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Take your crochet on the go
Do your hands itch to crochet while you sit in waiting rooms, on airplanes and at soccer games, but you don?t want to carry along lots of yarn and heavy projects? In Go Crochet Afghan Design Workbook, you?ll find patterns for 50 interchangeable motifs designed for a range of skill levels that can be easily crocheted while on the go Author Ellen Gormley provides you with great tips for assembling portable projects, creating fantastic color combinations, and arranging your crocheted motifs in unique and exciting ways.
Inside, you?ll find:
Patterns and stitch diagrams for 50 motifs in 5 different shapes: squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons and octagons
Recommendations from the author for 5 great mix-and-match options for each interchangeable motif
10 complete afghan patterns using a single motif, 2?3 motifs and multiple motifs
A thorough guide to crochet basics, as well as design techniques for assembling your motifs into one-of-a-kind projects
So choose your favorite motif, grab your hook and yarn, and go crochet
Synopsis
Go Crochet Afghan Design Workbook gives you everything you need to make beautiful afghans any time (and any place) you desire. First you'll learn the tools and materials needed, along with basic crochet techniques. Next you'll discover 50 mix-and-match crochet motifs in a wide variety of shapes with skill levels ranging from beginner to advance. All crochet patterns are available in both graph/symbol and text form. Following the motifs, 10 afghan patterns show you how to achieve a variety of effects with a single motif, 2-3 motifs and finally multiple motifs, for a fun patchwork appearance. Last, you'll learn how to take the motifs and plan your own unique afghans.