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Crochet up to 30 creative blankets that start from just 10 granny squares!

The granny square is the perfect foundation for countless projects and is unparalleled for its portability, versatility, and endless variety. Using only 10 granny squares selected from The Granny Square Book and Granny Square Flowers, Margaret Hubert shows how you can crochet 30 completely different blankets. Each square is used three times with different yarns, color schemes, motif arrangements, and edge finishes.

You'll be amazed at the versatility of these squares! You can crochet blankets that are perfect for babies, boys, girls, college kids, and grown-ups. Some are crazy, colorful, and fun; others are serene, classic, and sophisticated. Crochet them for bedrooms, family rooms, or dorms. 10 Granny Squares 30 Blankets provides enough designs to keep you crocheting blankets for everyone and every reason for years to come!

Paperback | 128 pages

10,000 Knitted Hats is a fun and clever flip-page instruction book for designing and building your own unique headwear creations.

This interactive knitting book contains photographs of different hat brims, bodies and crowns that can be combined in a total of 10,626 ways to create unique hat patterns. Once you’ve chosen your design, turn over the pages for the correct written pattern for that combination of parts. You can then use the handy embellishments section to add any extra features to the basic design.

The hat brims, bodies and crowns use many stitches, some familiar and others new. Find colour work, both easy and more challenging, along with slipped-stitch patterns, cables, lace and texture, all explained clearly in the handy techniques section. Aimed at all ability levels, there is something for everyone. You’ll never need another hat book!

Publishing: Autumn 22
Pub month: September
ISBN-13: 9781784946319
Author: Jo Allport
Binding: Concealed wiro bound
No. of pages: 80
Dimensions: 260 x 215 mm
Colour: Full colour throughout

Features 101 wonderful new patterns for single-skein hoarders everywhere! From adorable to elegant, there's a perfect pattern for every lonely skein. With patterns arranged by yarn weight, knitters will easily find broad ranges of possibilities for their particular single skeins. A full gallery features detailed photographs of all 101 projects allowing knitters to browse through all the patterns quickly to find the perfect match for each skein and create their knitted wonders.

256 pages.

The Knitter's Directory 

Betty Barnden's updated edition of 350+ Knitting Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets is a perfect gift for creative crafters.

Give a stylish finish to your knitted garments and accessories with this essential compendium of knitting know-how. Over 350 tips, techniques, and secrets are explained and illustrated with clear step-by-step photographs and diagrams. Discover how to read patterns and charts, choose color and yarns, mix and match stitch patterns, and adapt designs for the perfect fit.

All kinds of stitches abound, from stockinette stitch and ribbing, to lace, Fair Isle, cables, and intarsia work. This book explains all the techniques you’ll need in the order you’ll need them, from casting on and joining in yarns, to shaping, and adding buttonholes, pockets, and embellishments. Plus, “Try It” and “Fix It” panels suggest ways of practicing and developing new skills and avoiding or correcting common knitting errors.

Paperback | 158 pages

Which one will you knit first? With 50 patterns for knitted shawls and wraps to choose from, in so many styles, textures, and yarns, choosing your first project will be a welcome challenge. From simple knit-purl designs for beginners to slip-stitch color work designs, doubleknit, brioche, lace, and cables--there are designs to interest every level of knitter. There are so many fabulous designs, this will become your go-to shawl knitting book.

Colorful, Festive Ornaments—Tree Decorations, Centerpieces, Wreaths, Window Dressings

Now In Paperback! 

Check out our preferred sport weight wool yarn, Walkabout, that we stock for making the Christmas Balls and many other Arne & Carlos projects. 

Who doesn't love Christmas decorations? They are colorful and festive and bring joy to many both in the making and the decorating. Now Norwegian knitwear design stars Arne and Carlos bring fun-filled holiday crafting to knitters everywhere with their ornamental balls. They are easy to knit, easy to stuff and once you get knitting you won’t want to stop. Inspired by traditional Norwegian patterns each ball is a unique handmade creation ready to become a holiday heirloom. They are ideal for the tree, wreaths, mantels, centerpieces and window dressings, and make perfect gifts for friends and family. This book is bursting with creativity and inspiration, with one set of instructions and 55 patterns pick up your needles and start knitting.

With the incredible ongoing success of 60 Quick Baby Blankets, it is no surprise to learn that knitters are begging for even more. 60 More Quick Baby Blankets offers 60 more projects with the trademark quality and unrivaled quantity that fans of the 60 Quick Knits series have come to expect. From simple-yet-impressive knit/purl patterns to cabling to intarsia to double-knitting and more, a range of techniques are employed throughout the collection to engage knitters of all skill levels. Designs with modern stripes and motifs, whimsical animals, and everything in between guarantee that there are numerous patterns that will appeal to every personal taste. Just as important as the design of these blankets is the type of yarn used, Cascade Yarns 128 and 220 Superwash collections. Made with 100% superwash wool, knitters will relish that their blankets are soft, durable, and machine-washable, in other words, ideal for babies and their busy parents and caretakers. Whether knitting up whales in sail boats, a cushy cabled pattern, a cozy mermaid tail or bear wrap, or a chic strawberry gingham, one thing is certain, these blankets will be loved for years and years to come, first as an oft-used blanket and then as a family heirloom.

The Editors of Sixth&Spring Books
978-1-942021-89-6
Paperback with flaps
8" x 9" • 184 pages

Wrap up baby in something cozy, comfy, and cuddly! The latest addition to the bestselling 60 Quick Knits series features adorable blankets, throws, afghans, and cuddlies in a variety of sizes and styles.

This addition to the bestselling 60 Quick Knits series is the ultimate collection of baby-blanket patterns, all knit in soft, easy-care 220 Superwash and 128 Superwash from Cascade Yarns. The vast range of colors, styles, and techniques—from basic stitch patterns to delicate lace to intarsia works of art means that every knitter will find the ideal blanket to keep a new baby warm and cozy! You'll find patterns to suit every skill level and every style, from modern to traditional to whimsical—cozy cables, playful animals, graphic geometric motifs, and much more.

By the Editors of Sixth&Spring Books
Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-936096-46-6
8 x 0.5 x 9 inches
176 pages

Don't just knit the same blanket everyone else is making. Create your own one-of-a-kind designs with 60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares! With 60 beautiful patterns that span all skill levels and include knit and purl textures, cables, lace, and unique stitches, sample color combinations,a range of blanket sizes, a variety of edgings, and several inspirational blanket patterns, even the most hesitant knitter will find plenty to kickstart their creativity. Knitting a blanket by making individual 12 x 12" squares means knitters can work on the go year-round without overheating as they wrestle ever-growing blankets. This approach to knitting blankets is simple, easy, and adaptable up to the very last minute. With every design worked in Cascade Yarns' 220 Superwash Merino, which includes approximately 100 colorways to choose from, these blankets will be soft, easy-care, and affordable.

60 Quick Cotton Knits is great collection of 60 fabulous designs with the perfect group of must-haves for the many knitters who prefer cotton, whether it's because they're allergic to wool, opposed to using animal fibers, or just looking for a lighter material. A wide range of quick, creative, and on-trend projects-from sweaters and shawls to hats and bags-will entice knitters with their beauty and practicality, as will Cascade Yarns® high-quality, supremely soft and silky Ultra Pima, Ultra Pima Paints and Ultra Pima Fine yarn, all available in a wide array of colors and 100% Pima Cotton!

Paperback, 166 pages.

60 Quick Knit Gifts for Babies is a standout collection of 60 brand-new knitting patterns for blankets, accessories, garments, and toys for little ones up to two years old.

When in need of something to knit that will make a baby—and his or her parents—go gaga, 60 Quick Knit Gifts for Babies has everything you'll need. From simple accessories like hats and mittens to garments like cardigans, pullovers, dresses, and rompers, there are plenty of options that will allow you to dress up that little one in style. Beyond clothing, there are numerous adorable blankets and several loveable toys such as a koala and a sloth. No two items are alike, and unlike some knitting books for babies, projects span every skill level and a broad range of techniques such as lace, cables, colorwork, brioche, and more. There is something accessible and enticing for every knitter. With every item worked in Cascade 220 Superwash, an affordable and easy-care yarn available in more than 100 colors, the riddle of which yarn to use is solved from the get-go. The latest and greatest baby collection in the bestselling 60 Quick Knits knitting book series is here—and knitters will turn to this book whenever a new bundle of joy arrives or it's time to celebrate those first couple of birthdays. Happy knitting!

Publisher‏: ‎ Sixth&Spring Books (October 25, 2022)
Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 1970048093
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1970048094
Item Weight: ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches

Knitters will be spoiled for choice with Melissa Leapman's 6000+ Pullover Possibilities. Inside, the prolific author and knitwear designer takes the most basic pullover sweater pattern and shows knitters how to customize it using every possible sleeve, neckline, or body shape in yarn weights from Super Fine to Bulky and from sizes XS to 4XL. The result is more than 6,000 interchangeable sweater combinations to fit every need and personal preference! From saddle shoulder long sleeves to raglan bell sleeves, scoop necks to Henley plackets, or straight silhouettes to empire waistlines, knitters will be delighted to have so many design possibilities available in one book. Edge treatments, pocket options, and finishing instructions are also included for the most personalizable approach to sweater making ever published. Never before has there been such a comprehensive sweater pattern book on the market. Step-by-step instructions, easy-to-read charts, and brightly-colored individual sample pieces are all efficiently combined for an easy-to-follow guide to giving any knitted pullover pattern a personal touch.

By Melissa Leapman
Paperback | 264 pages

Knit your own beautiful garments for your family and loved ones – young and old – for every season with Nordic patterns for a year of knitting!

A Knitter’s Year will see you through four seasons of clothes to make for your whole family thanks to expert knitter and internet darling Ida Wirak Trettevik. Packed with 30 patterns and inspiration and ideas for the whole family, these Nordic designed patterns allow you to create beautiful garments with your choice of wool or mixed fibers. Create jackets, jumpers and skirts for adults, as well as cozy winter gear for the children, with your choice wool or mixed fibers.

Each garment is lovingly designed by the author, Ida, who is shown throughout the book with her own family in their Norwegian home. These Nordic designed patterns allow you to create beautiful garments with your choice of wool or mixed fibers and include. How about creating a

Classy pencil skirt for winter
Cropped t-shirt for Spring
Nordic summer top for children
Turtleneck sweater for Fall

Knitting garments has never been more important than at a time of increased focus on slow fashion and sustainability. With 30 projects, so you’ll never be wanting for inspiration, whatever the season.

Published by Search Press
Apr 25, 2023 | 200 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | ISBN 9781800921054

This must-have draft book contains almost 1000 different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. Introductory chapters provide a thorough understanding of how each structure works.

Paperback, 240 pages

Thrill to these 68 patterns for adorable knitted clothing designs from KlompeLompe for babies, girls, boys, men, and women. The now-world-beloved brand and style created by friends Hanne and Torunn, mothers from Norway, brims with nature-inspired and sweetly casual appeal. The patterns are perfect for each season's adventures, whether everyday, parties, or special days like back to school, christenings, Easter, and Christmas. For winter walks in the woods with pockets full of pine cones, the Winter Pine Cone Pants are just the thing. Make the play-perfect Balloon rompers, which are nice with bare feet and suntanned skin but can also be worn with tights and a thin undershirt on colder days. The Winter-Fine Overalls are so comfy for crawling around in. The Summer-Sweet Skirt has a classic silhouette, and mother and daughter can have matching skirts. Or how about stylish matching Easter sweaters for the whole family? These patterns offer sizes for babies through 24 months, for boys and girls all the way up to age 14, and for adults—because what's more fun than matching or coordinating your loved ones' outfits? A handy 1-through-3 difficulty rating is included for the projects, and most patterns are at level 2. If you want to make a quick and easy project, look for level 1. If you have time for something a little more challenging, go to level 3. Your little sweethearts will never look sweeter. Patterns include Accessories, Coverlets, Dresses and Skirts, Caps and Headbands, Mittens, Socks, and Scarves, Pants, Pullovers, Sweater-Jackets, and Cardigans.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Craft (December 20, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 076436507X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764365072
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 10 inches

Break the rules–knit outside the lines!

AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary takes an unexpected look at stranded colorwork with 200 new motifs. These non-traditional colorwork charts are perfect for the creative knitter looking to break away from the ordinary. Derived from graphic design elements, these fresh motifs include everything from geometric mountains, waves, and spirals to modern bikes, skulls, and sheep.

Dive into stranded colorwork with confidence with a section on reading charts, working floats, and choosing colors. Learn how stranded colorwork can be used in design with five accompanying projects including mitts, cowls, and sweaters. Plus, use your imagination to modify, deconstruct, and combine the unique motifs to create your own designs.

Be inspired to break the rules and use charts in creative ways with AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary.

Hardcover, 164 pages. 

Dress up your favorite chocolates with these 20 sweet amigurumi cozies. Perfect for gifts or table display, these cozies are quick projects to make and share!

Chocolate treats are a popular gift all year round, especially in winter, so why not crochet a personalized cosy to make your small sweet presents extra special?

In this delightful book, learn how to crochet 20 cute cozy designs. From a happy snowman and a cheeky monkey through to a smiley stegosaurus and a graceful kokeshi doll, there is a range of designs to suit all occasions and giftees!

There are three different mini cozy sizes – a larger one for chocolate oranges and muffins, a medium-sized one for chocolate eggs, and a small one for bite-sized goodies such as truffles and round, hazelnut-filled confectionery.

Imagine the delight of the lucky recipient when they find, tucked inside the woolly belly of your mini crocheted cover, an entire chocolate treat!
The cozies require very little yarn, making them perfect, last-minute scrap-busting presents.

These are wonderful petite gifts to crochet for any festivity – birthday parties, Easter, Christmas, Halloween and more.

Aug 29, 2023 | ISBN 9781800920200

The craze for crocheting cute characters has swept through Japan and around the world-and now everyone can get caught up in this irresistible new hobby. Amigurumi, which literally means crocheted stuffed toy, is fast, fabulous, and fantastic fun. It takes just a few minutes to learn the techniques, and it's the perfect craft for creative people of all ages. This beautifully illustrated guide offers a range of inspiring projects featuring quirky and lovable creatures. And the instructions are especially easy to follow because of the innovatively simple crochet charts that accompany the designs.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Guild of Master Craftsman; Illustrated edition (September 7, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861086741
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861086747
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.38 x 8.25 inches

Discover easy-to-follow crochet patterns for 15 new amigurumi animals with this second volume in Lauren Espy’s Animal Amigurumi Adventures series

In Volume 2 of her beloved Animal Amigurumi Adventures series, bestselling author Lauren Espy provides even more easy-to-follow patterns for creating cute amigurumi critters (crocheted stuffed toys). Detailed, step-by-step photos, alongside images of the full animal, will help you crochet creations as cute as what you see on the page.

Animal Amigurumi Adventures: Volume 2 features:
• User-Friendly Instructions: Easy-to-follow patterns and guidance for the best tools (standard hook and common worsted weight yarn) to get started
• Step-by-Step Reference Photos: Detailed photographs of each step, as well as the finished product, to help guide you along with confidence
• Perfect Size: Each animal averages 7-10 inches in size, making them ideal to display or play with

New patterns include:
• Safari Animals like a giraffe, hippo, elephant, lion, and zebra
• Arctic Animals like a penguin, polar bear, walrus, beluga whale, and seal pup
• Pets like a dog, cat, chameleon, cockatiel, and guinea pig

Published by Blue Star Press
Aug 01, 2023 | 176 Pages | 8 x 8 | ISBN 9781950968954