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The happy hooker : stitch 'n bitch crochet / Debbie Stoller ; illustrations by Adrienne Yan ; fashion photography by John Dolan.

Stoller, Debbie. (Author). Yan, Adrienne, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Part One: Hooking up. Learing to crochet -- Voulez-Vous crohet avec moi? -- Hook, line, and sinker: The tools of crochet -- Get shorty: Making the chain stitch, single crochet, and slip stitch -- Walking tall: Making half-double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet -- The shape of things to come: Increasing, decreasing, and working in a circle -- Hooked on a feeling: Making fancy stitches -- Picture this: Making images in crochet -- Off the hook: Sewing your pieces together, blocking, and adding decoration -- Part Two: Crochet away: The patterns -- Scarves and shawls -- Hats -- Bags -- Spring & summer -- Fall & winter -- Accessories -- Home, gifts & baby.

Record details

ISBN: 9780761139850
ISBN: 0761139869
Physical Description: 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing Company, Inc., [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Hooking up Learning to Crochet -- 1 Voulez-Vous Crochet Avec Moi? 2 -- 2 Hook, Line, and Sinker: The Tools of Crochet 12 -- 3 Get Shorty: Making the Chain Stitch, Single Crochet, and Slip Stitch 25 -- 4 Walking tall: Making Half-Double Crochet, Double Crochet, and Triple Crochet 37 -- 5 Shape of things to come: Increasing, Decreasing, and Working in a Circle 46 -- 6 Hooked on a feeling: Making Fancy Stitches 54 -- 7 Picture this: Making Images in Crochet 68 -- 8 Off the Hook: Sewing Your Pieces Together, Blocking, and Adding Decoration 77 -- Part 2 Crochet away: the Patterns -- Scarves and Shawls 96 -- Hats 115 -- Bags 137 -- Spring & Summer 158 -- Fall & Winter 191 -- Accessories 229 -- Home, Gifts & Baby 251.