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Karen Manthey is a freelance technical editor and creates crochet diagrams for various publications and designers. Susan Brittain crochets and designs pieces for numerous yarn companies. Julie Armstrong Holetz is a pattern designer and freelance technical editor for craft publishers and magazines.
Part I: Crochet 101.
Chapter 1: Hooking into a Life of Crochet.
Chapter 2: Tools of the Trade.
Chapter 3: Creating Consistency with Gauge.
Chapter 4: Decoding Crochet Patterns.
Part II: Basic Stitches and Techniques.
Chapter 5: Focusing on Fundamental Stitches.
Chapter 6: Long, Longer, Longest: Several Common Crochet Stitches.
Chapter 7: Shaping Up and Slimming Down: Increasing and Decreasing Stitches.
Chapter 8: I’ve Been Here Before: Crocheting in Circles.
Chapter 9: Crocheting in Technicolor.
Part III: Advanced Stitches and Techniques.
Chapter 10: Fancy Stitches That Steal the Show.
Chapter 11: Creating Texture in Unexpected Ways.
Chapter 12: Like Knitting with a Hook: Tunisian Crochet.
Chapter 13: Filet and Mesh Crochet: Creating a New Style.
Chapter 14: Building on Your Skills with Motifs.
Part IV: Putting It All Together.
Chapter 15: Connecting the Parts: Joining Seams.
Chapter 16: Design 101: Crocheting Your First Sweater.
Chapter 17: Finishing Functionally: Borders, Buttons, and Pockets.
Chapter 18: It’s All in the Details: Embellishing Crochet.
Chapter 19: Neatness Counts: Fixing, Blocking, and Caring for Your Work.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Do Good with Crochet.
Chapter 21: Ten Variations on Crochet.
Appendix: Sources and Resources.
Index.
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