200 crochet tips, techniques & trade secrets

Jan Eaton

Book - 2007

A treasury of tips and troubleshooting secrets for crocheters provides full explanations of illustrated, step-by-step spreads that cover a wide range of concerns, from eases and uneven edges to setting up a dye studio and managing yard ends.

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Published
New York : St. Martin's c2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Jan Eaton (-)
Edition
1st U.S. ed
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780312361877
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Review by Booklist Review

A familiar name in needleworking takes her latest bow with a book joining 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans (2005) and The Encyclopedia of Crochet Techniques (2006), among others. Eaton works her expert magic in compiling a jam-packed, every-page-worth-perusing reference that even experienced crafters will return to again and again. Who could resist Fix It panels featuring solutions to such problems as yarn that catches on plastic hooks and recycling swatches into potholders? Or the Try It columns that show a variety of decorative options. The insider secrets angle extends to all seven chapters, starting with the anatomy of a crochet hook and concluding with the best tips on dealing with thick yarn ends and blocking. Design ideas, completed swatches, and step-by-step instructions, most illustrated with great color photographs, add even more value to a soon-to-be-treasured and well-worn publication. Appended are working guidelines, size charts, stitch symbols, American/English terminology, arrangement of symbols, standard laundering symbols, conversions, equivalent weights, categories of yarn, gauge ranges, and recommended hook sizes, along with a fold out this flap, featuring a ruler, hook sizes, and crochet abbreviations.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2008 Booklist

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