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Hats and Scarves

Melissa Leapman · Leisure Arts
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

75431 Hats and Scarves Staying warm and looking stylish can be one and the same thing! These 14 scarves, hats, and cowls to crochet with various weights of yarn are fashionable accents, perfect for any wardrobe. The scarves offer beautiful shapes and textures, while the hats include must-have...
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Anyone Can Knit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Knitting Skills

Libby Summers · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Anyone Can Knit sets out to prove its claim with a treasury of know-how ideas and stylish projects for the beginner as well as the more advanced knitter. Good designs, combined with some simple skills, make this a hobby anyone can try and succeed in.This beautifully presented practical...
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The Homeowner's Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid

Paul Scheckel · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, use renewable energy, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Energy expert Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Understand the fundamentals of solar, wind,...
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Kitchenalia: Furnishing and Equipping your Kitchen with Flea Market Finds and Period Pieces

Vinny Lee · Jacqui Small LLP
Format: Hardcover

Kitchenalia is an inspiring guide to putting together a unique and creative kitchen using reclaimed and reinvented surfaces, furniture, objects and equipment. Period pieces, whether farmhouse furniture, salvaged surfaces, vintage textiles or retro cooking utensils and gadgets, are the antithesis...
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Keeping Pet Chickens: Bring Your Backyard to Life and Enjoy the Bounty of Fresh Eggs from Your Own Small Flock of Happy Hens

Johannes Paul · Barron's Educational Series; 2 edition
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

When you need fresh eggs, nothing is healthier or more convenient than collecting them, courtesy of your own happy home-bred hens. Keeping two or three chickens is easier than you think. They don't require much special equipment, and today's compact chicken houses are designed to fit even...
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The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring

David Herres · McGraw-Hill Education TAB; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A practical, money-saving guide to home electrical wiring Handle residential wiring projects correctly, safely, and according to the National Electrical Code (NEC) . Filled with clear photos and helpful diagrams, The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring shows you how to quickly...
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Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Inspirational Results

Jinks McGrath · Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Thanks to the popularity of workshops and classes, metal jewelry making is no longer the exclusive realm of professional jewelry designers. Now, with a little patience and the right instruction, anyone can learn to create beautiful metal jewelry with metalsmithing techniques.Metalsmithing...
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Knits of a Feather: 20 Stylish Knits Inspired by Birds in Nature

Celeste Young · Sellers Publishing, Inc.
Format: Print book

The 20 hand-knit designs in Knits of a Feather are inspired by author Celeste Young's love of birds--the patterns in their feathers, the shape and colors of their beaks, and in flight, as they lift and glide above us. Young has created a perfect blend of the abstract and the literal,...
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A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home: Painting, Crafting, and Decorating a Cheerful, More Inspiring Space

Elsie Larson · Potter Style
Format: Book

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the décor blog A Beautiful Mess. With tiny budgets and a crafty, can-do attitude, they overhauled each room in their first homes with DIY projects using family photos, vibrant fabrics, flea-market finds, and affordable furniture....
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Roses Without Chemicals: 150 Disease-Free Varieties That Will Change the Way You Grow Roses

Peter Kukielski · Timber Press
Format: Book

Spray no more! Roses have a reputation for being finicky garden plants that require chemicals and fertilizers to stay healthy and disease free. Fortunately, recent breeding efforts have produced disease-resistant varieties that perform beautifully in all kinds of conditions. Peter E. Kukielski,...
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Welsh Quilts

JEN JONES · Seren
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

This new, expanded edition of Welsh Quilts is an authoritative guide to the history and art of the quilt in Wales, which has a strong and enduring connection to the Amish quilting tradition in the United States. Expert author Jen Jones has added many new, high quality colour images - some...
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Twigg Stitch: A New Twist on Reversible Knitting

Vicki Twigg · Interweave
Format: Book

A brand-new technique for creating completely reversible knitting.Readers will discover a new type of color knitting that produces a fully reversible fabric with mirrored or completely different sides. Worked by knitting two yarns at the same time, Twigg stitch allows the knitter to create...
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Haynes Nissan Frontier & Xterra 2005-2012 Repair Manual

Haynes · Cengage Learning; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Inside this manual you will find routine maintenance, tune-up procedures, engine repair, cooling and heating, air conditioning, fuel and exhaust, emissions control, ignition, brakes, suspension and steering, electrical systems, and wiring diagrams.
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