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The Art of Circular Yokes: A Timeless Technique for 15 Modern Sweaters

Bogert, Kerry · Interweave
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Knit a masterpiece! Discover the how yarn and needles become artistic tools when you work on the beautiful canvas of a circular yoke. The timeless technique of knitting sweaters with nearly invisible shaping allows for painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables,...
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Hand Dyed: A Modern Guide to Dyeing in Brilliant Color for You and Your Home

Joyce, Anna · Abrams
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Hand Dyed is a modern introduction to indigo and fiber-reactive dye that every crafter should have. Exploring traditional techniques like shibori and using organic compounds, this comprehensive how-to guide offers everything you need know to create stylish, richly colored and patterned...
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One-Stitch Baby Knits: 22 Easy Patterns for Adorable Garments and Accessories Using Garter Stitch

Pierce, Val · IMM Lifestyle Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Welcome your new baby to the world with lovingly knitted garments and accessories!This book is filled with easy-to-knit projects you'll want to make for the baby in your life. Top knitwear designer and author Val Pierce presents 22 simple patterns for practical but adorable baby knits,...
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Carving Out a Living on the Land: Lessons in Resourcefulness and Craft from an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm

Van Driesche, Emmet · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

When he first envisioned becoming a farmer, author Emmet Van Driesche never imagined his main crop would be Christmas trees, nor that such a tree farm could be more of a managed forest than the conventional grid of perfectly sheared trees. Carving Out a Living on the Land tells the story...
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Super-Quick Colorful Quilts: 35 Vibrant Designs for Fast Quilts

Rosemary Wilkinson · CompanionHouse Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Super Quick and Stunning Quilts! The twenty gorgeous patchwork quilts in this collection are designed for beginners and any quilter whose time is limited. Using just three shapes, they show an amazing variety of designs made all the more exciting by a clever choice of fabrics in three groups...
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Nautical Quilts: 12 Stitched and Quilted Projects Celebrating the Sea

Anderson, Lynette · SewandSo
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

A brand new collection of beautiful quilted and stitched projects by internationally-renowned designer, Lynette Anderson. Lynette brings her distinctive style of patchwork mixed with exquisite hand embroidery and applique to the theme of nautical quilts. This subject was inspired by her own family...
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Two Simple Shapes = 26 Crocheted Cardigans, Tops & Sweaters: If you can crochet a square and rectangle, you can make these easy-to-wear designs!

Baca, Salena · Stackpole Books
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

Making crochet tops has never been so easy!Crocheted squares and rectangles can be shaped and combined to form a surprising array of pullovers, cardigans, lightweight tops, and wraps. Simple and easy-to-follow instructions will have you hooking up a whole new wardrobe of beautiful, creative...
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Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits: 20 Shawls, Hats, Ponchos, and More in Bulky Yarn

Benson, Barbara · Stackpole Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Lace gets a whole new look!Lace has traditionally been knit in finer weight yarns to create airy, delicate designs. But when knit in bulky yarns, lace becomes bold, graphic, and dramatic. Working with thicker yarns also makes the projects move along more quickly and the lace repeats shorter,...
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Step-by-Step Texture Quilting: 65 New Free-Motion & Walking-Foot Designs

Christina Cameli · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Add playful texture to your projects with free-motion quilting that begs to be touched! Gain the confidence to quilt like an artist with best-selling author Christina Cameli's tactile approach to quilting. Try your hand at organic and geometric textures, with step-by-step lessons to more...
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Crochet in a Day: 42 Fast & Fun Projects

Baca, Salena · Stackpole Books
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback

Looking for a quick crochet fix? Crochet in a Day has 42 sure-to-please patterns that can all be started and finished in a day or less. From wearables like cowls, hats, slippers, and even a poncho, to home items like place mats, dish cloths, and baskets, every item will crochet up fast!This...
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