Rose Langlitz - Tasty Crochet: A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Tasty Treats

TASTY
Crochet

A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Yummy Treats

Rose Langlitz

Tasty Crochet 2009 by Rose Langlitz. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in the book are for personal use of reader. By permission of the author and publisher, they may be either hand-traced or photocopied to make single copies, but under no circumstances may they be resold or republished. It is permissible for the purchaser to make the projects contained herein and sell them at fairs, bazaars and craft shows. No other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. (800) 289-0963. First edition.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Langlitz, Rose.
Tasty crochet: a pantry full of patterns for 33 yummy treats/Rose Langlitz. 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60061-312-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)
eISBN-13: 978-1-4403-1573-2
ISBN-10: 1-60061-312-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Crocheting Patterns. 2. Food in art. I. Title.
TT825.L363 2009
746.43'4041 dc22

2008036003

Editor: Tonia Davenport
Designer: Corrie Schaffeld
Production Coordinator: Greg Nock
Photographer: Richard Deliantoni
Photo Stylist: Lauren Emmerling

Please note: The patterns in this book are intended for the creation of play food, and items created should not be considered as chewable toys for pets or children.

Acknowledgments

I'd like to thank everyone who made this book possible, most especially Tonia Davenport, Editor Extraordinaire. I appreciate her patience and encouragement, and she has been a pleasure to work with.

To my ever supportive husband, who never complains when he has to move yarn in order to sit down.

Rose Langlitz

Rose Langlitz lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her handsome hubby and four slightly mischievous children. In her spare time, Rose enjoys crocheting, daydreaming about her yarn stash, and long walks on the beach.

Know Your Way Around the Kitchen

Need a little fiber in your diet?

The patterns in this book are simple and quick to make. You can make an apple in just one sitting, or you can spend a day and cook up the entire breakfast menu. Even if you are a beginning crocheter, you'll find that making a slice of bread is easy as pie!

You will notice that all of my patterns call for wool, cotton, or blended yarns. Wool has a natural stretch that makes it ideal for this type of structural crochet, but any yarns in the right weights and colors can be substituted.

If you take a peek ahead, you'll see that I don't have the gauge listed for any projects. This is because most of the pieces in this book are small enough that by the time you have a 4 4 (10cm 10cm) swatch made, you have already spent nearly as much time as you would have making, say, a carrot. I trust that if your pancake comes out the size of a dinner plate, you'll realize that you may need to use a smaller hook and tighten up your stitches!

I hope you'll have lots and lots of fun whipping up the patterns in this book, and I hope that they inspire you to expand your crochet palette in new and exciting ways!

Breakfast

Everyone knows that this first meal of the day can be the most important. Eating breakfast improves concentration, helps you maintain a healthy weight and gives you the ability to fly. Well, maybe not that last part, but the point is that it's really good for you. Celebrate your love for breakfast with a big plate of fried eggs, bacon and a little toast on the side. Pressed for time? Make an on-the-go meal of a bagel half or a yummy toaster pastry. You could even try to set a record for the tallest stack of pancakes in the world. No matter what you decide to have for breakfast, have fun with it and wake me up when it's ready.

Bacon

Ah the smell of bacon in the morning. When it's done sizzling, block your bacon flat if you'd like, or leave it with that natural crochet ripple. Recipe Idea: Pair the bacon with the bread (page 49), lettuce (page 59) and tomato (page 59) to create a BLT.

Ingredients

1 skein Lion Brand Wool-Ease (wool/acrylic/polyester blend, 197 yds [179m] per 85g skein) in color Chestnut Heather

1 skein Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool (wool, 465 yds [425m] per 227g skein) in color Natural

(or comparable worsted weight yarns)

US G/4.0mm hook

With Chestnut Heather, ch 22.

Row 1 (RS): *Sc in first two ch, dec over next two ch, sc in next two ch, 2 sc in next ch; rep from * two more times. Ch 1, turn 21 sc.

Row 2: Sc in each sc across. Change to Natural. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Rep Row 1. Change to Chestnut Heather. Ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Rep Row 2.

Row 5: Rep Row 1. Change to Natural. Ch 1, turn.

Row 6: Rep Row 2. Change to Chestnut Heather. Ch 1, turn.

Row 7: Rep Row 1.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Bagel Half

Bring your bagel to the table as is, or add some strawberry cream cheese. Substitute pink-colored wool and crochet as for the white portion, only omit the last round and sew to the top of your bagel. Or, make two halves of the camel-colored sections and stitch them together to make a fluffy doughnut!

Ingredients

1 skein Patons Classic Wool (wool, 223 yds [203m] per 100g skein) in color Winter White

1 skein Patons Classic Wool (wool, 223 yds [203m] per 100g skein) in color Camel

(or comparable worsted weight yarns)