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Books : Other Textiles
Getting Start: Crochet
by Judith L. Swartz
Hardcover, 8.5" x 9", $16.95
ISBN10: 1-59668-006-7
ISBN13: 97815966800067
Interweave Press, 2006.
128 pages.
Back cover: "Get ready . . . get set . . . get crocheting!
Designed especially for beginner's, Getting Started: Crochet demystifies the
techniques, explains the jargon, and outlines the process, giving you the confidence to
get started. Judith L. Swartz begins by taking you to the yarn shop where you'll learn
all about crochet hooks and how to shop for yarn. What follows are hip crochet designs
developed just for newbies like you. Each new crochet project will introduce you to a
world of possibilities.
Begin with a simple scarf, a striped pillow and an iPod case- easy and quick to make,
and just what you need to build confidence in your newfound skills. After you've
mastered the basic stitches, move on to shaping techniques to make an evening bag
and a simple top, then work in rounds and motifs to create fun hats and a gorgeous
lap blanket, and add crocheted edgings to customize a sweet tank top.
What are you waiting for? Getting Started Crochet is all you need
to begin making the fabulous crocheted pieces you see everywhere!
Judith L. Swartz is the author of the popular Hip to Crochet, Hip to Knit,
and Dogs in Knits (all Interweave Press), and Editor of Crochet magazine.
Judith is a designer for yarn companies, publishers, and private clients. She lives in
Spring Green Wisconsin.
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