Convertible Crochet: Customizable Designs for Stylish Garments - Softcover

Doris Chan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307965708 ISBN 13: 9780307965707

Publisher: Potter Craft, 2013

Synopsis

An irresistible collection of 25 versatile and customizable crochet designs and motifs that can be assembled or syled into multiple looks. Award-winning designer Doris Chan gives readers a brand new way to think about crochet fashion. Convertible Crochet is filled with ingenious patterns that work for a variety of purposes and occasions, from a cute wrap that can become a vest, to a top that can be lengthened into a dress, or a shawl that transforms into a skirt. Popular crochet designer Doris Chan shows how to make the most out of a single crochet design with the projects and techniques in Convertible Crochet. Every design in this book can become somethign totally new: with a strategically placed crocheted cord, a lacy cape transforms into a swinging skirt; a cardigan unbuttons into a sari wrap. Beginning with a single lace patterns, each design builds upon the previousmotifs to create 25 projects, garments and accessories that are fresh, multitasking, adjustable for almost every size and fun to make.

About this title

About the Author

Doris Chan broke into the crochet design scene when a photograph of her first doily shawl attracted the attention of a notable yarn company, and she's been at the forefront of modern crochet design ever since. Her work is featured in the design catalogs of yarn companies, including Caron International and NaturallyCaron.com, Tahki Stacy Charles, and Coats & Clark, in magazines such as Interweave Crochet, Vogue Knitting Crochet, and Piecework, among others, as well as on Knitting Daily TV and Knit and Crochet Now on public television. She is an avid professional member of the Crochet Guild of America and a CYCA certified crochet instructor. Catch up with Doris at her site dorischancrochet.com, discover her independent pattern line, DJC Designs, and coming soon from Interweave Crochet, her DVD workshop Top Down Construction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Potter Craft
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307965708
• ISBN 13: 9780307965707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144