Freeform Crochet and Beyond

Born in Germany in 1951, Renata Kirkpatrick grew up in windy Wollongong and in 1974 settled on the Sunshine Coast with her husband Glenn where they operate a small commercial Signwriting and Screenprinting business.Renate can't remember a time when she wasn't exploring the fibre arts. She has experimented with pottery, exhibited and conducted workshops in papermaking, and has won a Fibre Art Award in rag rugging.From 2002, as crochet made its huge resurgence, Renate's extensive knowledge in Traditional Tunisian (Tricot), Jacquard, Crochenit (double-ended hook) and more recently Freeform techniques has led to her conducting monthly workshops and weekly classes.

Issue 2Start your freedom journey with this brilliant book, full of friendly advice, inspiration and patterns for motifs. Your personal creativity is encouraged at every step and even beginners will be inspired to make hats, bags, scarves, cushions and much more.

• Varying degrees of difficulty to cater for beginners to the more advancedHuge range of projects to cater for all tastesWonderful colour photographsStep-by-step instructions accompanied by detailed diagrams and photographsGallery section to inspire further creative works