Ebook: The happy hooker: stitch 'n bitch crochet

Cover; Contents; Part one: Hooking up: LEARNING TO CROCHET; 1. Voulez-Vous Crochet Avec Moi?; A Brief History of Hooking; The Joys of Crochet; Crocheting vs. Knitting; A Guide to Crochet Lingo; 2. Hook, Line, and Sinker: The Tools of Crochet; Getting to Know Crochet Hooks; Choosing Your Yarn; Yarn Weights; Crochet Thread; Yarn Textures and Crochet; Making Skeins and Hanks; How to Read a Yarn Label; Other Crocheting Supplies; Standard Yarn Weight System; 3. Get Shorty: Making the Chain Stitch, Single Crochet, and Slip Stitch; Making a Slipknot; Holding Your Yarn and Hook.;Debbie does crochet! Debbie Stoller, the knitting superstar, has been leading an entire movement of hip young knitters with her New York Times bestseller Stitch 'n Bitch and its follow-up, Stitch 'n Bitch Nation, together with over 521,000 copies in print. But guess what? For every one knitter in the world there are three crocheterswhich translates into millions of hip, crafty, 18- to 35-year-olds ready to be happy hookers with Stitch 'n Bitch attitude, sexiness, ingenuity, and cool. Written in the author's cheeky chick style, this heavily illustrated bookfeaturing four-color photographs and instructional illustrations throughoutis chock-full of instruction, inspiration, and to-die-for designs, from a Fishnet Skullcap to a lacy evening wrap. For knitters and new crafters exploring the hook comes the primer: the advantages of crochet and the ways in which knitters (and nonknitters) benefit by learning this sister craft; a discussion of tools; all the cool yarns available, and what the different gauges mean; plus basic techniques and stitch patternsincluding the chain stitch, picot, flowers, filet crochet, changing yarns, and finishing. Then come 40 fabulous, funky projectsthe kind that make Stitch 'n Bitch rulefor crocheters: Pom Pom Capelet, Retro Clutch Purse, Anarchy Irony Hat, Ms. Pac Man Change Purses, Doris Daymat, Va-Va-Va Voom Bikini, Animal I-Pod Cozies, Kid's Sock Monkey Poncho. No, these aren't your grandma's doilies.