
The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Crochet
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Anyone can do it. Anyone. Stop thinking. Stop being afraid. Stop sweating, you'll get the hook all damp. Yes, with the help of the Chicks with Sticks, anyone can learn to crochet in just a weekend—and by Sunday night, beginners will know what they're doing and have the confidence to do it. Advanced beginners (the ones who have already made an afghan square) will have fresh, fashion-forward projects to wear around town. First up is an introductory section on tools and materials. Then the Chicks present a series of lessons that each introduce a new skill and patterns that help readers learn and master it before moving on. The more than 30 projects range from cool belts to stunning scarves, from felted bags to stylish wraps and sweaters. Throughout, the Chicks with Sticks are standing by with quips and anecdotes, support and sisterhood. Learning to crochet has never been so entertaining . . . and so empowering!
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Mary Ellen O'Connell, the other Chick, is a lifelong knitter who creates knitting patterns for her own line, Meo Designs, as well as for the Chicks with Sticks.
Both Chicks live near Philadelphia.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Lesson One: Getting Hooked
- Yarn Ho! The Lure of Yarn
- Size Does Matter: Crochet Hooks
- It's in the Bag: The Chicks' Tools Checklist
- Crochet Patterns: Recipes for Success
- Crochet Lingo
- Lesson Two: The Chicks' Crash Course in Crocheting
- What Is Crochet?
- Get a Grip: Holding the Hook
- Control Yourself: Yarn Tension
- Be a Little Knotty: The Slip Knot
- Yarn Over
- Chain and Foundation Chain
- Counting Chains
- Single Crochet
- Slip Stitch
- Turning Chains
- Horse of a Different Color
- At the End of your Rope? How to End a Project
- She's Come Undone: Fixing Mistakes
- Chicks' Slit-Top Felted Bag
- Laguna Felted Crochet Hook Case
- Lesson Three: Oh My, How You've Grown!
- Half Double Crochet
- Double Crochet
- Feeling a Little Loopy: Working in Front or Back Loops
- Purple Haze Fingerless Gloves
- Girl's Night Out Triangle Wrap
- Lesson Four: Reach for the Sky
- Treble Crochet
- Sunrise Shawl
- Lesson Five: Give me More
- Increasing
- Curly Scarf
- Lesson Six: Take it Away
- Decreasing
- Leftovers Diagonal Scarf
- Zigzag Silk Bag
- Retro Chevron Stripe Throw
- Lesson Seven: Take a Test Drive
- What Is a Test Swatch?
- How to Make a Test Swatch
- Test Swatch Project Ideas
- Lesson Eight: Understanding Garment Construction
- Following a Garment Pattern
- Crochet Shorthand
- Alex's T-Shirt Vest
- Lesson Nine: Crocheting in the round
- Totally Tubular!
- Crocheting a Circle
- MP3 Player Sock
- Regatta Rolled-Brim Hat
- Smellin'-Like-a-Rose Washcloths
- Lesson Ten: And You Call Yourself a Shrink!
- Cool Facts About Felting
- Laguna Felted Bag
- Large Felted Christmas Stocking
- Lesson Eleven: Chain Gang
- Stitch Variation: Chain-Space
- Our Esprit Pullover
- Lesson Twelve: Heat Up the Griddle
- Cobble Stitch
- Artisan Belt
- The No-Sweat Hoodie
- Big 'n' Rich Pullover
- Lesson Thirteen: Don't Get Your Stitches in a Bunch
- Cluster Stitch
- Holey Cowl Pullover
- Lesson Fourteen: Licensed Popologist!
- Popcorn Stitch
- Pet Sheep
- Lesson Fifteen: Don't Be Shell-Fish
- Shell stitch
- Surfer Chick Quick Cap
- Sensational Angora Wrap
- Lesson Sixteen: Posting It
- Front Post or Back Post Double Crochet
- The Boyfriend Basket Weave Scarf
- Lesson Seventeen: Embellishments
- Backstitching
- Bad to the Bone Dog Jacket
- Diva Dog Tutu
- Overstitching
- Single Crochet Edge
- Picot Edge
- Chicks' Felted Zebra Slippers
- Game Day Tee
- Posh Ballet Wrap
- Pocket Full of Posies Felted Purse
- Lesson Eighteen: Take it from the Top
- Top-Down Construction
- Making Buttonholes
- Heather's Café Cardigan
- Lesson Nineteen: Get it Together!
- Sewing & Finishing
- Blocking
- Getting it All Together: Seaming
- Lesson Twenty: Welcome to the Crochet Community
- Ways to Put More Crochet in Your Life
- The Benefits of Meeting Other Crocheters
- Charity Crochet
- Start Your Own Crochet Club
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Resources
- Get to Know the Chicks with Sticks
- Horoscopes
- Index
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