Comprehensive work that features all that readers need to know to knit 25 one-of-a-kind home and fashion accessories.

Complete Knitting: Techniques & Projects

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Long, Laura

Butt, Louise

Buchanan, Kate

Luyken, Sian

Crafts & Hobbies

Home Arts

25 one-of-a-kind crocheted accessories with comprehensive, step-by-step instructions. Over 450 color photos and illustrations.

Complete Crochet: Techniques & Projects

Lo, Michelle

With Glamorous Beaded Jewelry, beaders can create 25 fun and sophisticated pieces from chandelier earrings, to chunky bracelets, to knotted-and-bejeweled chokers. The stunning projects are inspired by the designer jewelry seen in upscale boutiques and the runways of today’s fashion houses. Featured pieces are deceptively simple and inexpensive to make, with clear step-by-step instructions and photographs that give beginners new skills and intermediate beaders new approaches to their craft. A helpful Sources &amp; Resources section ensures that the featured materials are close at hand so that the adage, “Make it today. Wear it tonight!” comes true.

Glamorous Beaded Jewelry: Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings, and Rings

M. T. Ryan

The Decorated Bag is a fun, stylish collection of 25 “must-have” bags inspired by the look of designer originals. Shown in full-page color photographs, purses, envelopes, totes, and shoulder bags are accompanied by simple, step-by-step directions. Most of the designs are created by embellishing inexpensive store-bought bags, but patterns for sewing four popular styles are also included. From a velvet purse with a faux leopard lining and shimmering rhinestones to a casual knitted tote decorated with vintage buttons, The Decorated Bag presents an array of stylish bags for every occasion.

The Decorated Bag: Creating Designer Handbags, Purses, and Totes Using Embellishments

Arts & Photography

Sterbenz, Genevieve A.

Fashion

Knit Style is a collection of 25 gorgeous knitted accessories. Each original item is knitted in today’s most popular yarns and shown in original full-color photography. Geared to the beginner and veteran knitter alike, the collection features such fashion favorites as a beret, a beaded choker, a shrug with “fur” collar and cuffs, a chunky poncho, and a delicate capelet with bell sleeves. Bracelets, gloves and armlets, belts, and sashes are also included. Notable is Knit Style’s format, an easel-back, spiral-bound book that allows “hands free” access to the information on each beautifully illustrated page. Knit Style is the perfect guide to creating the “now” looks without breaking the bank.

Knit Style

Larson, Bobbi

Bead Style is an exuberant collection of bracelets, necklaces, and rings made in the chunky style using beads of every description. Wildly popular, the chunky look exudes high and funky style when shapely beads in gorgeous colors are combined to create multi-strand necklaces in robin's egg blue, pale salmon, milky pink, and raspberry, bracelets loaded with plumb faceted crystals in pomegranate red, burnt orange, and lime green, and dazzling cocktail rings in chunky quartz in gemstone colors. 150 full-color photographs and 25 illustrations. Over 25 sparkling and unique beaded projects. Unique spiral-bound, easel-style format allows for "hands-free" beading and access to all information at a glance.

Bead Style: Fabulous Chunky Jewelry

Jeans, the most popular and versatile item in wardrobes across the world, take center stage in this collection of 28 original designs that are up-to-the-minute cool, sexy, and to-die-for stylish. Needing from a few minutes to an hour or so, anyone can create sopisticated, fun, and personal style, regardless of previous crafting experience. Jeans Style: Must-Have Looks Using Embellishments inspires and instructs through its lavishly illustrated pages and clear step-by-step directions.

Jean Style: Must-Have Looks Using Embellishments

Sterbenz, Gabrielle

Knit one of these fabulous patterns, and go party! Match a satin skirt with the shimmering copper top or a pretty summer dress with the frill-edge bolero to make a terrific summer ensemble. Or keep warm at a winter party without any loss of style wearing the latest in shrugs, wraps, and gilets. Plus, this beautiful collection of knitted-wear offers gorgeous accessories such as corsages and bags to accent every outfit. Party Knits is a great new collection of 24 up-to-the-minute patterns that will allow you to go wild with bold and bright colors using an amazing range of glittering, metallic, and ribbon yarns, or stay chic with black and white. Making your own party pieces allows you to find just the right shade of wool to coordinate with your outfit. Follow unique patterns to add instant glamour to your party attire, or keep in pace with traditional craft to create a contemporary look. It’s your party and you’ll style how you want to!

Party Knits

Stanfield, Lesley

Griffiths, Melody

Follow the designers down the catwalk with any one of the incredible crochet creations featured in Party Crochet. 24 fun and fabulous pieces, each perfect for that special occasion, including a strappy evening dress, sequined bolero, matching skirt and camisole, faux fur jacket, shrug, capelet, mini-poncho, and any accessory you can dream of. Perfect for beginners and veteran crocheters alike, each design explained in clear, step-by-step patterns and diagrams. Over 75 photographs, showing all the crocheted pieces and exquisite stitch details. A comprehensive how-to section featuring all of the basics of crocheting outlined in clear, concise instructions and diagrams is included

Party Crochet

Whiting,Sue

Crochet Style offers inspiring pieces to accentuate personal style and add excitement to any wardrobe. From simple stitches and quick projects to advanced patterns that include intricate stitch work, this book holds interest for beginning and expert crocheters alike. An array of projects, from lacy hoop earrings and funky beaded necklaces to an elaborate poncho and sleek eveningwear, entices the reader to experiment with personal style. These pieces lend versatility and individuality to any look. Over 170 original full-color photographs show stunning detail and offer suggestions of stylish ways to wear each of the beautiful items. All of the designs are fun to wear and even easier to make. Crochet Style includes everything you’ll need to get started, from Crochet Basics” to Sources and Resources”, yarn types, patterns, plus a plethora of information and inspiration. Step-by-step photos show you how to hold your hook, make stitches, and the best places to buy supplies. Crochet Style comes as a unique, spiral-bound, easel-style format allowing for hands-free” crafting and access to all the information at a glance. You are likely to be hooked” on this book!

Crochet Style: Chic and Sexy Accessories

Okey, Shannon

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