Crocheted Accessories introduces crochet makers of all abilities to a new vista of exciting possibilities. This sumptuous step-by-step guide unites traditional crochet skills with contemporary fashion styles and icons. The book aims to give beginners the confidence to tackle exciting projects, as well as inspire intermediate crocheters to develop new skills and dexterity. Vanessa Mooncie takes the reader on a crochet journey, explaining the techniques needed to produce a wide range of vibrant and exhilarating pieces, from intricate bumblebee brooch pins and vintage-inspired tattoo emblem brooches, to delicate flower posy corsages and charming heart-shaped rings.

Each chapter includes a project that all levels of crocheters can make, as well as sidebars explaining the development of crochet through the ages. Projects include: fantail dove brooch, daffodil headband, mod target cufflinks, love heart tattoo brooch, trinket charm bracelet, and oak leaf necklace.

Author: Vanessa Mooncie
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: GMC Publications
Published: 08/01/2012
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 9.25h x 8.25w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781861088291

About the Author
Vanessa Mooncie spent many happy hours as a child sitting with her mother and maternal grandmother learning how to knit and crochet. She went on to study fashion and textile design and became a self-employed children's wear designer, illustrator and commercial interior designer. She now specializes in silkscreen work and designing crochet jewellery, which she sells through her company Kissy Suzuki (www.kissysuzuki.com). She lives with her family in a rural village in the south of England. Vanessa is also working on Crocheted Accessories for GMC Publications and is a regular contributor to other craft books and magazines. Also available: Custom Crocheted Sweaters 9781600597985