Table Of ContentIntroduction How to Use This Book Choosing Yarn Comparing and Choosing Stitch Patterns Crochet Colorwork Steeking Without Freaking! Swatches Extended Single Crochet swatches and charts Centre Single Crochet swatches and charts Front Post Double Crochet swatches and charts Single Crochet Through the Back Loop Only swatches and charts Split Extended Single Crochet swatches and charts Projects Tread Scarf Snowy Picture Hat Claddagh Mittens Badlands Cardigan Icicles Pullover Stitch Instructions How to Fix Colorwork Mistakes Swapping and Modifying Charts About the Author Suppliers Index
SynopsisThe Hooktionary takes a fresh approach to crochet colorwork, with 150 bold and funky patterns that you won't find in other crochet books. Inside you'll find a huge variety of quirky designs, from contemporary graphic patterns to motifs that will make you smile while you stitch. Picking your favorites will be tricky, with options that range from donuts to dinosaurs, cupcakes to clouds, scissors to skulls, narwhals to ninjas, and many, many more. Explore all the techniques you need to get started and discover five fantastic projects to showcase your colorwork, plus there's comprehensive advice on fixing mistakes-so you're sure to make a success of it. Hang onto your book, it's about to get wild!, The first and only crochet stitch dictionary to feature tapestry crochet motifs. With bold, graphic designs, the 150 motifs in this book are perfect for the modern maker. Plus, five projects allow you to mix and match motifs into one-of-a-kind designs that reflect your own tastes. There is also advice on choosing stitches and fixing mistakes., Create bold, modern and fun tapestry crochet designs with this unique crochet stitch dictionary! One of the most important tools in any crocheter's toolbox is a stitch dictionary - an essential reference packed with possibilities. The Hooktionary is the first and only crochet stitch dictionary to feature tapestry crochet motifs. And it has personality to boot! From unicorns and bumblebees to bold, graphic designs, the 150 motifs this book includes are perfect for the modern maker. Plus, five 'choose your own adventure' projects allow you to mix and match motifs into one-of-a-kind designs that reflect your own tastes. Inspired by Andrea Rangel's Alterknit Stitch Dictionary , Brenda K.B. Anderson has created a crochet counterpart so that crocheters can join in the fun too. Unlike other tapestry crochet pattern collections, which focus on single crochet stitches - creating slanted color patterns which do not create clean lines - Anderson has used her experience of which kinds of crochet stitches pair well with tapestry crochet to create beautiful, clear patterns, and wearable fabrics. Swatches are made in one of five different crochet stitch patterns: single crochet through the back loop, center (or split) single crochet, extended single crochet, center (or split) extended single crochet, and front post double crochet, with information about how the crochet stitch anatomy affects both the drape and feel of the fabric and also the look of the charted image, so that you can imagine how a chart would look in another stitch pattern. All the designs are crocheted in the round, so that you can keep the front of the work facing you, and then steeked - a technique that has not been covered in any other crochet book! There is also comprehensive advice on choosing stitches and fixing mistakes.