100 quick and easy winter knits from best-selling author and knitting designer Monica Russel.

"No outfit is complete without the proper accessories. There's no need to head to the store if there's paper nearby. Sunglasses, hats, and even a crown are the entertaining activities in this inventive guide to crafting fashionable origami accessories. Readers will love the ingenious creations they can craft by following just a few step-by-step instructions. They'll gain the confidence to create more origami models of the fashion world and beyond"--Provided...

Whether you love vintage prints, classic spots and stripes or colourful florals, you'll be inspired by the simple and versatile patchwork projects in this book. Using the patterns as a guide, mix and match your favourite fabrics with buttons, ribbons and lace to create unique accessories for friends and family. What better way to customise tea cosies, quilted throws, cushions and fabric grocery bags? These step-by-step projects using simple shapes...

Presents a collection of French-inspired knitted accessories, featuring ideas for hats, mittens, socks, shawls, and wraps.

A collection of crochet lace patterns along specific themes -- creating interesting lace by playnin with gauge; creating allover lace; keeping lace as the focal point ; and working motifs -- as well as the time-honored techniques of broomstick lace, Tunisian crochet, and Bruges lace. Wrap yourself up in crochet accessories like shawls and cowls, along with sweaters, cardigans, and tunics. Show off your shaping techniques in fitted and flattering garments....

Whether you are working with invisible zippers or regular zippers, sewist and pattern designer Liesl Gibson shows you all of the basics, from shortening the length to pinning and sewing. You will learn lots of finishing techniques, too, like how to sew the remainder of a seam and finish a waist facing once the zipper is installed.

This lovely shrug is knit all in one piece so there is no seaming. The back is knit from side to side to take advantage of the distinctive color gradation of the yarn. Its unique construction means that you can size as you go, ensuring a perfect fit and a ballet-inspired shrug that you can customize to fit your own body and style.

Learn how to make a professional looking shop apron featuring ample pockets and crisscross straps with Michele Muska of Simplicity Patterns. Based on a vintage apron pattern, this classic design has been updated for the modern sewist and is available in three different versions for men, women and kids (Simplicity Pattern #8151). Equally at home in the wood shop, the painting studio, or the kitchen, we've dubbed this versatile cover-up the official...