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This indispensable book is your go-to guide to colour crochet.
It's packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns, a guide to Intarsia, Mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method, shared here for the first time, PLUS 10 wonderful crochet projects.
The book will take readers step by step through the stitch patterns and techniques using photos, charts and accessible text. Helpful hints and tips are given throughout the book.
The 10 stunning projects include a bag, hat, blankets, mittens and baskets, which will give readers the opportunity to practice their newly-acquired skills.
Introduction 6 Getting started 8 Getting the basics right 10 Reading a crochet chart 14 Abbreviations 17 Handling multiple yarn strands 18 How to change colour 20 Working with colour 21 Colour theory 22 Stitches in colour 32 Colour changes 94 Mosaic crochet 96 Tapestry crochet 104 Fair Isle crochet 108 Intarsia crochet 112 Smart Charting 114
Projects Bobble hat 120 Buchanan table runner 124 Moseying on down scarf 128 Tweedy shopper 132 Forth Bridge blanket 136 Hera blanket 140 Trinity baskets 144 Zahra hat 148 Zahra mittens 152 Intarsia love pillow 156 Chart paper 160
Jane Howorth has been designing in knit and crochet since 2012 and her designs are extensively published in the UK and US. Her work has appeared in many magazines including Interweave Knitting, Knit.Wear, Inside Crochet, Crochet Now, etc. In particular, her ideas have been enthusiastically commissioned by Interweave Crochet magazine, and she has one or two designs featured in almost every issue since 2017. Jane’s latest designs are for Knitpicks’ new venture, WeCrochet, and a new ezine from Interweave; The Crochetist. She focuses on creating garments and accessories with a strong sense of style and a contemporary feel, and has around 90 third-party published designs, which can be seen on Ravelry. With a background as a Senior Lecturer in a university business school, she understands how to convey knowledge and understanding clearly. Jane also holds City and Guilds advanced certificates in Fashion Design. She uses this knowledge in her design work and in writing technical articles for a number of magazines, including Pompom and Interweave’s Knit.Wear magazine. She has taught numerous knit and crochet classes at local yarn shops.
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