Cecily Keim - Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crochet

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Elizabeth Brooks Photography Matt Bowen Special Thanks To the following yarn companies generously supplied yarn for use in the tutorials and patterns in this book: Blue Sky Alpacas
P.O. Box 387
St.

Francis, MN 55070
www.blueskyalpacas.com Crystal Palace Yarns
160 23rd St.
Richmond, CA 94804
www.straw.com Elizabeth Austen, a Division of Knitting Fever International
P.O. Box 336
315 Bayview Ave.
Amityville, New York 11701
www.knittingfever.com Fleece Artist
1174 Mineville Rd.
Mineville, Nova Scotia
B2Z 1K8
Canada
www.fleeceartist.com Hemp for Knitting
105 Park St.
Nelson, BC
V1L 2G5
Canada
www.hempforknitting.com Lana Grossa Yarn (distributed by Unicorn Books & Crafts)
1338 Ross St.
Petaluma, CA 94954
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135 Kero Road
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
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13603 Marina Pointe Dr.
Suite D-319
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
www.riodelaplatayarns.com Southwest Trading Company
1867 E. Third St.
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If shes not crocheting, you will find her exploring quilting, sewing, weaving, and occasionally attempting to understand circuit boards. Kim Werker is a writer, editor, blogger, crafter and speaker. In 2010 she launched the Mighty Ugly project, an online and in-person adventure in embracing the possibility and eventuality of ugliness in creativity, art and crafting so its not so scary. Her passion in life is to live creatively and to work with others to foster creative, crafty fun. Shes written or co-authored several crochet books, including Get Hooked and Get Hooked Again (Watson-Guptill, 2006 and 2007), Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution (Interweave, 2007), Crochet Visual Quick Tips, with Cecily Keim (Wiley, 2007) and Crocheted Gifts (Interweave, 2009). Acknowledgments This book has come about thanks to the contributions of many people.