A collection of essays about the transformative power of knitting from 27 contemporary authors, including Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver, John Dufresne, and Joyce Maynard.

The book starts with a treasure trove of twisted stitch variations, starting with patterns made from diagonals and building from there—adding horizontal and vertical elements, combining twisted stitches with lace or polygon knitting, and ...

You’ll have the tools you need to: Create consistency with a gauge swatch Decode crochet patterns, symbols, and diagrams Stitch a double, a triple, a double triple, and a half double crochet Increase and decrease stitches Crochet in ...

In The Crafty Chica Creates, Kathy Cano-Murillo (IG: @craftychica) presents the vivid world of Latinx crafts, offering simple step-by-step instructions to make appealing home décor projects, sparkly accessories, eye-catching wearables, ...

Richly illustrated study of the central role of lace making in defining a colonial American community.

Celebrate and explore America’s most glorious natural and historic sites with America the Beautiful Cross Stitch, featuring 30 colorful patterns depicting the country's most popular national parks and monuments.

Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.

Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want (wool, cotton, silk, synthetic), establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful ...

This indispensable reference includes: an overview of the yarns and equipment available today a step-by-step guide to the basics, with knit and purl, casting on and binding (casting) off, and reading patterns creative options like cables, ...

The purpose of this book on leather tooling and carving is to provide the basic information about leathers and tools, and to offer complete and detailed instructions for each of the projects.