Crochet finishing techniques book

One of the best goto crochet edgings is also one of the simplest. A crochet book taking you past the howto steps and introduces you to modern, exciting professional methos of crochet. Your crochet afghan edging can be detailed or simple, wide or narrow. How to single crochet afghan edging the spruce crafts. This book is packed full of amazing tips and techniques that include great visuals. It contains construction techniques, additions you may want like pockets and collars, fastening ideas and creative touches like combining yarns or filet crochet. In this respect, the book offers help but not really enough. Finishing crochet with confidence free ebook crochet news. Give a professional finish to your crochet garments and accessories with this. Finishing techniques for crochet by betty barnden waterstones. From creating a slip knot to slipping your first stitch, from working with colour to joining new yarns, the book provides a onestop foundation to the most popular. This video workshop with robyn chachula will help you learn h. I thought that there would be more focus on advanced finishing techniques and less emphasis on some of the more basic aspects of crochet. It says that it is a technique book, but half of the book is sweaters that i.

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Available exclusively from craftsy, this great guide is completely free, instantly downloadable and yours to enjoy anytime, anywhere you can even print it if youd like. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The essential book of crochet techniques wiseman, nancie m. This book covers almost everything i would want to know about those finishing techniques.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The finishing touch on any crochet blanket is the right edging. The finishing techniques of the title are ways of making items look attractive on completion, using a variety of techniques, whereas i was actually looking for ways to make sure that knitting and crochet have perfectlyexecuted seams, no matter the circumstances. The knitters book of finishing techniques, by nancy m. Work an odd number of rows at least one of single crochet. Buy the encyclopedia of crochet techniques 1st edition by jan eaton isbn. Inspiration, projects and techniques for finishing crochet patterns with style by betty barnden isbn.

Its a subtle and sophisticated finish thatll be the easiest to memorize and use, so make friends with it now. At the end, do not turn ch 1, skip the stitch directly to the right and reverse single crochet rev sc into each sc. Wiseman is a must have book for any knitter that is wanting to learnimprove their skills for finishing projects. Need a refresher course on how to assemble the pieces, make a buttonhole, or just l. Finishing techniques for crochet is a wide reaching book, covering many of the basics of finishing crochet items plus projects and other techniques.

Needle workers will learn numerous stitches as well as how to work with more than one color, use camouflaging tricks, employ decorative techniques such as adding purl or shell edge, and incorporate raglan shaping, diamonds, hexagons, and motifs. Finishing your crochet project is very simple, in fact all you have to do is pull the end of yarn through the last loop on your hook and then pull it tight. From creating a slip knot to slipping your first stitch, from working with colour to joining new yarns, the book provides a onestop foundation to the most popular techniques and explains how to work each method properly. Im truly delighted to see this book available and am confident it will become a best seller. There is really nothing in this book that isnt covered in others or available on the internet. Finishing techniques for crochet provides enthuasiasts with the technical knowhow to create garments which fit as well as they look. Learn about gauges, increases, decreases, seams, trims, edgings, finishing, and more. There is also a directory of trims, crochet basics and information about blocking and making sure your edges are neat.