Maran Illustrated Knitting and Crocheting. This item is unavailable.Maran Illustrated Knitting and Crocheting

Maran Illustrated™ Knitting and Crocheting is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers—from people new to the hobby to those who have dabbled in the occasional project to those more involved knitters and crocheters interested in mastering their craft. Instead of describing the myriad ways to perform each task, Maran Illustrated™ Knitting and Crocheting shows the reader the best way, while the full-color photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each task from beginning to end. Thorough topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to help enhance the readers’ knitting and crocheting experience. Maran Illustrated™ Knitting and Crocheting is packed with essential information for people who are picking up needles for the first time, and will provide more experienced knitters and crocheters with the opportunity to add more advanced techniques to their repertoire

An inexpensive hobby, knitting and crocheting appeal to many as a peaceful counterbalance to a hectic 21st-century lifestyle. Celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Swank and even Russell Crowe practice the craft. Knitting and crocheting are also very popular on the Internet, with over 50,000 knitting blogs listed on Google.

- Appeals to visual learners – With over 500+ full color photographs, this book is jam-packed with photographs, illustrations and color coding to engage readers and simplify the learning process.
- Appeals to beginner, intermediate and advanced users— Using simple, easy-to-understand and concise text, this book covers topics ranging from how to hold your knitting needles to more advanced topics such as shaping your work with short rows. A great reference for all skill levels!
- Step-by-step sequencing – Unlike any other publisher, maranGraphics uses "visual grammar" to structure each book, a proven method that combines instructions and full-color photographs in a unique way to provide the best synergistic learning experience. There are few full-color books that explain knitting and crocheting using a step-by-step process and none that structure information using Maran’s proprietary communications process.
- Topic containment – All topics are presented in two-page spreads which contain all the information necessary to learn each skill. Topic containment provides the most efficient way for readers to learn new information.
- Multi View Technology– Photographs are taken from a variety of different zoom settings and camera angles to maximize the impact of each photograph.
- Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics Group – In total, there are over 10 million Maran books in print.