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150 Favorite Crochet Designs by Mary Carolyn Waldrep (Editor)
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
This rich treasury of popular crochet designs, selected from vintage thread company leaflets, includes 150 patterns favored by crocheters during the first half of the 20th century. Included are eye-catching designs for creating a host of attractive domestic accessories: tablecloths, bedspreads, doilies, ...Show more
ALICE STARMORES CHARTS FOR COLOR KNITTING REVISED & EXPANDED EDITION by STARMORE ALICE
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
In the course of her career as an internationally recognized authority on knitting design and instruction, Alice Starmore has acquired a remarkable collection of charted designs for color knitting. This treasury features a choice selection of her source material, arranged into four parts: (1) Traditiona ...Show more
Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting by Alice Starmore
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
Scotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-colour knitting, and Alice Starmore is the number one name in designing and instructing knitters in this appealing regional tradition. This volume is profusely illustrated with colour photographs, plus drawings and charts th ...Show more
Aran Knitting by Alice Starmore
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
This is a newly updated and expanded edition from the author of the No. 1 bestseller "Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting". The definitive guide to the ever-popular Irish Aran sweater, Starmore's highly sought after book returns to print in a revised and expanded version. The knitting superstar ...Show more
Bobbin Lace - An Illustrated Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques by Brigita Fuhrmann
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
After over a century of relative obscurity, lacemaking is enjoying a revival as more and more needlecraft artists are intrigued by its creative possibilities. Dating from the 15th century, bobbin lace is prized everywhere for its intricacy, delicacy, and decorative richness -- and couldn't be easier to ...Show more
Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns (PB) by Monica Hahn
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
The delicate art of tatting requires only a shuttle to produce elegant creations such as those displayed in this volume. Prize-winning tatting expert Monica Hahn provides patterns for 51 lovely projects―many with a Christmas theme. Intricate but not difficult to master, the designs for these miniature h ...Show more
Crochet Stories - Grimms' Fairy Tales by Vanessa Putt; Gloria Cavallaro
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
Incredibly innovative, fun, and creative, Crochet Stories: Grimms' Fairy Tales is something you can share with your loved ones for many years and it will surely inspire you to go on to create even more fairy tale characters. -- Erisea MagAbsolutely adorable. -- Shadows' ReachPractitioners of amigurumi, ...Show more
Crocheting Teddy Bears - 16 Designs for Toys by Ruth Jacksier; Barbara Jacksier
Category: Education | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
Every child (and many an adult ) has at one time longed to have a cuddly, lovable Teddy Bear of his own. From Teddy's inception in 1902 after President "Teddy" Roosevelt spared the life of a cub while on a hunting expedition the popular toy continues to thrive in the hearts and homes of children everywh ...Show more
Grumpy Cat's Knitting Nightmares - More Than 15 Miserable Projects for You and Your Friends by Dover
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
"We are in love with this title." -- Knitting News"Irresistibly cute. There are sixteen patterns for cute and useful items ... they are unique and adorable and I expect to make several of them!" -- Lorareviews Internet sensation Grumpy Cat reluctantly approves these feline-oriented knitting projects. Cl ...Show more
Knitter's Almanac - Projects for Each Month of the Year by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
"One of America's most ingenious and creative knitters." -- Barbara G. Walker, author of Treasury of Knitting Patterns.Elizabeth Zimmerman once wrote, "So please bear with me, and put up with my opinionated, nay, sometimes cantankerous attitude. I feel strongly about knitting." Perhaps her passionate op ...Show more
Knitting for Anarchists by Anna Zilboorg
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
Every knitter takes a different approach, and this revolutionary guide fosters experimentation and self-expression. Author Anna Zilboorg defies the notion of a one-size-fits-all teaching method, assuring readers that the techniques most comfortable and intuitive for individual knitters are always correc ...Show more
Lessons in Bobbin Lacemaking by Doris Southard
Category: Craft | Series: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace Ser.
Bobbin lace is one of the oldest crafts, dating back to at least the sixteenth century and possibly earlier. During the eighteenth century, bobbin lace design and execution attained the ultimate in beauty and richness. The linen threads were incredibly fine and the consummate skill of the lacemaker wove ...Show more