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01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page iii crochet not your mama’s ™ The cool and creative way to join the chain gang by Amy Swenson 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page ii 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page i crochet not your mama’s ™ 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page ii 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page iii crochet not your mama’s ™ The cool and creative way to join the chain gang by Amy Swenson 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page iv Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. 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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available from the publisher upon request. ISBN-13: 978-0-471-97381-2 ISBN-10: 0-471-97381-5 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Book design by Elizabeth Brooks Cover design by Troy Cummings Interior photography by Matt Bowen Illustrations by Joni Burns, Shelley Norris, Rashell Smith Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page v This book is dedicated to my mother, Karen Swenson, who taught me with saintly patience that crochet could be fun. Had I listened a little more closely, I may have avoided a whole bunch of holes 10 years later. 01_973815 ffirs.qxp 8/8/06 9:36 PM Page vi Free bonus pattern available online! Can’t get enough crochet? Access the bonus Hoop du Jour pattern (crocheted wire hoop earrings) at www.wiley.com/go/NYMcrochet. 02_973815 ftoc.qxp 8/8/06 9:31 PM Page vii Contents Introduction 1 CHAPTER THREE All about Yarn PART ONE A Yarn for All Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Hooker How-To Hanks, Balls, and Skeins, oh my! . . . . . . . . . 42 Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?. . . . . . . . . . . 44 A Weight Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 CHAPTER ONE Dame Fashion Says “Dye It!” . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Just the Facts, Ma’am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Crochet 101 Yarn Shops: Not Just for Knitting Anymore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The Ultimate Smack-down: Crochet versusKnitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Hooker’s Secret Stash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Working with Yarn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stash Enhancing Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 It All Starts with a Knot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hooked on Spinning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Ch-ch-chains of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 You Spin Me Right ’Round Baby!. . . . . . . . . 16 CHAPTER FOUR What Goes Up Must Come Down. . . . . . . . . 19 One Hook or Two? Putting It All Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 When Good Crochet Goes Bad: A Study of the Crochet Hook in Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ItsNaturalHabitat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 What’s Next?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Other Doodads That Make Life Worth Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER FIVE Stitches to Make Your Knees Weak Be a Fashion Designer (Or Just Look Like One!) How to Use This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Basics and Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Measure Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 What’s Next?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Garment Construction Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 vii 02_973815 ftoc.qxp 8/8/06 9:31 PM Page viii Ease In: Fit Matters! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Pseudo-Kimono. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Flattery Gets You Everywhere. . . . . . . . . . . . 71 S3—Sari Silk Shrug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 A Little Light Color Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Ramblin’ Rosie Cardie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 When Good Projects Go Bad. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 The “Too Good for Your Boyfriend” Sweater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Cozy Peacoat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 CHAPTER SIX Ready, Set, Crochet! CHAPTER NINE The Anatomy of a Crochet Pattern . . . . . . . . 76 Put Your Hook Where Your Symbolcraft: The Illustration of Crochet. . . . 79 Heart Is: Great Gifts to Crochet Get Hooking or Go Home!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Granny’s Been in the Bourbon Again: ADrunken Throw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 PART TWO Classic Street Page Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Projects Daisy Chain Neck Warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Lucy-Lou & Tim-Bob, Too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Woven Fringe Scarf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 CHAPTER SEVEN Bubble Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Who Hat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Jump Right in, the Water’s Fine! From the Crochet Test-Kitchen: CHAPTER TEN Market Bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Preppy/Hippy Scarf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Bucking Tradition It’s Called a Toque, Eh?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Straight-Laced Tank and Shrug. . . . . . . . . . 163 Getting Dizzy Scarf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 The Wowie Zowie Eco-Tote. . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Weekend Vest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Crocheted Bling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Chunky Monkey Scarf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 When the Jeans Don’t Fit: A Recycled DenimRug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 CHAPTER EIGHT Deliberate Shrinkage Sack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Felted Trellis Scarf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Fashionistas Unite! Creatures of the Wooly Deep. . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Uber-Femme Capelet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Peek-a-boo Plaid Skirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 viii Contents
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