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Cool Crochet

by Melissa Leapman

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ISBN13: 9780823011247
ISBN10: 0823011240
Condition: Standard
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These 30 patterns are not your granny's crochet — these projects are chic and stylish, mimicking the tight look of knitting with cables, ribbing, and more with gorgeous, fashion-forward photography. Repeat after us: Crocheting is easy. Crocheting is fun. Crocheting is fast. Okay, got it? Great! Now forget everything else you ever knew about crocheting, because Cool Crochet takes the easy, fast fun of crochet and dumps the frumpy afghans, lumpy hats, and bumpy scarves of the past. With this book, top-selling author Melissa Leapman moves crochet light years ahead, into exciting designs, dazzling patterns, and sleek shapes that are sure to earn the approval of fashion police everywhere. Tanks, pullovers, cardigans, halters, a skirt, a dress, even a bikini — they're all just a hook and a dream away! And how about coordinating those new outfits with trendy purses, hats, and jewelry? Practical as well as good-looking, Cool Crochet includes valuable tips on assembling garments, plus an appendix of stitches and guidance on yarn and materials. Every fashionista will want to get her hooks into this book.

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Repeat after us: Crocheting is easy. Crocheting is fun. Crocheting is fast. Okay, got it? Great Now forget everything else you ever knew about crocheting, because Cool Crochet takes the easy, fast fun of crochet and dumps the frumpy afghans, lumpy hats, and bumpy scarves of the past. With this book, top--selling author Melissa Leapman moves crochet light years ahead, into exciting designs, dazzling patterns, and sleek shapes that are sure to earn the approval of fashion police everywhere. Tanks, pullovers, cardigans, halters, a skirt, a dress, even a bikini--they're all just a hook and a dream away And how about coordinating those new outfits with trendy purses, hats, and jewelry? Practical as well as good--looking, Cool Crochet includes valuable tips on assembling garments, plus an appendix of stitches and guidance on yarn and materials. Every fashionista will want to get her hooks into this book

- Includes 30 patterns

- Not your granny's crochet-these projects are chic and stylish, mimicking the tight look of knitting with cables, ribbing and more

- Gorgeous, fashion-forward photography

Melissa Leapman is fast becoming one of America's most prolific knitwear designers. Her latest book, Hot knits, contains 30 new sweater designs that incorporate a contemporary mix of wearable shapes and styles-from loose and confortable to close-fitting and revealing...From easy tops designed for knitters venturing beyond scarves for the first time to more challenging sweaters featuring stitch patterns, innovative shaping, and imaginative details, there's something here for knitters of all levels. - Interweave Knits

The styles reflect the hottest trends.... Will] inspire you to get those needles clicking - INKnitters Magazine

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Chic, stylish projects made easy through modernized techniques and illustrated in gorgeous fashion photography.

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Jennifer Greig, April 7, 2008 (view all comments by Jennifer Greig)
This is one of my all time favorite and most used crochet book. Melissa Leapman's designs are trendy, yet with enough classic elements that I doubt they will go out of style any time in the foreseeable future. The patterns come in a wide range of sizes, too, so everyone from petite to plus size should find the book useful.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780823011247
Author:
Leapman, Melissa
Publisher:
Watson-Guptill Publications
Photographer:
VanDeHatert, Joe
Subject:
General
Subject:
Clothing and dress
Subject:
Fashion
Subject:
Crocheting
Subject:
Needlework - Crocheting
Subject:
Dress accessories
Publication Date:
May 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
11.00x8.54x.41 in. 1.22 lbs.

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