Crocheted Accessories Kindle Edition

This sumptuous step-by-step guide unites traditional crochet skills with contemporary fashion styles and icons. Crocheted Accessories introduces crocheters of all abilities to a new vista of exciting possibilities. The book aims to give beginners the confidence to tackle exciting projects, as well as inspire intermediate crochet makers to develop new skills and dexterity.Vanessa Mooncie takes the reader on a making journey, explaining the techniques needed to produce a wide range of vibrant and exhilarating pieces; from intricate bumble bee brooch pins and vintage-inspired tattoo emblem brooches to delicate flower posy corsages and charming heart-shaped rings. Each chapter includes a project that all levels of makers can accomplish, as well as history boxes explaining the development of crochet through the ages.Projects include: fantail dove brooch, daffodil headband, mod target cufflinks, loveheart tattoo necklace, charm bracelet and oak leaf and acorn pendant.• 20 gorgeous projects all clearly presented with easy-to-follow patterns• Projects that vary in complexity and appeal to a range of abilities• Quirky designs that are fun to make and a fabulous way to use up spare pieces of yarn• Techniques section explaining all the basic skills• Detailed reference glossary expanding on the various stitches and techniques used throughout the bookAbout the author:Vanessa Mooncie spent many happy hours as a child sitting with her mother and maternal grandmother learning how to knit and crochet. She went on to study fashion and textile design and became a self-employed children’s wear designer, illustrator and commercial interior designer. She now specializes in silkscreen work and designing crochet jewellery, which she sells through her company Kissy Suzuki (www.kissysuzuki.com). She lives with her family in a rural village in the south of England. Vanessa is also the author of the forthcoming title, Animal Hats for GMC Publications and was co-author of Tea Cozies 3 and is a regular contributor to other craft books and magazines.This Kindle Edition is a fixed layout which provides the reader with a visually immersive experience of this beautifully designed book.•Pages can be zoomed with a double tap or pinching •2 portrait pages can be viewed together by turning the Kindle Fire device to landscapePlease note that text is not selectable or searchable. Hyperlinks do not work on 1st or 2nd generation Kindle Fires. Read more