22 products
22 products
22 products
Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods by Leslie Ann Bestor
Regular price $ 16.95 Save $ -16.95Elegant edges for all your knitting! If you're still using the cast-on and bind-off methods you learned when you began knitting, it's time to explore new possibilities. Author Leslie Ann Bestor's creative edges are just what you need to begin and end every project with flair. Choose from 33 cast-ons and 21 bind-offs each with both written instructions and step-by-step photographs.
Cast On Bind Off.Crochet One-Skein Wonders for Babies by Edie Eckman
Regular price $ 18.95 Save $ -18.95101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers
Edited by Judith Durant
by Edie Eckman
Irresistible! This collection of 101 projects makes it easy and fun to crochet adorable clothes, toys, and accessories for the babies and toddlers you love. Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps, bootees and socks, mitts, dresses, tops and bottoms — plus blankets, bibs, soft toys, bottle cozies, diaper bags, and more — there’s something here for every baby! These original patterns were contributed by 54 designers around the world, and each one comes with complete instructions, charts, schematics, and beautiful photographs.
Size: 8 x 8.5Design Your Own Crochet Projects: Magic Formulas for Creating Custom Scarves, Cowls, Hats, Socks, Mittens & Gloves by Sara Delaney
Regular price $ 18.95 Save $ -18.95You love to crochet, but you’re tired of the granny square and other predictable projects. Let celebrated crochet teacher Sara Delaney help you expand your skills while showing you how to create custom-fit wearable accessories. Delaney’s unique, flexible formulas let crocheters of all levels easily design scarves, cowls, fingerless mitts, mittens, gloves, hats, and socks. With fill-in-the-blank templates and a stitch dictionary, you can use your favorite yarn and stitch pattern, and make accessories that fit perfectly. Delaney offers a starter course in the technique with 18 of her own original patterns, along with the formulas she used to create them. The companion online calculator helps create your customized patterns even more quickly!
Author: Sara DelaneyHand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Custom-Color Your Favorite Fibers with Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques
Regular price $ 20.00 Save $ -20.00Discover the colorful joys of hand dyeing your own yarn and fleece. It’s easy, fun, and can be done right in your own kitchen! Self-taught dyer Gail Callahan shows you a variety of simple techniques to turn plain, outdated, or leftover yarn into vibrant “new” fibers using ovens, crockpots, frying pans, and other standard kitchen equipment. Detailed advice on color theory, self-striping, “grocery store” dyes, and handmade multicolor skeins make successful dyeing a cinch, even for complete beginners.
Author: Gail CallahanInventive Weaving On A Little Loom by Syne Mitchell
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95Discover the Full Potential of the Rigid-Heddle Loom
Rigid-heddle weaving is simple to learn, easy to master and offers a lifetime of possibilities! Learn the basics of how to select a loom, set it up and get started to a wide variety of fun techniques that yield beautiful results.
Author: Syne Mitchell.Lace One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant
Regular price $ 18.95 Save $ -18.95Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders
Regular price $ 18.95 Save $ -18.95A little luxury goes a long way! Discover the treasures you can knit from single skeins of the expensive yarns you dream about. More than 100 patterns include elegant wraps and scarves, cuddly baby blankets, evening bags, and dozens of other projects destined to become cherished heirlooms. Indulge yourself with a small sampling of creamy cashmere, lustrous alpaca, seductive silk, exotic soy, or organic linen. The softest fibers make the greatest treasures, even in small doses.
Size: 8 x 8.5Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders
Regular price $ 18.95 Save $ -18.95The Crochet Answer Book, 2nd Edition
Regular price $ 14.95 Save $ -14.95Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask
Edie Eckman’s classic Q&A reference book has been updated with helpful answers to even more of your burning crochet questions. 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. With illustrations for left-handed crocheters and tips for broomstick lace, linked stitches, crochet cables, and more, The Crochet Answer Book is full of expert advice on every page.
Author: Edie EckmanThe Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers
Regular price $ 14.95 Save $ -14.95With this compact portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 different sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is best suited. Each breed profile includes a photograph of the animal and information about its origin and conservation status, as well as the weight, staple length, fiber diameter, and natural colors of its fleece. This is a great primer for beginners, and a handy guide for anyone who loves working with fleece.
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn
Regular price $ 35.00 Save $ -35.00This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist’s handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast’s ultimate reference source all in one.
Author: Deborah Robson & Carol EkariusThe Knitting Answer Book
Regular price $ 14.95 Save $ -14.95The 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.
Author: Margaret Radcliffe.The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95Discover the satisfying fun of spinning your own yarn! This step-by-step guide shows you how to create 80 distinctive yarn types, from classics like mohair bouclé to novelties like supercoils. Covering the entire spinning process, Sarah Anderson describes the unique architecture of each type of yarn and shares expert techniques for manipulating and combining fibers. Take your crafting to a new level and ensure that you have the best yarn available by spinning it yourself. Includes 64 Unique Reference Cards in a handy, take-along format to keep by your wheel for reference!
Author: Sarah AndersonThe Spinner’s Book of Fleece: A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95The characteristics of fleece — its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter — vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles 21 types of fleece, from bouncy and pliant to lacy and lightweight. A sheep-by-sheep reference describes the best way to wash and spin each fleece into rich, soft yarn. You’ll soon be confidently choosing the right fleece, spinning it to perfection, and enjoying the perfect yarn for your next fiber creation.
Authors: Beth Smith & Deborah RobsonYarnitecture
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Morneo leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want, establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful yarn with the structure, texture, and color pattern that you want. In addition to teaching you the techniques you need for success, Moreno also offers twelve delicious original patterns from prominent designers, each one showcasing hand- spun yarns.
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