About this item
Turn a cherished skein of yarn into a unique crocheted accessory! Have you fallen in love with a single skein of yarn, but struggle to find just the right pattern for it? One Skein Crochet has just what you're looking for! Packed with stash-busting know-how, Ellen Gormley is sharing more than just patterns in this inspiring resource. Inside you'll find: Information on how to pair single skeins of yarn with the perfect crochet project.How-to on anticipating when a skein of yarn will end so you always have enough to finish what you're stitching.Lessons on designing your own stunning one-skein projects.Plus, 15 inspiring accessories that only take a single skein! You'll never wonder what to make with a skein of yarn again with One Skein Crochet!
About the Author
Ellen has sold more than 200 designs, and been published numerous times in many crochet magazines including Interweave Crochet, Crochet Today, Crochet!, Crochet World and Inside Crochet. Ellen is the instructor of the online class "Crocheting With Beads" found at AnniesCatalog.com She has been interviewed on the television show, Knit and Crochet Now! In 2008, Ellen was voted the Best Crochet Designer of Home Décor by the Crochet Liberation Front. You can follow Ellen on her blog at www.GoCrochet.com and as 'GoCrochet' on Twitter, Crochetville, and www.Ravelry.com. You can find her on Facebook as Ellen Gormley/GoCrochetEllen has been crocheting since she was 10. Her first design was a 3 dimensional Rubik's Cube made of granny squares. From there, her fondest crochet memory is crocheting a blanket with her mother for her grandmother's birthday. Ellen can't remember exactly who taught her to crochet but believes that it seeped into her consciousness from an early age from her Great Aunt, Tanta Margaret, who resided next door.Ellen abandoned crochet as a teenager only to pick it back up again while in Graduate School at the University of Cincinnati. She has crocheted obsessively ever since, stitching more than 80 afghans before beginning her design career in 2004.When not crocheting, Ellen enjoys reading, knitting, jogging and chocolate cake. Ellen lives in Ohio with her husband Tom and their two children.
