Crocodile Stitch Fashions by Lianka Azulay

Crocodile Stitch Fashions by Lianka Azulay

Fashionable and simple to create, the crocodile stitch is popular among crocheters, and this instructional book assists crafters in mastering the stitch. Made with a simple chain stitch and a double crochet, the eight patterns in this book aresupported bystep-by-step photographs and detailed instructions. The projects showcase the layered scale effect of the crocodile stitch and include hats, gloves, and a shawl.

Sept 12

An unusual crochet book featuring an innovative stitchCrocodile stitch is 'formed by a two row repeat: a row of V-stitches (dc, ch 1, dc) followed by a row of scales (or shells). This is a fairly easy pattern to execute and is fast to memorize' says the book's author, and the result is a really thick chunky textured fabric. There is one shawl, a hood, two pairs of wrist warmers, three hats and a neck warmer. As usual for an Annie's Attic publication the step by step photos are very clear and the instructions are completely accesible to the beginner crocheter. There are stitch abbreviations at the back of the book, a yarn conversion weight chart, an all-important US stitch to UK stitch chart (a US single crochet is a UK double crochet and the book is American), a pictorial stitch guide to everything from chain to a treble crochet increase and a page of metric conversion charts.

* sewingisforgirls.blogspot.com *

Lianka Azulay, born in Brazil, picked up her first crochet hook at age 7 and hasn't put it down since. She specialises in the research and use of unique stitch patterns in her designs to bring fashionable and contemporary style to crocheted pieces. Her first collection of patterns, Crocodile Stitch Patterns, was published by Annie's Attic and quickly became the No.1 best-seller in the publishers' catalogue. The huge success of her pattern collection set off a trend and the crocodile stitch became "one of the hottest crochet techniques in crochet today." Crochet Magazine

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781596353978
ISBN 10	159635397X
Title	Crocodile Stitch Fashions
Author	Lianka Azulay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Annie's Attic
Year published	2011-11-25
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.