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Time for family, food and gift-giving—all my favorite things! I knit and crochet like a mad woman when this time hits. Partly to get last-minute gifts ready and partly to save my sanity from the craziness that just seems to go along with this time of

Intermediate 12½ inches wide x 4 inches long, unbuttoned • Premier Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (multis: 2 oz/96 yds/55g per ball): 1 ball #44-20 grey splash • Size 7/4.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Ta

SCAN THIS CODE to watch a video tutorial for taking measurements and choosing a size. Human beings come in a wonderful variety of shapes and sizes. Only about 50 percent of the population fits the standard sizing in the garment industry. The rest of

Easy 3 inches across from side edge to opposite side edge • Omega OmegaCrys super fine (fingering) weight acrylic/polyester yarn (1½ oz/282 yds/40g per skein): 10 yds #204 ecru (A) 7 yds #255 coral (B) 12 yds #208 coffee (C) • Size D/3/3.25mm crochet

Intermediate 9 inches in diameter • Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat lace (lace) weight mercerized cotton yarn (7/8 oz/153 yds/25g per ball): 1 ball each #505 linen, #722 red and #212 sage green • Size 9/4/1.25mm steel hook or size needed to obtain gauge •

Easy 4 inches in diameter • Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/185 yds/100g per skein): 74 yds/40g each #123AS cedarwood and #099T ivory Small amounts #126AL mahogany, #400G red heather, #133A pumpkin a

Easy 3 inches wide × 4 inches tall • Lily Sugar'n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2½ oz/120 yds/71g per ball): 1 ball each #002 black, #001 white and #1530 country red • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry n

Easy 3 inches wide × 4 inches tall • Lily Sugar'n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2½ oz/120 yds/71g per ball): 1 ball each #002 black and #001 white Small amounts #1628 hot orange and #084 sage green • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size nee

It's hard to say when the first “comfort” hooks appeared, but it's obvious that the popularity of wood ergonomic hooks has soared in the last decade. Why wood? Wood hooks provide additional grip for slippery yarns and have a nice, warm feel. Another

Intermediate 7 inches long × 7 inches in circumference • Cascade Yarns Heritage super fine (sock) weight wool/nylon yarn (3½ oz/ 437 yds/100g per hank): 1 hank #5610 camel • Size D/3/3.25mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Crochet hook 1

Easy Before edgings and assembly: 45 inches wide × 54 inches long • Plymouth Encore Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool yarn (3½ oz/ 200 yds/100g per skein): 8 skeins #0848 navy blue 2 skeins #4045 serenity blue • Plymouth Encore Colorspun m

Intermediate Instructions given fit 32–34-inch bust (small); changes for 36–38-inch bust (medium), 40–42-inch bust (large) and 44–46-inch bust (X-large) are in [ ]. Where only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes. Bust: 38 inches (small) [42 in

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Projects for first-time crocheters using basic stitches, with little or no shaping. Projects for new crocheters who are comfortable with the beginner basic stitches and are ready to combine them into short pattern sequences. Skills include simple inc

Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (Insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook. Example of 2-sc dec Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts