Crawford & Black acrylic paint is the next generation of acrylic colour. The colours remain bright, intense & permanent when they have dried. They can be diluted with water or mixed with acrylic mediums. They cover a large area & are suitable for various surfaces. Use on clean/primed surface. ...

This book contains 150 knitting blocks & 51 delightful patterns, featuring traditional patterns, original motifs & new twists on classic stitches.

This superb resource starts with 30 basic stitches, including garter & stocking stitch, plus the wonderfully named Loobie Lou & Summer Sunshine, followed by chapters showing the beautifully intricate intarsia stitches, embroidery & lace stitches, plus stripes & colours, Fairisle, ripple, beaded, cable & rib stitches.

The project section

Includes:: blankets & throws, scarves & shawls, bags, hats & gloves, & the cutest knitted toys. If you need to refresh your knitting skills, the basic techniques chapter will show you how to cast on & off, how to achieve the correct tension & gauge, how to hold your needles, & which yarn to choose.

Whether you are a novice knitter or come to this book with many years of experience, you are sure to find blocks & patterns to inspire you.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781907030727
• Author: Nicki Trench
• Publisher: CICO Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 21 x 28cm















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In this directory, Nicki Trench presents 201 knitting blocks, featuring traditional patterns, original motifs, the alphabet & numbers & new twists on classic stitches. This comprehensive resource starts with a chapter featuring 28 basic stitches, including garter & stocking stitch. This is followed by chapters on embroidery, textured motifs, stripes & colour, Fair Isle, ripples, beading, cable & ribbing, as well as a chapter showing the beautifully intricate Intarsia stitches. Sections on letters & numerals are invaluable for personalizing your knitting. The project section contains 51 delightful patterns, including blankets & throws, scarves & shawls, bags, hats & gloves, & the cutest knitted toys. If you need to refresh your knitting skills, the basic techniques chapter will show you how to cast on & off, how to achieve the correct tension & gauge, how to hold your needles & which yarn to choose. Whether you are a novice knitter or come to this book with many years of experience, you are sure to find blocks & patterns to inspire you. ...

No other reference exists which embodies the detail & comprehensive coverage of The Standard Catalog of World Coins. This is an indispensable volume for the beneficiary of a collection, someone just getting started in collecting or the experienced enthusiast who wants to keep up-to-date records. Any collector or investor in coins of gold, silver, platinum or palladium will be amazed by the increased value of their holdings. This book has 2303 pages & is 27.5cm x 21cm x 6.4cm ...

The ultimate 3.2 miles to 1 inch scale large format road atlas for the year 2012, featuring Collins popular & well established road mapping; designed for exceptional clarity & ease of use.

Includes:: a wide range of urban area maps at even larger scale plus 56 detailed town centre street plans. Now shows speed limits at speed camera locations.

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In tracing the meaning of the prophetic Mayan 'end date' of 2012 to our society, Daniel Pinchbeck draws together alien abductions, psychedelic visions, the current ecological crisis & other peculiar aspects of 21st century life into a new vision for our time: 2012 heralds the end of one way of existence & he return of another. There are many hints, both in quantum theory & elsewhere, that humanity is precariously balanced between greater self-potential & environmental disaster. Taking us from the endangered rainforests of the Amazon, to Stonehenge in England & secret ceremonies in jungle enclaves, Pinchbeck's journey tells the story of a man in whose trials we recognise our own hopes & anxieties about modern life, & also provides us with the opportunity to think differently about a new culture for the plant. ...

To get ready for the new school year, this family planner will prove invaluable for managing the kids! With a week to view diary covering 1st August 2012 to 31st July 2013, a helpful monthly & yearly forward planner & a useful contacts section, you can make sure you're organised for the year ahead. ...

Young nubile women & flowing lines characterize this gorgeous Art Nouveau calendar. If you love the look & yearn for a time when life seemed so much simpler, you'll enjoy this collection of images for 2012. Perhaps there is a room full of graceful curves that you know this piece would nicely complete? Art lovers will appreciate this calendar all twelve months of the year. ...

This Carry On calendar celebrates this classic series of British films through various film posters & stills from such greats as Carry On Camping, Carry On Doctor & Carry On Up the Kyhber, displaying our favourite Carry On actors in saucy, compromising & hilarious situations. ...

An Imperial War Museum calendar to accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Theatre of War. It features the striking & unusual photographs of Cecil Beaton (1904-80), whose work as official war photographer during the Second World War captured the tenacity of those in the war effort. ...