Craft Pocket Books Book of Crochet

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to crochet! Fall in love with crochet. From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous guide is perfect for complete beginners and clearly explains everything you need to know to start crocheting: Full of clear, friendly crochet know-how and positive affirmations The key techniques are clearly illustrated and will build up your skills and confidence Four beautiful projects will get you started: a stunning but simple colour blocked scarf, a pair of stylish pompom slippers, a cuddly teddy bear and a gorgeous granny square blanket. From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of crochet know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about crochet: how to read a ball band, how to get tension correct, how to choose hooks and yarns and how to read abbreviations and crochet patterns. It is structured as a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Start with the basic stitches and techniques, build up a few more stitches for your collection, then finally add in some simple shaping and some pompoms. Before you know it you'll be crocheting a colour blocked scarf, some snuggly pompom slippers and a cuddly teddy bear, plus the bonus granny square blanket project. Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this wonderful book is the ideal introduction to crochet for a complete beginner.

Pages: 128, Hardcover, Search Press