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Not Your Mama's Crochet: The Cool and Creative Way to Join the Chain Gang

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Make Gifts that will Amaze your Friends

Forget ugly afghans and dainty doilies and think luxurious throws and sumptuous sweaters. You can crochet cool stuff that will make everyone envious—things to spice up your wardrobe and your pad, or gifts to amaze your "I could never do that" friends. Choose from nearly thirty projects ranging from elegant to earthy—from a chic shrug to a recycled denim rug and from fun plush toys to sweaters too good for boys.

Not Your Mama's Crochet: The Cool and Creative Way to Join the Chain Gang [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Not Your Mama's Crochet

Not Your Mama's Crochet: The Cool and Creative Way to Join the Chain Gang

by: Amy Swenson

Amazon Price: $234.43 (as of 05/31/2012)

In hip style, this guide covers:

* All kinds of yarns and materials, and the tools of the trade
* The basic stitches, shaping, finishing techniques, blocking, and more
* Simple projects that give you close-to-instant gratification and more complex ones that take some commitment
* Suggestions for customizing every design and personalizing every project

Intone your creative mantra and get your hooks into a terrific project. With Not Your Mama's Crochet, you won't just make unique, chic items-you'll make a statement.

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by: Christen Haden

Amazon Price: $6.47 (as of 05/31/2012)

This unique craft book contains more than 25 patterns for zombies, ninjas, Vikings, vampires, aliens, robots, and even Death himself. Each easy-to-follow pattern is presented with step-by-step diagrams, hilarious commentary, and full-color photographs of the creatures in their natural environments. Plus each pattern is ranked according to difficulty so that even beginners can share in the fun.

Crochet () is a process of creating fabric from yarn using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word "crochet", meaning hook. Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops. Crochet differs from knitting in that only one loop is active at one time (the sole exception being Tunisian crochet), and that a single crochet hook is used instead of two knitting needles.

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