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Crochet (First Time)

The Absolute Beginner's Guide
Series: First Time
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In Crochet (First Time) by Deborah Burger, readers are introduced to the art of crochet through step-by-step instructions and detailed tutorials. This guide is ideal for beginners, covering essential techniques and providing insights into creating various projects. The book focuses on developing skills and offers inspiration for your crochet journey in the Arts & Culture category.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a beginner eager to dive into the vibrant world of crochet. With clear instructions and helpful illustrations, it’s perfect for those looking to master basic stitches and create beautiful projects.

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Enjoy this beginner's guide that takes you by the hand like a personal instructor and teaches you how to crochet.

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Learning how to crochet has never been simpler! Enjoy this beginner's guide that takes you by the hand like a personal instructor and teaches you how to crochet.

Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic crocheting techniques will have you creating projects like boas, coasters, and even slippers and bags in no time.

Eight simple projects will introduce crocheting skills like basic stitches, chaining, increasing and decreasing, and colour techniques; skills you will use often as you continue to learn.

With First Time Crochet, soon you will be stitching amazing gifts and projects with confidence.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781589238251

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Creative Publishing International, US

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 280.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 546g

Pages: 128

About the Author

DEBORAH BURGER, author of Crochet 101 and How to Make 100 Crochet Appliques, learned to crochet from her grandmother at age 12. She is a professional member of the Crochet Guild of America, teaching crochet and designing from Western North Carolina. She shares her ideas and sells her designs on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/) as well as her own web site, Crochet: the Extraordinary Realm (http://cerdeb.googlepages.com). She also works as an educational consultant, speaker and author within the homeschooling community. She lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

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