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Top-Down Crochet Sweaters: Fabulous Patterns with Perfect Fit by Dora Ohrenstein
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Item specifics
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- Publication Date
- 2016-09-20
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN
- 1612126103
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Storey Publishing
ISBN-10
1612126103
ISBN-13
9781612126104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219205755
Product Key Features
Book Title
Top-Down Crochet Sweaters : Fabulous Patterns with Perfect FIT
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Needlework / Crocheting, Fashion, Fiber Arts & Textiles
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-015554
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"If you've always thought of crocheted sweaters as lumpy, heavy, and unflattering, Dora's book will change your mind in about two minutes flat." -- Franklin Habit, designer, teacher, author, and illustrator
Dewey Decimal
746.4340432
Table Of Content
Introduction: Why Crochet from the Top Down? Top-Down Construction Basics A Note about Yarns The Garment Pairs Part I: The Techniques 1 The Top-Down Crochet Method Necklines: An Overview Yolk Shaping Building Necklines Trying On the Yoke as You Go Creating the Underarm Beginning the Body Working the Sleeve 2 Additional Techniques for Top-Down Garments Mastering Stitches Gauge and Drape Blocking Your Swatch Choosing Yarns Blocking Your Garment 3 Making Your Garment Fit All about Ease Measuring Yourself Measuring a Favorite Sweater How to Read a Schematic How Sweaters Fit Your Body Choosing a Length Fibers and Fit Making Alterations Part II: The Patterns Ava and Bettina Isola and Chloe Luna and Janelle Jade and Magda Rosina and Isabel Genevieve and Zora Nanette and Erde Index Abbreviations Acknowledgments Metric Conversion Chart
Synopsis
Welcome to the new era of crochet. Making garments from the top down is a favorite knitting technique that allows knitters to test and adjust the fit as they go. Now, thanks to designer Dora Ohrenstein, crocheters will benefit for the first time from a pattern book featuring the same beloved approach. These 14 fashionable patterns are sure to flatter bodies of all shapes and sizes. Show-stopping original photography, an extensive discussion of the benefits of top-down construction, and detailed instructions on how and why to adjust the patterns to ensure an exquisite customized fit will have crocheters tying themselves in knots to start strutting their stuff!, Top-down, seamless sweater construction offers new opportunities to create hip, fashionable garments that can be tried on as they are created, with no tedious seaming to do when the crocheting is complete. Top-Down Crochet Sweaters offers complete instructions on this technique along with 14 stylish, contemporary patterns., Welcome to the new era of crochet. Making garments from the top down is a favorite knitting technique that allows knitters to test and adjust the fit as they go. Now, thanks to designer Dora Ohrenstein, crocheters will benefit for the first time from a pattern book featuring the same beloved approach. These 14 fashionable patterns are sure to flatter bodies of all shapes and sizes. Show-stopping original photography, an extensive discussion of the benefits of top-down construction, and detailed instructions on how and why to adjust the patterns to ensure an exquisite customized fit will have crocheters tying themselves in knots to start strutting their stuff
LC Classification Number
TT825.O35735 2016
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