Sara Delaney

How to Crochet

Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fun introduction to crocheting presents all the basic techniques youâ ll need to get started.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 176mm x 128mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9781612123929
• ISBN-10: 1612123929
• Artikelnr.: 39185160

Autorenporträt

Sara Delaney is the author of Design Your Own Crochet Projects and How to Crochet. She has been designing and writing her own patterns for more than 10 years. She teaches crochet classes online at Craftsy, and she lives in western Massachusetts. 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Getting Started in Crochet
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Materials
The One Essential: A Hook - The Yarns We Love to Use - Becoming a Crocheter
Chapter 2: Getting Started: Forget the Chain!
Easing into Single Crochet - Why a Turning Chain? - Crocheting into
Existing Stitches - Practice Makes Perfect
Chapter 3: Chains: Your Foundation
Evaluating Your Chain - Counting Chain Stitches
Chapter 4: Basic Crochet Stitches
Beginning to Work from a Foundation Chain - Half Double Crochet - Double
Crochet - Treble Crochet
Chapter 5: Gauge
Swatching for Gauge: Getting Started - Why Does Gauge Matter? - Making Good
Use of Your Swatch - Check and Double-Check
Chapter 6: Working in the Round
Get the Stitch Height and Count Right - Joined Rounds - Spiral Rounds
Chapter 7: Perfecting Techniques
Changing Yarns - Hiding Your Tails by Working Over Them - Adding an Edge -
Finishing
Chapter 8: Pattern Reading
Patterns for Rows - Patterns for Rounds
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index