One Day Crochet: An Amazing Crochet Manual That Will Teach You How You Can Make Amazing Bags

By Agatha Melton

Crochet is a handicraft which has existed since the sixteenth century. Originally used to create intricate lace patterns, the art has expanded to become a craft that can help enthusiastic hobbyists create everything from children's toys to household decorations to winter wear and more. It is an affordable and fun way to create unique projects that reflect your personality and to learn a new skill.

This book covers the basics of crochet from explaining the most common terminology and abbreviations that will be seen in patterns and tutorials to giving step-by-step guides on how to perform the most basic stitches. It explains how to start and end a chain, change colors, add extra decorations to a project and even includes a tutorial for how to create your own first crochet purse project using what you have learned.
This book is an essential resource for anybody just getting started in crochet who is interested in finding out where to begin and who is ready to learn the first steps of crochet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JVzon Studio
• Release date: Mar 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386021902

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Introduction

Crochet is a great hobby for people of all ages. Once you get the knack of it, you will find that this craft is an easy, fun and affordable past time, which will allow you to create a wide variety of items from toys and clothes to decorative items for the home and accessories.

This book has been written with the aim of helping any complete crochet novice to become familiar with the basics of crochet. This includes learning about the standard equipment of the craft and the terminology that will be seen in pattern books and online tutorials. It also covers some of the most basic stitches that will be seen time and time again when following a crochet pattern.

By the end of this book you will know everything you need to know to be able to follow a simple crochet pattern and even make your first crochet bag. From there, you will be able to go on to teach yourself the more advanced stitches and techniques of the craft and really be able to make the most of all that crochet can offer the amateur hobbyist.

In this book you will find helpful advice for crochet novices as well as picture guides to some of the first steps of crochet. This book is a wonderful introduction to crochet, which will give anybody new to the craft a firm foundation for further learning and enjoyment.

What is Crochet?

Crochet is a handicraft, which is very similar to knitting although many people think of it as more complex and challenging. Crochet is a very flexible art form which can be used to create not only winter clothing, but a whole range of toys, accessories and decorations. Crochet projects are practical and durable and a lot of fun to create. What's more, crochet is an affordable hobby which requires only basic equipment and some yarn.

Unlike knitting, crochet creates one stitch at a time and moves along a row or across a round without ‘holding’ multiple stitches at a time. It also has a great variety of stitch types which can be used to change the tension in a design or to add texture of style. Mastery of these stitches can allow to create multiple textures, patterns and tensions all within one