Loop by Loop: getting you hooked on Crochet

Have you always wanted to learn to crochet, but not known where to start - do videos go to fast, and you can never pause them in the right place?  then try Loop by Loop: getting you hooked on crochet.

Based on Diana's 5 week learn to crochet workshop, its has over 60 pages crammed with tips, conventions, technique, photo-tutorials, charts and easy to make patterns for each section with an additional ripple cardigan pattern at the end. 

I answer questions like how to get straight edges to rows of crochet, how to sew in ends, why and how to block your work and much, much more!

You can order the book only, book with a Stylecraft Special DK yarn pack (2 colour choices, 7 balls each) or book with a yarn pack and a starter kit - the starter kit has a crochet chain bag, zipped pouch, 5mm crochet hook, scissors, 10 stitch markers and 2 wool needles - everything you need to start your crochet journey (colours of scissors and stitch markers are random)

Contents:

Introduction - Essential kit, how to use this book, key to charts,

Chapter 1: First Steps - Anatomy of a crochet hook, holding yarn and hook, making a chain, fastening off, making treble crochet stitches, working in rows with straight edges.

Project: Easy Peasy Scarf

Chapter 2: Granny Goodness - Working in the round, slip stitches, counting to 3! Changing colour, sewing in ends.

Projects: 2 types of granny square blanket. Smaller squares and one big square, joining squares, joining strips, border.

Chapter 3: Firm Foundations - Foundation chain, half treble and double crochet, granny stripe pattern.

Project:  Granny stripe cushion

Chapter 4: Ripple Away - Increasing and decreasing, reading your crochet, reading a pattern with repeats.

Project: Ripple Cowl

Chapter 5: Blooming Flowers and Solid Granny - Reading complete pattern, 3D crochet, hidden stitch.

Project: Daisy blanket with flower squares, solid and open granny squares

Chapter 6: Extra project - Ripple cardigan

Chapter 7: Additional info - Yarns and hooks, conversion charts, Extra tutorials, not changing colour for squares.

Colours for your yarn packs are:

Fruit Salad:  1422 - Aspen, 1241 - Fondant, 1853 - Clementine, 1132 - Shrimp, 1822 - Pistachio, 1263 - Citron, 1019 - Cloud Blue

Woodland Walk: 1027 - Khaki, 1065 - Meadow, 1709 - Gold, 1722 - Storm Blue, 1023 - Raspberry, 1711 - Spice, 1828 - Boysenberry.  The current stock has 2173 - Mushy pea instead of 1065 - Meadow which is in the pictures.