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Copyright © 2010 by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Potter Craft, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.pottercraft.com POTTER CRAFT and colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leinhauser, Jean. Crochet master class : lessons and projects from today’s top crocheters / Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss. p. cm. eISBN: 978-0-307-96552-3 1. Crocheting. I. Weiss, Rita. II. Title. TT820.L439 2010 746.43′4—dc22 2010022301 Photography by Alexandra Grablewski, Carol Wilson Mansfield, and Marshall Williams Senior Technical Editor: Ellen W. Liberles Editors: Mary Ann Frits, Susan Lowman, Kathy Wesley Cover design by Susi Oberhelman Front cover photograph by Carol Wilson Photo of Cat Afghan from Afghans for All Reasons & All Seasons by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss, published by Leisure Arts, is used here by special permission of the publisher. v3.1 CONTENTS Introduction WOVEN CROCHET with Jenny King HAIRPIN LACE with Jennifer Hansen TAPESTRY CROCHET with Carol Ventura ARAN CROCHET with Jane Snedden Peever ENTRELAC CROCHET with Joyce Wyatt FASHION CROCHET with Margaret Hubert TUNISIAN CROCHET with Julia Bryant FILET CROCHET with Hartmut Hass DOUBLE-ENDED CROCHET with Darla J. Fanton TASSELS with Nancy Nehring BULLION STITCH with Bonnie Pierce OVERLAY CROCHET with Melody MacDuffee BEAD CROCHET with Lydia Borin BRUGES CROCHET with Tatyana Mirer PAINTED CROCHET with Ferosa Harold FREE-FORM CROCHET with Prudence Mapstone IRISH CROCHET with Máire Treanor WIRE CROCHET with Nancie Wiseman A Refresher Course in Crochet Abbreviations, Symbols, and Terminology Index INTRODUCTION hat if you could take a class with a master crocheter? Or finally learn how to do W tapestry crochet, Irish crochet, or free-form crochet from the very best needleworkers around? What if you could stay in the comfort of your home and learn these wonderful techniques from crocheters around the world? We’ve made that possible in this collection featuring masters of crochet. Between the two of us we have almost one hundred years of involvement in crochet. And during that time we have always been fascinated by crocheters who could find new uses for their hooks and yarn or thread, or who have resurrected an old skill and added new twists to it. We like to think of those innovative crocheters as real masters, and we’ve always wanted to thank them for keeping crochet a vital, living craft. And because writing books has been our livelihood for so many years, we decided to write a book that would honor each of the masters and would make more people aware of these wonderful skills. With so many talented crocheters we’ve known and read about, this was not to be an easy job! First we drew up a list of the skills and the crocheters we wanted to honor. There were old favorite techniques like filet crochet, for example, and the filet master who immediately came to mind was a young man from East Germany who escaped and made his home in California: Harmut Hass. Through his website and his many articles and books, he has brought new interest in and developed new techniques that expand the scope of filet crochet. Some other techniques presented more of a challenge in finding a present-day practitioner. For example, we loved the look of Bruges crochet, an imitation of the famed Bruges tape laces, which we discovered in vintage pieces of crocheted table linens in photos from years ago. We were afraid, however, that we would not be able to find someone who was working in this craft today. So imagine our surprise when, a few years ago at the Crochet Guild of America’s annual Chain Link conference fashion show, we saw a model coming down the runway wearing a spectacular contemporary outfit made of Bruges crochet! And, sitting in the audience quietly smiling was the creator of that outfit, Tatyana Mirer. We had found our master! We like to think of these innovative crocheters as real masters, and we’ve always wanted to thank them for keeping crochet a vital, living craft. Then there were all the other crocheters who breathed new life into techniques such as Irish crochet, overlay crochet, hairpin lace, and bullion stitch. Some of these crocheters had discovered old, nearly forgotten techniques almost by accident and then became fascinated by them. Their constant experimentation has resulted in fresh, innovative pieces that keep the craft alive, well, and constantly moving forward. Our purpose in this book is to showcase the work of these talented designers and then let you try your hand at each skill with a project designed just for this book. Our masters have indicated the skill level needed for each project, following the skill level definitions developed by the Craft Yarn Council of America. A definition of these skill levels appears at the end of the book. In addition, each project specifies which yarn the master used and also gives you relevant information about the yarn so that you can substitute a yarn of your choice if you wish. The weight of the yarn is indicated by a yarn symbol, which is explained at the end of the book. And, just in case you want to brush up some of your crochet skills, we’ve given you a simple refresher course. We invite you now to join us as we introduce you to some the world’s most talented and interesting crocheters, who tell you how they got started and eventually focused on refining a special skill, who explain their craft, enchant you with a mini-gallery of photographs of their other crochet work, and who then provide you with a project that will enable you to expand your own crochet experience. Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss
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