Annie Modesitt – författare

If cool summer nights or too much air-conditioning give you cold shoulders, take the chill off with fashionable knit accents that will keep you just as warm as you want to be! Fresh new designs include long-sleeved boleros and short-sleeved shrugs, both perfect to wear with a sleeveless dress or top, a fitted poncho with matching cabled hat and gauntlets, a cross-body wrap that doubles as an infinity scarf, and an origami-style short jacket. Collection includes stylish crop tops, which can be worn alone or layered over a tank top or tee. Techniques include entrelac, cables, slipped-stitch colorwork, and lace.

Step-by-step instructions supplemented by photographs and illustrations teach new techniques clearly and thoroughly. Beaded crochet, crocheting with wire, making motifs, felting, ripple stitch, and crocheting on the diagonal. Includes a variety of contemporary projects any crafter would be proud to make.

Fundamental skills and stitches, such as the chain stitch, slip stitch, and single, half double, and double crochet. Techniques include creating an integral fringe, crocheting in the round, and filet crocheting. Create a shadowbox pillow, basketweave blanket, bunny basket, child''s cap and mittens, openwork placemats, woven shoulder bag, and more.