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100 flowers to knit & crochet : a collection of beautiful blooms for embellishing garments, accessories, and more /

Stanfield, Lesley.

100 flowers to knit & crochet : a collection of beautiful blooms for embellishing garments, accessories, and more / 100 flowers to knit and crochet One hundred flowers to knit & crochet - 1st St. Martin's Press ed. - New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009. - 128 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes index.

1. Before you begin (Materials and equipment -- Crochet symbols -- Abbreviations -- Terminology and aftercare -- Notes on knitting -- Notes on crochet) -- 2. Directory of flowers (Flowers -- Leaves -- Fruit and vegetables) -- 3. Technical instructions. Knitting instructions (Basic designs -- Intermediate designs -- Advanced designs) -- Crochet instructions (Basic designs -- Intermediate designs -- Advanced designs) -- 4. Projects (Project 1. Clothespin bag -- Project 2. Evening purse -- Project 3. Stationery -- Project 4. Christmas gift wrap -- Project 5. Baby's cardigan -- Project 6. Winter scarf -- Project 7. Summer shoes -- Project 8. Ruffles -- Project 9. Place settings -- Project 10. Shopping bag).

This gorgeous collection will inspire all knitters and crocheters with 100 flower designs featuring simple spiraling roses, saucer-sized poppies, delicate lilacs, an assortment of vegetables, and more. All are shown full-size and in scale complete with stitched leaves and embroidered stems. Each flower has full instructions, yarn requirements, and a suggested skill level. An additional section serves as a refresher course with basic techniques and provides inspiration for embellishing your finished flowers with beads, buttons, and sequins.

9780312538347 0312538340

2009284437


Knitting--Patterns.
Crocheting--Patterns.
Flowers in art.


Patterns.

TT825 / .S726 2009

746.43/043