Crocheting, which is the age-old craft of hooking yarn through a loop in different ways to form patterns and fabric is so simple to do, once you have grasped the concept. Watching someone crocheting can look extremely complicated if you have no clue what they are actually doing. Sadly this craft is thought of as a way to keep the elderly industriously occupied. Something they do when they while away the time sitting in a rocking chair. This is definitely not the case. Men, women and children of all ages enjoy the challenge of this craft, as it is becoming a trend again in the fashion world.

Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities and using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance, and mixed-media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage, dissect gender codes, and show the primal creative expression represented by crochet. In The Fine Art of Crochet, author Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art-crochet movement from 1915 onward to the crochet revolution of the 1960s, profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. Offering insight to those who may not have otherwise thought to go beyond the purely practical aspect of crochet, she features internationally known artists such as Arline Fisch, Leslie Pontz, Carol Hummel, Tracy Krumm, Bonnie Meltzer, and Soonran Youn. Gwen Blakley Kinslerthe founder of the Crochet Guild of America and a fiber-art practitioner in her own rightexamines the concepts and diverse works of these artists, in whose hands the magic of crochet creates cutting-edge art for the twenty-first century. Each artist approaches the medium with wonder and the desire to explore its full potential. This study and collection of images presents an exploration of the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize crocheted art today.

An updated and completely revised edition of one of the most popular Complete Idiot's Guidesever published! Now in the Illustrated format, with loads of photographs and helpful line drawings. All new patterns. Step-by-step directions help even beginners learn to knit and crochet more easily.

The "Simple Crocheting Techniques for the Beginner" is really what this book is about. If you've never done it before or have only thought about doing it, you've got the right guide. Everything is kept very basic so that anyone can do it. Something as simple as how to hold the crocheting needle is taught. You'll discover how this tool can do wonders and learn which different types and sizes are best for making which specific things. Of course the material for the yawn is covered and which type is best for crocheting what. As you proceed along, not only will you be amazed at how much can be done by crocheting, you'll see how even a beginner can create some awesome stuff. It's just a matter of learning the right techniques and eventually mastering them. There's nothing like a hand-made blanket that you created with your own hands by crocheting. Being a beginner is not a problem. This book will teach you how and get you on your way to making some pretty neat stuff. You might get pretty good at it and your friends and family night even pay you to crochet something for them. You never know.

The Crocheting could be the simplest way of creating fabric that ever existed in the world. Since all you need to create the fabric is some yarn, thread or any other material, your hands and a crochet hook, the process is widely adopted by many people across the world. Even though the art gets its name from France, courtesy of the small hook like crochet, the art has been perfected in other parts of the world. Understanding the basics of crocheting, therefore, is paramount before you try to master any patterns, be it Afghan or French patterns.

Crochet for Noobs is the book for an absolute beginner at the art of crochet. You will learn basic stitches and two projects you can do right away!

Enhanced by instructions for seven projects, uses color photographs and step-by-step instructions to provide a visual guide to crocheting, covering such topics as basic crochet stiches, advanced variations, edgings, patterns, and finishing.