Made without tedious shaping, the five fashionable designs in this pattern collection will appeal to beginning crocheters.Projects include a jacket, sweaters, shrug, and tunic. Crafters will learn the simple V-stitch, techniques for closed texture stitching or lacey open stitches, rib patterns, andhow to assemble garments. Patterns can be adjusted to fit sizes medium through 5XL.
Melissa Leapman is a freelance designer who has created designs for numerous American yarn companies and published patterns in manyneedlecraft publications. She is the author of Knitted Ripple Afghans. She lives in New York City.