Product Description

Among the unique projects included are earflap hats, a patchwork poncho, snail and butterfly pillows, a cupcake-shaped pin cushion, and a sweater with an optional hood. With Kids Crochet, boys and girls learn how to crochet and also about crochet traditions around the world; where to go for help and materials; ideas about crocheting for charity; and, most importantly, how to be creative and imaginative with these new skills. Kids Crochet is the second title in STC's Kids Crafts Series (following Kids Embroidery/Fall 04 and preceding Kids Weaving/Fall 05).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151214 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8–In this handsomely designed volume, a combination of softly hued illustrations, sharp, colorful photos (including dozens of full page), and step-by-step instructions clearly guides young people (including "lefties") through 15 projects. All aspects of crocheting are covered: yarns, tools, hooks, size, sides, rows, attaching a new color, borders, texture, increasing/decreasing, stitches (chain, single crochet, woven, rib). Handcrafted items include a neck cozy, tool pouch, friendship cuffs, patchwork poncho, triangle-square quilt and pillow, and critter cushions. Boxed text provides useful information on winding a ball of yarn, weaving in tails, sewing on a button, keeping track of rounds, etc. Along with Susan O'Reilly's Knitting and Crochet (Thomson Learning, l994), this title is a good choice for craft collections.–Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
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From Booklist
Gr. 4-7. Here's another beautiful crochet book to join Jane Davis' Crochet: Fantastic Jewelry, Hats, Purses, Pillows & More (2005). This, too, has projects that kids will really enjoy making: hats, a poncho, a pillow, a scarf, bags, toys, and head and wrist bands. What will especially entice children are the sharply reproduced color photographs, which make the projects pop. Also excellent are the attractive drawings showing crochet basics. This offers some extra bang for the buck with sidebars providing instructions for more-complicated crochet techniques and information about subjects such as crochet around the world. Both boys and girl are shown enjoying the craft. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author
Kelli Ronci is a freelance photo stylist and craft designer. She has recently worked for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where she created many craft stories and columns. She holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied the psychology of aesthetic development in children. John Gruen is a lifestyle photographer whose work has appeared in Martha Stewart Living, Country Home, Country Living, House and Garden, Food & Wine, and Parenting magazines. He is also the photographer of Kids Embroidery (STC, Fall 2004). Lena Corwin is a textile designer and illustrator. She has designed for Calvin Klein, Jill Stuart, Anna Sui, and Target. She's a contributing illustrator at Elle Decor Magazine.