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    One Day Crochet: 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners
    One Day Crochet: 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners
    One Day Crochet: 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners
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    One Day Crochet: 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners

    By Judith Bennett

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    Crocheting has never been easier! Now with photos of each pattern included. Whether you have always wanted to learn the art of crochet or you simply want to learn new crochet skills this book has been designed to be easy to follow and offers 23 complete beginner’s Afghan crochet projects. Crochet is a great way to pass your time and extremely relaxing and you will also have some fabulous work to grace any area of your home or gifts for you or someone special.
    One Day Crochet, 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners covers the following areas:

    The history of crochet
    Crochet materials
    Crochet stitches
    Afghan crochet
    23 Afghan patterns for beginners with photos included
    I hope that this book proves to be informative and helpful in creating some amazing gifts and pieces for your home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJVzon Studio
    Release dateFeb 18, 2017
    ISBN9781386363897
    One Day Crochet: 23 Amazing and Unique Afghan Projects for Absolute Beginners

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    One Day Crochet - Judith Bennett

    Introduction

    The mistake made by most people is thinking that crochet is difficult and time consuming. Thinking this way stops them from trying this past time which once mastered offers a great way to unwind at the end of a hard day.

    Do not be put off without trying crochet as you will be surprised at how easy it actually is.

    This book is designed to provide a good insight into crochet and easy to follow instructions for Afghan crochet which gives you a multitude of ways to personalize patterns and projects.

    All there is now is for you to put these skills into practice and before you know it you will be creating great crafts that make excellent gifts, not only this when you do give your crochet work as a gift the recipient will be amazed at the craftsmanship of your work and you will be giving a very personal present.

    Chapter 1 – The history of crochet

    In order to look at the history and origin of crochet, it is important to understand what crochet is.

    Crochet

    Crochet is the name that is given to a process that constitutes creating fabric from threads, yarn and or different material strands using a specialized tool called a crochet hook.

    Crochet is a French name that means hook. The crochet hooks can be made from a variety of materials such as:

    Wood

    Metal

    Plastic

    The hooks are usually mass produced commercially as well as being specially commissioned by many artists.

    Crochet is a pastime, similar to knitting as both have the same characteristics which consists of pulling loops of material through other loops, however crochet also sees the individual wrapping the material that they are working with around the hook one or more times.

    Where did crochet originate from?

    Studies leave us to believe that crochet came from practices that were undertaken in South America, Iran or China however there is no solid evidence to prove that the art of crochet was performed prior to its popularity being obvious in Europe through the 19th century. It is believed that the first written evidence of crochet was a reference made by Elizabeth Grant in the 19th century with reference to the slip stitch crochet.

    In years gone by crochet hooks were said to be used by the poor Irish lace workers and these were constructed from inexpensive needles which were crafted into a handle made of cork to a multitude of far more expensive models crafted from silver, brass, ivory etc which were designed to show off the ladies hands rather than the thread that they were working with.

    The Victorian Era

    The end of the Victorian Era in 1890s saw the fashion in crochet changing, with the crocheted laces in the Edwardian era peaking about 1920 and these were far more elaborate in texture and comprised of a number of complicated stitches. Gone were the strong Victorian colors and in their place were white or pale threads with the exception of the constructed of fancy purses which were predominately crocheted using brightly colored silk thread and elaborate beads.

    From the end of World War 1 very few crochet patterns were published and the ones that were comprised of simplified versions of the early 20th century patterns. The late 1940s through until 1960s saw a renewed interest in home crafts particularly in the United States with a multitude of new crochet designs being published for

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