BOOKS
DIY
1.
Cecily Keim
Crochet VISUAL Quick Tips
Crochet VISUAL™ Quick Tips has the answers you need—fast. With detailed color photos and concise instructions, plus time-saving tips, it covers:
- Selecting tools and yarn
- Working basic stitches
- Increasing and decreasing
- Working in rounds and colors
- Making puffs, bobbles, clusters, and knots
- Working Tunisian crochet, filet crochet, and lace
- Crocheting with beads
- Finishing
- Interpreting patterns
- Diagnosing problems and fixing mistakes
Review
I'd tried other books but the diagrams were never good enough, or they didn't word the instructions well or in a detailed manner, and I gave up trying to learn crochet for a LONG time. Once I picked up this book, I had some little stuffed animals (amigurumi) made in about a week and less than a month later I had a beautiful baby blanket done and you'd NEVER know that I have JUST learned how to do this. This book seriously made me love crochet and I don't plan to go back to knitting now that I know how much more fun and easy this is.
2.
Chris Franchetti Michaels
Beading VISUAL Quick Tips
Expert tips and tricks for making beaded jewelry are at your fingertips–anywhere you go. Beading VISUAL Quick Tips has the answers you need. With detailed color photos and concise instructions, it shows you how to make beautiful beaded jewelry using the hottest beading supplies and beading techniques: stringing and finishing beading wire, cord, thread, and ribbon; using head and eye pins; knotting between beads; creating beaded knots and lace; making tassels and fringe; weaving with the peyote stitch; beading with macrame knots and braids; and more.
3.
Sherri Haab, Laura Torres
Create Anything With Clay
New techniques and all new projects from the authors of the million-selling Incredible Clay Book. Comes with eight blocks of colorful polymer clay and a ton of terrific ideas.
4.
Judith Durant
One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Knitting Projects for Infants & Toddlers
This irresistible collection offers 101 original knitting projects for babies and toddlers — each using just a single skein of yarn! From mittens and hats to tees, sweaters, hoodies, pants, dresses, socks, and bootees, you'll find the perfect wearable for every child and every occasion. You'll also discover beautiful bibs, blankets, and sleep sacks, plus adorable stuffed toys, blanket buddies, and more. These beautiful projects were contributed by designers and crafters around the world, and each comes with complete step-by-step instructions and a photograph of the finished piece.
5.
Stephen Weiss
Wings and Things: Origami That Flies
This deilghtful book shows how to make thirty two origami (folded paper) models that really fly. All designs are made simply by folding squares or rectangles of paper (and even dollar bills!) without cutting, gluing, taping, or weighting. Included are: Manta Ray Blackboard Bomber Astro Tube Flying Bat Mach III Jet Dollar Bills Gilders Swooping Hawk Origami Kite Flying Nun SST Gliding Swan Maple Seed Monoplane Seagull Delta Jet Penta-Flinger Flying Fish Art Deco Wing and many more! Wings & Things is great fun and will challenge and inspire beginning and expert folders alike-perfect for anyone who ever tossed a paper airplane.