Crochet with One Sheepish Girl: Easy Lessons & Sweet Designs for Wearing, Living & Giving

by Meredith Crawford

Overview

The popular blog One Sheepish Girl (onesheepishgirl.com) celebrates creativity and vintage style with an unmistakably modern flair—and that's exactly what Meredith Crawford, its founder and editor, does in this beautifully curated collection. Crawford's fun, imaginative projects include a “Diana Dreamer” purse (an homage to her vintage camera of the same name), a bow brooch, a sweetly embellished blouse, a cottage tea cozy with a “thatched” roof, unique picture frames and gift boxes, and delightful garlands for party decorating. Tutorials and step-by-step how-tos cover basic crochet stitches and special techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936096787
Publisher:	Sixth&Spring
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	649,220
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Meredith Crawford is the founder and editor of the blog One Sheepish Girl (onesheepishgirl.com), which has been featured in the Dallas Morning News, Craft, Making (UK), and on many crafts and lifestyle blogs and sites. Meredith is also a contributing writer and photographer to the MollieMakes.com weekly digital magazine Gathered, the national social media consultant for the Craft Yarn Council, and the web content specialist for Michaels. She lives in Dallas, TX.

Editorial Reviews

09/29/2014
The first book from Crawford, creator of the popular craft blog OneSheepishGirl.com, continues her sweet, pastel-colored, slightly kooky aesthetic, with more than 20 project ideas for crocheting. She begins with a thorough overview of crocheting basics, a helpful launch into the rest of the volume. While there are some attractive wearables here, including a clever crochet make-over for a purchased shirt's collar, the majority of designs are for home décor items, from a set of ombre baskets in three sizes and an adorable Cottage Tea Cozy, which looks like it dropped in from a British cartoon. The book's whimsy is very charming, so it's disappointing to see that more thought wasn't put into making it user-friendly. There are no step-by-step photos, not even for the quite demanding three-dimensional gift boxes, and there's no guide to how difficult each project is. The book opens with a complex Granny-square scarf, for example, and is followed by a simple bow. Crawford's got a creative, engaging style; this book could have done a better job in teaching readers how to copy her. Full color photos. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

The first book from Crawford, creator of the popular craft blog OneSheepishGirl.com, continues her sweet, pastel-colored, slightly kooky aesthetic, with more than 20 project ideas for crocheting. She begins with a thorough overview of crocheting basics, a helpful launch into the rest of the volume. While there are some attractive wearables here, including a clever crochet make-over for a purchased shirt's collar, the majority of designs are for home décor items, from a set of ombre baskets in three sizes and an adorable Cottage Tea Cozy, which looks like it dropped in from a British cartoon. The book's whimsy is very charming . . . Crawford's got a creative, engaging style.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

12/01/2014
Crawford, creator of the popular crochet blog One Sheepish Girl, is known for her vibrant, vintage-inspired style. In her first book, the author shares a variety of projects suitable for beginning-to-intermediate crocheters, including accessories, home decor, and gifts. Most of the projects are fairly simple and quick to make, and there are quite a few makeover-style designs in the book, in which crochet is used to embellish a premade garment or object, such as a sweater or tote bag. There seems to be an unwritten rule stating that every "modern" crochet guide must contain a pattern for crocheted baskets, and this is no exception, but there are more unusual projects as well, such as the camera-shaped purse and the adorable party hat and sno-cone garlands. An overview of crochet basics is provided; however, beginners may wish to have an additional reference handy to guide them through the complex shaping involved with particular designs. VERDICT Crocheters who are fond of Crawford's blog or who appreciate a kitschy, midcentury aesthetic will enjoy these simple, colorful projects.

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