation! Along with the patterns, enjoy instructions for projects to show off your stitchwork, including a Christmas stocking, a gorgeous Advent calendar, gift cards, and a holiday ABC sampler.

Scattered throughout are spirit-inspiring activities and holiday lore: what it's like to visit the real Santa Claus Village in Finland, how the department store window display tradition began, and other reminders of the magic of Christmas.

Size: 8.5in x 12.0in  |  Pages: 96  |  103 color images

Melissa! Can you hear me jumping up and down? I'm so excited to launch this fabulous kit for the Marie Shawl made with Herriot Great that knits like butter! Melissa Leapman designed this very creative shawl that switches between mosaic knitting, lace, and garter stitch. Believe it or not, this beauty uses just one color per row (yes!!!) to create garter stripes, a cool mosaic pattern, and interesting colorful lace. Put your fingers to work and you too can wear this creative accessory.

Snuggle into Herriot Great. Made of Baby Alpaca, the softest part of the fleece, this beautiful yarn has great stitch definition for textured knitting projects, and is also lovely in color work.

Includes: 

• Juniper Moon Farm’s Herriot Great, 2 hanks of Color A and 1 hank each of Colors B and C (each hank is 131 yds/100g)
• Printed copy of the Marie Shawl pattern by Melissa Leapman
  
• Elegantly gift packaged in an organza drawstring bag that doubles as a project bag
• Free gift to help with the project

Fine Print, Tips, & Whatnot: 

• Finished measurements of the pattern = 77 x 50" / 195.5 x 127cm, blocked.
• Limited time offer while supplies last
• The free gift will officially remain a mystery until you open your kit and unwrap it. We reserve the right to change it, if needed.
• Needles not included, pattern requires
• Size US 10.5/6.5mm circular needle, 32"/80cm long, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Size US 10.5/6.5mm double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn provided is enough to complete the project as directed with no alterations or enlargements.

A selection of 100 colour-coded stitch markers in 3 ring, split and locking shapes.

The super Value Mega Pack is available in 20 markers of each shape for all needle sizes.

All 5 types of markers come in different shades of teal colour which allows easy spotting and reference.

The markers are packed in colour coordinated attractive fabric pouch.

A multi-use teal colored cloth bag holds all the stitch markers.

A design assortment of 100 color-coded stitch markers in locking, split & 3 ring shapes.

Super Value Mega Pack comes with 20 markers in each shape, covering all needle sizes.

Each of the 5 types of markers are offered in a different shade of teal color for easy spotting & reference.

Packed in endearing pouches made of see-through sheer fabric so the markers are visible.

A multi-use teal colored fabric bag conveniently holds all the pouches.

Thousands of natural materials can produce glorious color—the insect cochineal produces pink, maroon, and purple, and more than 500 species of plants produce indigo blue. Now, in The Modern Natural Dyer, expert Kristine Vejar shares the most user-friendly techniques for dyeing yarn, fabric, and finished goods at home with foraged and garden-raised dyestuffs as well as with convenient natural dye extracts. Demystifying the "magic," Vejar explains in explicit, easy-to-follow detail how to produce consistent, long-lasting color. With stunning photography of the dyes themselves, the dyeing process, and 20 projects for home and wardrobe (some to knit, some to sew, and some just a matter of submerging a finished piece in a prepared bath), The Modern Natural Dyer is a complete resource for aspiring and experienced dye artisans.

After 70 years of singing and dancing and making people happy, The Muppets are ready to tackle their next wacky performance: getting hooked on crochet! With The Muppets Official Crochet Amigurumi, you can now crochet your own Muppet amigurumi figures, and the whole gang is here – Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Animal, Gonzo, even Pepé the King Prawn and Rizzo the Rat! Each of these fifteen projects is a fully articulated doll, right down to Animal’s wild hair and Kermit’s pointed collar. With easy-to-follow patterns, and some jokes and fun from The Muppets themselves, The Muppets Official Crochet Amigurumi will have you ready to put on a show with all your favorite characters.

MORE THAN A DOZEN of the most cherished Muppets are featured in The Muppets Official Crochet Amigurumi, including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Gonzo, and more!

EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL: This is the first officially licensed crochet book featuring the Muppets.
Format: PLC
Publication Date: 10/15/2024
ISBN: 9798886741773
Pages: 176
Trim Size: 8 x 10

This rich and comprehensive guide to natural dyeing processes will take your practise to the next level.

Author, Heidi Iverson, explains how to boost the spectrum of colors you can achieve through using a variety of tannins, mordants, modifiers, and mixing colors to get incredible results naturally.

The Natural Dye Handbook includes:

A library of more than 60 plants including fungi, leaves, bark, roots, flowers, fruit, nuts, and seeds, and the incredible natural-dyed rainbow you can create with them.

A back-to-basics look at the fundamental principles of natural dyeing to help you understand each plant and process as you continue on your natural dye journey.

A large section exploring colour theory where Heidi explains how to create your own colour library and techniques for mixing colours.

Heidi explores two different approaches to natural dyeing; a traditional style and a more intuitive approach. Discover mindful dye practices, low-energy alternatives and water-conscious methods as well more traditional dye methods using raw dyestuff, whole plants and ground plants. There is also advice about foraging dye plants safely, ethical harvesting and growing your own dye plants.

Learn how to create your own dye journal in order to track your progress, in this ultimate handbook for natural dyers looking to take their practise further.