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The happy hooker : stitch 'n bitch crochet
Stoller, Debbie.
Adult Nonfiction TT820 .S857 2006
Stoller, Debbie.
Adult Nonfiction TT820 .S857 2006
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| Contents | Page |
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| Part 1 - Hooking up Learning to Crochet | |
| 1 - Voulez-Vous Crochet Avec Moi? | p. 2 |
| A Brief History of Hooking | p. 6 |
| The Joys of Crochet | p. 8 |
| Crocheting vs. Knitting | p. 8 |
| A Guide to Crochet Lingo | p. 11 |
| 2 - Hook, Line, and Sinker: The Tools of Crochet | p. 12 |
| Getting to Know Crochet Hooks | p. 13 |
| Choosing Your Yarn | p. 16 |
| Yarn Weights | p. 19 |
| Crochet Thread | p. 20 |
| Yarn Textures and Crochet | p. 20 |
| Making Skeins and Hanks | p. 21 |
| How to Read a Yarn Label | p. 22 |
| Other Crocheting Supplies | p. 23 |
| Standard Yarn Weight System | p. 24 |
| 3 - Get Shorty: Making the Chain Stitch, Single Crochet, and Slip Stitch | p. 25 |
| Making a Slipknot | p. 26 |
| Holding Your Yarn and Hook | p. 27 |
| Making the Chain Stitch | p. 28 |
| Making Single Crochet Stitches into the Chain | p. 30 |
| Other Ways to Crochet into the Chain | p. 31 |
| The Turning Chain | p. 32 |
| Single Crochet, Row 2 | p. 33 |
| The Structure of Crochet | p. 33 |
| Understanding Gauge | p. 34 |
| The Slip Stitch | p. 36 |
| Finishing Off Your Work | p. 36 |
| 4 - Walking tall: Making Half-Double Crochet, Double Crochet, and Triple Crochet | p. 37 |
| The Half-Double Crochet Stitch | p. 38 |
| The Double Crochet Stitch | p. 39 |
| The Triple Crochet Stitch | p. 41 |
| Double Triple and Triple Triple Crochet | p. 42 |
| How to Add Yarn | p. 44 |
| Understanding Crochet Directions | p. 45 |
| 5 - The Shape of things to come: Increasing, Decreasing, and Working in a Circle | p. 46 |
| Adding Stitches | p. 47 |
| Decreasing Stitches | p. 48 |
| Crocheting a Circle | p. 50 |
| Making a Circle with a Smaller Hole | p. 52 |
| 6 - Hooked on a feeling: Making Fancy Stitches | p. 54 |
| How to Read a Crochet Chart | p. 55 |
| The V Stitch | p. 56 |
| Making Shell Stitches | p. 57 |
| Making Bobble, Puff, and Popcorn Stitches | p. 58 |
| Making the Mesh Stitch | p. 61 |
| Making the Fishnet Stitch | p. 62 |
| Making the Picot Stitch | p. 62 |
| Inserting Your Hook in Other Locations | p. 63 |
| Making Ribbing with Crochet | p. 63 |
| Crocheting Around the Post | p. 64 |
| Making the Crossed Stitch | p. 65 |
| How to Make a Spike Stitch | p. 66 |
| Crocheting the Granny Square | p. 66 |
| 7 - Picture this: Making Images in Crochet | p. 68 |
| Color Work Using Tapestry Crochet | p. 69 |
| Working Filet Crochet | p. 71 |
| Learning the Afghan Stitch | p. 74 |
| 8 - Off the Hook: Sewing Your Pieces Together, Blocking, and Adding Decoration | p. 77 |
| Sewing Seams | p. 78 |
| Weaving Sides and Tops of Crocheted Pieces Together | p. 78 |
| Making Joins Using the Whipstitch | p. 81 |
| Seaming with the Backstitch | p. 81 |
| Crocheted Seams | p. 82 |
| Making Buttonholes | p. 83 |
| Adding Fringe, Tassels, and Pom-Poms | p. 84 |
| Making Decorative Cords and Crocheted Buttons | p. 86 |
| Stitching onto Crochet | p. 88 |
| Working Away Yarn Ends | p. 89 |
| Blocking | p. 89 |
| Part 2 - Crochet away: the Patterns | |
| How to Read a Crochet Pattern | p. 92 |
| Abbreviations | p. 95 |
| Scarves and Shawls | p. 96 |
| Garden Scarf | p. 96 |
| One-Skein Scarf | p. 101 |
| Stripes (and Stripes) Forever | p. 103 |
| Sweet Pea Shawl | p. 106 |
| Cold Shoulders | p. 110 |
| Hats | p. 115 |
| Yeehaw Lady | p. 115 |
| The PDQ | p. 118 |
| Anarchy Irony Hat | p. 123 |
| Boy Beanie | p. 125 |
| Strut | p. 128 |
| Spring in Winter | p. 133 |
| Bags | p. 137 |
| In Bloom and Fit to Be Tied | p. 137 |
| Granny's No Square | p. 140 |
| Orange You Glad and Fashion First Aid | p. 145 |
| Exchange Bag | p. 150 |
| Fat-Bottom Bag | p. 154 |
| Spring & Summer | p. 158 |
| Blissful | p. 158 |
| Cupcake | p. 165 |
| Short 'n Sweet | p. 168 |
| Designer Wannabe Tank Top | p. 175 |
| Knot Ugly Shrug | p. 178 |
| Bikini in a Bag | p. 185 |
| Fall & Winter | p. 191 |
| Prepster | p. 191 |
| Jolly Roger | p. 198 |
| Unseamly Sweater | p. 203 |
| Froufrou | p. 210 |
| Go for Baroque | p. 216 |
| Violet Beauregard | p. 224 |
| Accessories | p. 229 |
| One-Night Glam | p. 229 |
| Ruffled Corset Belt | p. 231 |
| Fluffy Bunny Slippers | p. 234 |
| Pinups | p. 241 |
| Ladylike Lace Gloves | p. 244 |
| Home, Gifts & Baby | p. 251 |
| Bedfellows | p. 251 |
| Skullholders | p. 257 |
| Doris Daymat | p. 260 |
| Cozy Pod Creatures | p. 265 |
| Color-Bar Blanket | p. 271 |
| Li'l Monkey | p. 274 |
| Seija Set | p. 281 |
| Resource Guide | p. 284 |
| Credits | p. 286 |
| Index | p. 288 |
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