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Get your crochet on!: hip hats & cool caps
By Afya Ibomu. 2007
Describing her style as a mix of street, hip-hop, 1970s vintage, and new millennium, crochet designer Ibomu provides instructions for…
making many of the hats that her celebrity clients have worn in rap and soul music videos, concerts, and magazine photographs. Also discusses basic stitches, color theory, and materials. 2006Journalist explores the fifteen-hundred-year history of chess from antiquity and the Middle Ages to modern Western culture. Discusses influence on…
military strategy, mathematics, and the arts. Provides move-by-move analyses of six famous matches including the 1851 contest between Anderssen and Kieseritzky that is dubbed the "immortal game." Explains rules. 2006The happy hooker: stitch 'n bitch crochet
By Debbie Stoller. 2006
Provides a brief history of crochet, introduces types of hooks and yarns, and explains basic and fancy stitches and finishing…
techniques. Features step-by-step instructions for forty projects ranging from scarves and shawls to hats, bags, seasonal wear (a bikini), accessories, and gifts for babies and homes. 2006Summer at Tiffany
By Marjorie Hart. 2007
Eighty-three-year-old author recalls the summer of 1945 when she and Marty, her best friend from the University of Iowa, worked…
as the first female pages at Manhattan's Tiffany & Co. Reminisces about her romance with a navy midshipman and the VJ Day celebration in Times Square. 2007Editor of Knitter's Magazine discusses the social history and evolution of footwear. Provides instructions for eighteen traditional patterns from Great…
Britain and Europe including sturdy boot socks, lacy stockings, and kilt hose. Section on techniques features heel turnings and toe shapings. 1994Sensational knitted socks
By Charlene Schurch. 2005
Presents basic information about knitting socks: yarn choices, technical skill requirements, and sizing. Features ten different master patterns with options…
for a thousand variations. Includes instructions for making solid and multicolored socks in simple to complex designs, using a variety of needles. 2005Stitch 'n bitch: the knitter's handbook
By Debbie Stoller. 2003
Cofounder of trendy New York City knitting circle gives a brief history of this needle craft. Presents the basics: how…
to cast on, bind off, and knit. Explains advanced stitching and repair techniques and provides details for over thirty projects, including Pippi Kneestockings, Sparkle Hat, and Under the Hoodie. Some strong language. 2003Instructions and various techniques for creating hundreds of knit edgings from around the world. Describes how to effectively incorporate them…
into your knitted piece. Each chapter concentrates on a specific type of decorative border. 2004Circle of quilters: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #9)
By Jennifer Chiaverini. 2006
The Pennsylvania Elm Creek Quilters must hire new teachers for their camp. Candidates include Karen, a young mother; Maggie, the…
author of a quilt pattern book; Russ, a widower; Anna, a chef; and Gretchen, a shop owner. Sarah McClure and the other sewers debate each nominee's qualifications and drawbacks. 2006Made in America: from Levis to Barbie to Google
By Nick Freeth. 2005
Concise alphabetical profiles of some two hundred iconic U.S. products. Provides a brief history, manufacturing and stock information, and facts…
for items such as Brillo, Budweiser, Campbell's Soup, Coca-Cola, Cracker Jack, Heinz ketchup, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kool-Aid, Listerine, McDonald's, Microsoft Windows, Schwinn bicycles, Starbucks, teddy bears, and Zippo lighters. 2005Sweater design in plain English
By Maggie Righetti. 1990
Explains how to adjust, alter, or design patterns to create sweaters that fit well and flatter the wearer. Covers understanding…
the characteristics of yarn, gauge, and stitches, taking accurate body measurements, modifying sleeves, necklines, and armholes, and estimating yarn needed for a project. Includes instructions for fourteen classic sweaters. 1990Weekend afghans
By Jean Leinhauser. 1987
More than fifty patterns to crochet and knit afghans and coverlets using big hooks and needles for speedy projects. Includes…
step-by-step instructions for lacy knits, granny crochet motifs, ripples, and afghans for babies. Includes a refresher course on basic crochet and knitting techniques. 1987The knit hat book: 25 hats from basic shapes
By Nicky Epstein. 1997
Designer provides easy-to-follow instructions for traditional headwear such as berets, caps, brimmed hats, and pillboxes. Encourages creating distinctive variations of…
basic styles using texture or intarsia charts, embroidery, appliqué patterns and techniques, pom-poms, tassels, and ties. 1997Easy-to-follow charted instructions for eighteen variations of the six most common sweater constructions--drop shoulder, modified drop shoulder, set-in sleeve, saddle…
shoulder, raglan, and seamless yoke. Each of these designs is provided in fifteen sizes from child to adult with five possible gauges for each size. 2004Knitting in the old way: designs & techniques from ethnic sweaters (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
By Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts. 2004
Authors' emphasis is on fundamentals of design and construction rather than following line-by-line instructions to duplicate a printed pattern. Covers…
planning sweaters that fit, shaping yokes, sleeves, and necklines, and solving problems that occur when using a pattern. 2004The knitter's book of finishing techniques
By Nancie Wiseman. 2002
Explains the benefits and drawbacks of more than fifty techniques for finishing knitted garments. Provides advice and worksheets for planning…
the right cast on, increase, decrease, selvage, and bind off to achieve a professional look. Also covers seams, borders, and buttonholes. 2002Teen knitting club: chill out and knit
By Jennifer Wenger. 2004
Three longtime avid knitters offer learners information on materials, stitches, and common problems. Includes instructions for scarves, hats, bags, sweaters,…
one-day projects, and blankets. Also offers suggestions on starting a teen knitting club and on knitting for charity. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Modern coin magic: 116 Coin Sleights And 236 Coin Tricks
By J. B Bobo. 1982
This step-by-step guide to slight-of-hand coin conjuring describes basic principles, integrated tricks, and complete routine acts. Offers techniques for over…
three hundred maneuvers including palms, holds, flips, switches, vanishes, change-over, steals, cuffing, sleeving, and others requiring special devices. 1952The amateur magician's handbook
By June Barrows Mussey. 1982
Fourth edition of classic guide for conjurers of all skill levels. Includes step-by-step instructions for standard coin and card tricks,…
gimmicks and fakes, slight-of-hand techniques using props like billiard balls and cigarettes, and mind reading. Also includes tips for entertaining children, staging shows, and using comedy, pantomime, and music. 1982Jim Wilson's container gardening: Soils, Plants, Care, and Sites
By Jim Wilson. 2000
Former PBS Victory Garden host advises people who want to explore gardening in pots, troughs, and other vessels. Provides information…
on containers, soil mixtures, and plants, herbs, and vegetables appropriate for various locations and situations. Includes condensed encyclopedia of plants adapted to container gardening. 2000