The Beginner's Guide to Crochet: Easy techniques and 8 fun projects
Author: Claire Montgomerie
In this complete course, crochet expert Claire Montgomerie covers all the basics from
- selecting the right tools and materials to
- holding your hook,
- making those crucial first stitches,
- fastening off, and
- reading a pattern.
Clear step-by-step photographs and a handy fold-out flap with crochet abbreviations make it accessible for all, whether you are hooking your first stitch or revisiting the basics.
Claire's approachable and friendly guidance is complemented by a delightful array of modern projects that will leave you inspired. As you build your skills, you'll be amazed at the progress you make while creating 8 stunning designs, each one teaching and reinforcing a new technique– from increasing and decreasing to changing color and joining seams.
Claire Montgomerie is a textiles designer specializing in knitting and crochet, constructing fabrics, garments, creatures and accessories which are fun, quirky and modern. Her main aim is always to reinvent the products of ancient and traditional needle craft processes while retaining all their intricacies and comforting charm. Claire likes to keep her hands busy and so is constantly working on many different projects. She also teaches textiles at many different levels and styles and edits Inside Crochet magazine.
Product Details
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Search Press (March 19, 2024)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1800921314
- ISBN-13: 9781800921313
- Dimensions: 8.0 x 0.4 x 10.25 inches