Twenty to Make Knitted Meerkats Meerkats are appealing little creatures & their growing popularity over the last few years has elevated them to something approaching cult status! Now these cutest of creatures have been immortalised in yarn by Susan Stratford, who has created twenty fun & novel characters for you to knit. All of the meerkats in this book are based on the same easy-to-follow pattern, which is then transformed into a beach babe, rock star, bride, gardener, golfer, skier, to name just a few, by simply using different coloured yarns & dressing them in different knitted outfits. You will love these adorable little knitted animals
- & so will anyone you choose to knit them for. Before you know it you'll be hooked, & well on the way to knitting an entire meerkat clan! About the Author Sue Stratford owns & runs The Knitting Hut, a yarn & needle supplier, & she finds the yarns she stocks there & her customers a constant source of inspiration. She teaches knitting & crochet workshops as well as offering advice to customers, & loves sharing her skills with others. She always has countless knitting projects on the go. Sue lives in Milton Keynes with her husband & five children.
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Twenty to Make Knitted Meerkats Meerkats are appealing little creatures & their growing popularity over the last few years has elevated them to something approaching cult status! Now these cutest of creatures have been immortalised in yarn by Susan Stratford, who has created twenty fun & novel characters for you to knit. All of the meerkats in this book are based on the same easy-to-follow pattern, which is then transformed into a beach babe, rock star, bride, gardener, golfer, skier, to name just a few, by simply using different coloured yarns & dressing them in different knitted outfits. You will love these adorable little knitted animals
- & so will anyone you choose to knit them for. Before you know it you'll be hooked, & well on the way to knitting an entire meerkat clan! About the Author Sue Stratford owns & runs The Knitting Hut, a yarn & needle supplier, & she finds the yarns she stocks there & her customers a constant source of inspiration. She teaches knitting & crochet workshops as well as offering advice to customers, & loves sharing her skills with others. She always has countless knitting projects on the go. Sue lives in Milton Keynes with her husband & five children.
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Twenty to Make Knitted Vegetables You do not need an allotment to produce this abundant crop of vegetables
- just needles, yarn
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Twenty to Make Mini Christmas Crochet Val Pierce has designed twenty different projects, including mini Christmas stockings, holly leaves, reindeer, a snowman, a robin, an egg cosy, a star, a Christmas pudding, gingerbread hearts, a mini Christmas sweater & much more. Full crochet instructions are provided, & each project is simply photographed so that the reader can see the design clearly, & also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph, showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects. The mini knits will appeal to those looking for items they can knit up quickly, using up ends of yarn. About the Author Val Pierces passion for knitting began when her father taught her to knit at the age of five. Later in life she began home knitting for yarn manufacturers, & since then she has made a huge range of items, from evening dresses to teddy bears. She later began designing items of her own, & before long Vals designs were appearing regularly in national knitting & crochet magazines. She also teaches knitting, as well as a range of other needlecrafts, to both adults & children. Val lives & works in Shropshire. ...

Twenty to Make Mini Christmas Crochet Val Pierce has designed twenty different projects, including mini Christmas stockings, holly leaves, reindeer, a snowman, a robin, an egg cosy, a star, a Christmas pudding, gingerbread hearts, a mini Christmas sweater & much more. Full crochet instructions are provided, & each project is simply photographed so that the reader can see the design clearly, & also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph, showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects. The mini knits will appeal to those looking for items they can knit up quickly, using up ends of yarn. About the Author Val Pierce's passion for knitting began when her father taught her to knit at the age of five. Later in life she began home knitting for yarn manufacturers, & since then she has made a huge range of items, from evening dresses to teddy bears. She later began designing items of her own, & before long Val's designs were appearing regularly in national knitting & crochet magazines. She also teaches knitting, as well as a range of other needlecrafts, to both adults & children. Val lives & works in Shropshire. ...

Twenty to Make Mini Christmas Knits Novelty knitters will love this collection of mini Christmas projects to knit ready for the festive season. Susan Stratford has designed twenty different projects, with alternatives in different colour schemes. There are mini Christmas stockings, a holly wreath, reindeer, a snowman, a robin, an egg cosy, a star, a Christmas pudding, gingerbread hearts, a mini Christmas sweater & much more. Full knitting instructions are given, & each project is simply photographed so that knitters have a clear look at the design, & also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph, showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects. The mini knits will appeal to those looking for ways to finish up ends of yarn. About the Author Sue Stratford owns & runs The Knitting Hut, a yarn & needle supplier, & she finds the yarns she stocks there & her customers a constant source of inspiration. She teaches knitting & crochet workshops as well as offering advice to customers, & loves sharing her skills with others. She always has countless knitting projects on the go. Sue lives in Milton Keynes with her husband & five children. ...

Twenty to Make Sugar Birds Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make both cute & realistic sugar birds for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. First we are introduced to the art of making sugarcraft birds, & then the few basic tools & materials that are required are explained. Then it is straight on to making Macaws, Puffins, Pelicans, Robins, Mallards, Owls & much more. The constituent parts of the birds are shown with the step-by-step instructions, & annotated for clarity, then each finished bird is pictured in all its splendour. Bird lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing characters on top of a celebratory cake. The designs will also appeal to makers of polymer clay models. About the Author Frances Mc Naughton demonstrates sugar fairies & making sugarcraft flowers the soft way, & provides workshops to branches of the British Sugarcraft Guild, National Sugarart Association & other sugarcraft clubs. She holds regular classes at her studio in Tunbridge Wells in many aspects of Sugarcraft. ...

Twenty to Make Sugar Birds Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make both cute & realistic sugar birds for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. First we are introduced to the art of making sugarcraft birds, & then the few basic tools & materials that are required are explained. Then it is straight on to making Macaws, Puffins, Pelicans, Robins, Mallards, Owls & much more. The constituent parts of the birds are shown with the step-by-step instructions, & annotated for clarity, then each finished bird is pictured in all its splendour. Bird lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing characters on top of a celebratory cake. The designs will also appeal to makers of polymer clay models. About the Author Frances Mc Naughton demonstrates sugar fairies & making sugarcraft flowers the soft way, & provides workshops to branches of the British Sugarcraft Guild, National Sugarart Association & other sugarcraft clubs. She holds regular classes at her studio in Tunbridge Wells in many aspects of Sugarcraft. ...

Twenty to Make Sugar Flowers Lifelike flowers & foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses, lilies & orchids. Experienced cake decorator & author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles & simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic & true-to-life flowers & foliage. About the Author Lisa Slatter has been keen on cake decorating from a very young age. She first trained at Marlow Adult Education progressing on to the Berkshire College of Agriculture & Brooklands College where she gained her City & Guilds qualifications in Design & Sugarcraft. Lisa is also a City & Guilds qualified college tutor & an accredited demonstrator for the British Sugarcraft Guild, in which capacity she travels the country giving demonstrations, talks & workshops to clubs & organisations. At the end of 2008, Lisa opened her own School of Sugarcraft. With over twenty-one years of experience in the cake-making & sugarcraft industry, she brought a wealth of experience & expertise to her courses. She has taught both nationally & internationally & won many awards for her work. Recently, Lisa has been appointed as Deputy Head of School at the Knightsbridge PME School of Sugarcraft in South Harrow, UK. Lisa not only teaches classes here, but is actively involved in product development & training, & the training of prospective PME Diploma tutors both in the UK & internationally. Lisa contributes regularly to the monthly magazine Cakes & Sugarcraft, & she & her family live in Buckinghamshire, UK. ...

Twenty to Make Sugar Flowers Lifelike flowers & foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses, lilies & orchids. Experienced cake decorator & author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles & simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic & true-to-life flowers & foliage. About the Author Lisa Slatter has been keen on cake decorating from a very young age. She first trained at Marlow Adult Education progressing on to the Berkshire College of Agriculture & Brooklands College where she gained her City & Guilds qualifications in Design & Sugarcraft. Lisa is also a City & Guilds qualified college tutor & an accredited demonstrator for the British Sugarcraft Guild, in which capacity she travels the country giving demonstrations, talks & workshops to clubs & organisations. At the end of 2008, Lisa opened her own School of Sugarcraft. With over twenty-one years of experience in the cake-making & sugarcraft industry, she brought a wealth of experience & expertise to her courses. She has taught both nationally & internationally & won many awards for her work. Recently, Lisa has been appointed as Deputy Head of School at the Knightsbridge PME School of Sugarcraft in South Harrow, UK. Lisa not only teaches classes here, but is actively involved in product development & training, & the training of prospective PME Diploma tutors both in the UK & internationally. Lisa contributes regularly to the monthly magazine ' Cakes & Sugarcraft', & she & her family live in Buckinghamshire, UK. ...