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Top-Down Crochet Sweaters

Fabulous Patterns with Perfect Fit
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Welcome to the new era of crochet with Top-Down Crochet Sweaters by Dora Ohrenstein. This innovative pattern book brings the popular top-down construction method from knitting to crochet, allowing crafters to test and adjust the garment fit as they work. Featuring 14 stylish sweater patterns designed to flatter all body shapes and sizes, the book includes stunning original photography, thorough explanations of top-down techniques, and detailed guidance for personalised customisation to achieve perfect fits.
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This book is ideal for crocheters interested in garment making who want to create flattering, custom-fitted sweaters using the top-down technique. Both intermediate and experienced crocheters looking to expand their skills and enjoy fashionable projects will appreciate this collection.

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Top-down, seamless sweater construction offers new opportunities to create hip, fashionable garments that can be tried on as they are created, with no tedious seaming to do when the crocheting is complete. Top-Down Crochet Sweaters offers complete instructions on this technique along with 14 stylish, contemporary patterns.

Top-down, seamless sweater construction offers new opportunities to create hip, fashionable garments that can be tried on as they are created, with no tedious seaming to do when the crocheting is complete.

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Welcome to the new era of crochet. Making garments from the top down is a favourite knitting technique that allows knitters to test and adjust the fit as they go. Now, thanks to designer Dora Ohrenstein, crocheters will benefit for the first time from a pattern book featuring the same beloved approach.

These 14 fashionable patterns are sure to flatter bodies of all shapes and sizes. Show-stopping original photography, an extensive discussion of the benefits of top-down construction, and detailed instructions on how and why to adjust the patterns to ensure an exquisite customised fit will have crocheters tying themselves in knots to start strutting their stuff!

Top-Down Crochet Sweaters is a must-have for anyone looking to master this innovative technique and create stunning garments.

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"If you've always thought of crocheted sweaters as lumpy, heavy, and unflattering, Dora's book will change your mind in about two minutes flat." — Franklin Habit, designer, teacher, author, and illustrator

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612126104

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 September 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; photographs and il

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 569g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Dora Ohrenstein is a leading crochet designer, author, and teacher. She is the author of Top-Down Crochet Sweaters and The Crocheter s Skill-Building Workshop, which is being hailed as a must-have resource by the crochet community. Ohrenstein s chic and innovative designs appear regularly in Interweave Crochet, Crochet!, Crochet World, Vogue Knitting Crochet, and many other print and online magazines. She is the co-editor of Crochet World's Talking Crochet column, and she has written for various other publications about crochet history, international traditions, and techniques.

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