Crochet Workshop is the perfect book for the beginner. Under Erika Knight's guidance even those who have never picked up a crochet hook before will soon be making gorgeous projects & all the while learning new techniques & adding to their skills. Each of the 20 projects in the book will teach you a new stitch technique or trick & will build on & consolidate crochet techniques already learnt in the preceding projects until you have mastered a wide repertoire of skills & completed an enviable collection of gorgeous crocheted items. With Erika's stunning designs crochet is no longer the kitsch retro craft that saw the endless crocheted bikinis & shawls of the seventies. Crochet Workshop showcases the incredible variety of finishes that different crochet techniques can produce. Erika begins with simple scarves & hats that are chic accessories as well as being the perfect items to practise basic stitches. She then takes you through the dense textures of double & treble crochet
- which make excellent bags purses & even a laptop case
- & then moves on to the more intricate delicate lace stitches
- perfect for heirloom shawls & antique-style cushions. Freeform or random crochet takes the craft to a more demanding level & projects like the edge-to-edge cardigan will provide a new challenge for all creative crocheters. With exquisite photography by Yuki Sugiura that perfectly shows each of the beautiful designs & supported with clear charts & artworks Erika Knight has created the ultimate book for new enthusiasts of this remarkable craft.


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Crochet 20 little bears & dress them up in a wonderful range of colourful outfits that will delight both adults & children alike. All the bears in the book are based on the same simple crocheted bear Approx. 12cm (4A in) tall instructions for which are provided at the beginning of the book. The bears have a firm texture & are made in a stable seated position. There are 20 unique bears to choose from each with its own crocheted outfit & of course all of the characters can be adapted by simply changing the colours used or by mixing & matching the various items iof clothing & accessories. Build up a collection of your own handmade bears or create gorgeous personalised gifts for your friends & family to suit any occasion. ...

Jan Ollis has designed twenty different flowers & each one is accompanied by an alternative in a different colour scheme. Full crochet instructions are given for each flower together with lists of the materials & equipment needed. Each design is simply photographed so that crocheters can see the design clearly & is also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces including brooches & embellishments on hats bags sweaters place mats cushions scarves & even shoes. ...

With endless colour & size variations creating these hip squares is fun & easy. They can be used like building blocks & combined with other squares to make original projects & gifts or used to embellish larger items. This book will show how to create 20 different squares including flower patterns interpreted in different colours & yarns to create a kaleidoscope of effects. Also included are projects that show the reader how to make their squares into a simple baby blanket arm warmers a purse a pin cushion a mug cosy & a stylish pair of boot toppers. DMC yarns as well as fancy yarns are used all of which are readily available & both US & UK crochet abbreviations are used throughout. ...

Fill your home with splashes of colour with any of these 25 beautiful throws & wraps. Whether you want to make a lovely quilt to pass down from generation to generation or a fireside blanket for winter nights you will be sure to find a project to cherish as you transform your yarn into a wonderful range of fabrics. The designs for this stunning collection of crocheted afghans comforters blankets & more are inspired by a whole range of sources from vintage fabrics & patchwork to beadwork & traditional knits & include a lace wrap Shaker-style throw wild rose afghan & tartan rug. There are blankets inspired by the great outdoors incorporating elements of nature such as flowers & rainbows as well as motifs taken from the crafts of different countries & interpreted in crochet. All the information you need is here provided in a way that is so simple to understand with charts & detailed instructions for 25 projects plus 10 extra ideas for ways of using the same instructions to make larger or smaller items such as bed covers or pillows. & dont be afraid of the professional luscious look of the blankets you see in the photos
- the designs have been created with simplicity in mind so even novice crocheters will produce exquisite pieces in no time at all. Many of the projects are made up of small easy-to-work-with squares & motifs so you can carry on crafting while on the move.
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Peter Rolfe's book covers all aspects relating to crucian carp. A thorough insite into a threatened species. The book explores identification hybridisation history looks at how books have covered the subject over 300 years shows how to create & manage crucian waters & explores tips on catching them. ...

Liza is not your average teenager. Sixteen years old she lives with her mother Eve in a secluded gatehouse which she has never been allowed to leave. There was only enough room for two in their cocoon; intruders entered at their peril only to mysteriously disappear... Liza is not the only one to discover the truth behind her mother's pathological violence or the dead bodies. When the police arrive on their doorstep Eve throws her daughter into the real world to protect her from the consequences of her own chilling crimes. As Liza runs into the arms of her secret lover she begins to see the logic behind her mother's gruesomes crimes & must accept the possibility that she has inherited Eve's lust for murder... ...

A charity broker con artist has raised millions of dollars in donations only to invest them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. A catastrophe so far-reaching that it would raise millions of dollars more in charitable donations all of which would be embezzled by one man. The antidote? Alex Rider of course who survives gunfire explosions & h&-to-hand combat with mercenaries
- just another day in the life of an average kid.
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In the freezing winter of 2010 with the Irish recession in full flow property tycoon Dermot Brennan is found dead at his Dublin home. Leading the murder investigation is fifty-six-year-old Detective Inspector Leo Woods an embittered former UN peacekeeper with a drug habit a penchant for collecting masks & a face disfigured by Bell's Palsy. DI Woods meets his match in Detective Sergeant Helen Troy a bright & ambitious but impetuous young policewoman with a troubled family. A host of suspects quickly emerge
- Brennan's estranged son; two of the dead man's former business associates with grudges against him; a young man whose life was ruined after his house built by Brennan was flooded; an arrogant sculptor who may or may not have been having an affair with Anna Brennan (and with their neighbour); & an ex-pat American gardener. Together Woods & Troy weave their way through this tangled web to get to the shocking truth. Mark O' Sullivan is an exciting new voice in literary crime fiction. Already an acclaimed children's fiction writer he has produced in Crocodile Tears an excellent murder mystery which has the depth of character of Kate Atkinson combined with the plotting & ambiguous moral codes of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse.
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