"Dozens of mix and match combos and fabulous projects"--Cover.

Discover a new source of inspiration for your crochet hook...the beautiful work of today's modern makers! Follow popular crochet blanket designer Rachele Carmona through her unique collection of crochet blankets inspired by the work of popular independent artists. The Art of Crochet Blankets will help you create your own colorful crochet blankets as unique works of art for your home! Inside this one-of-a-kind crochet blanket guide you'll find: • Details on how to translate art to hook with 18 bold and unique crochet afghan patterns influenced by the works of their feature artist. • Modern quilts, fabric designs, tapestry weaving, digital art, and more become the source of one-of-a-kind projects for a more artful home. • Biographies and beautiful photos profiling 6 inspiring modern makers--Tula Pink, April Rhodes, Maryanne Moodie, Fransisco Valle, Maud Vantours, and Caitline Dowe-Sandes. Discover the inspiration that lies beyond the world of crochet with The Art of Crochet Blankets.

Add a little handmade warmth to Christmas with these charming crocheted decorations, toys, and charms. The projects include tree ornaments, a cuddly fox and animal Santas, a mouse quartet, a tabletop nativity set, finger puppets, gingerbread "hearts," and many other delightful ornaments. These projects are suitable for crocheters at every level of experience — a How-To section explains the basic techniques, so even beginners can whip up many of these items. Each features detailed instructions and full-color photos of the completed piece. The handmade items will be lovely gifts with a personal touch for friends and family as well as keepsake additions to your own holiday decorations.

Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Colorwork with Crochet Creating gorgeous colorwork projects is so much easier than it looks! In this unparalleled guide, colorwork expert Claire Goodale walks you through three distinctive styles—Tapestry, Intarsia and Fair Isle—introducing each technique through bright,contemporary patterns. With clear step-by-step photos, smart tips and straightforward directions, Claire shatters the myth that impressive colorwork pieces are complicated—or possible only in knitting. You won’t believe how simple it is to pick up the essential skills to create unique designs. Try out Tapestry Crochet with the Trailing Vines Cardigan, working beautiful fresh green leaves into your new favorite sweater. Use the Intarsia method to layer on the color with the Ombré Prism Wrap or add an outdoorsy motif with the Mountaintop Cowl. Fair Isle isn’t just for knitters! Work some Nordic style into your winter wardrobe with the beautiful Falling Snowflakes Hat and matching sweater. This is the only book you need to incorporate detailed patterns and fun shapes into beautiful, cozy accessories, sweaters and more. Your crochet practice is about to get a lot more fun!

Crochet something extraordinary today! Choose from 14 exciting projects, such as a fashion-forward choker and wristbands, eye-catching scarves, bags, hats, footies, fingerless mitts, and booties. These unique accessories make the best gifts!

Originally published in Swedish as Colorful crochet, c2013.

Bring more colour into your crochet with these bright and beautiful patterns. Imagine you are in the wool shop or searching for yarn online - do you instinctively go for the reds and pinks, naturally veer towards soft blues and greens, or head to the dark side of greys and blacks? The relationship between colours and our state of mind is well established, but we don't often consciously notice how much different colours affect us or understand why we favour some over others. Emma Leith is known for her colourful crochet, and has designed 35 projects that will bring you the psychological benefits of working with different shades, along with the enjoyment of creating beautiful items for the home and to wear. There is a chapter for each season, to reflect the colours of nature in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and then a chapter of 'four seasons' designs, showing you how to mix shades from different times of the year. With notes on the colour therapy benefits of different patterns, and suggestions for switching shades to suit your own preferences, you will soon be crocheting in full colour.

In a small basket decorated with ribbons and laces we gather the softest cottons... beautiful shades of pink, light blue, green and yellow. Our favorite crochet needle, a delicious sweet lemonade and we are ready to embark on a new adventure of dreaming and creating! On this occasion, we travel to the countryside in a hot-air balloon that slides into the sunset where we can see clouds and a bed of colorful flowers swaying in the wind...We enjoy creating during the silence of naptime interrupted only by the distant singing of a happy bird... And we daydream about sunsets scented by citro blossoms and jasmines, and nights lighted up by so many fireflies that we mistake them for starts. Kittens surrounded by flowers, cotton feathers dancing on water, bunny leaps and butterflies dancing on the grass, facing the sky. Let's get ready!

Each of these bright and bold crochet blanket designs features a center block worked in either single or double crochet while referring to a pattern chart. A border is then crocheted around, featuring a variety of stitch patterns and colors. Photos guide you through the first few rows as well as the more tricky color changes, and stitch counts are also written out row by row for you. The blankets are double-sided, and an ideal size for a baby, toddler, or young child.The patterns are an intermediate level, however an ambitious beginner can complete them, as they have photo tutorials and explanations. You should already be familiar with working the basic crochet stitches and reading patterns.