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This indispensable book is your go-to guide to colour crochet. It's packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns, a guide to Intarsia, Mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method, shared here for the first time, PLUS 10 wonderful crochet projects. The book will take readers step by step through the stitch patterns and techniques using photos, charts and accessible text. Helpful hints and tips are given throughout the book. The 10 stunning projects include a bag, hat, blankets, mittens and baskets, which will give readers the opportunity to practice their newly-acquired skills.

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For those looking to up their colourwork game, this book is packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns and the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method. It also includes a guide to popular colourwork techniques such as intarsia, mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, and features illustrated step-by-steps, with ten projects to try. * Inside Crochet, Issue 155 * This is great. It shows lots of different ways to work with colour, and I really like the way the patterns are both written out and charted. I'm a fairly experienced crocheter, and I'll learn a few things from this book. I'm looking forward to working through it. -- Nicky Thompson * Customer Review * This book is fabulous. If you are a beginner to charts it talks you through it, including how to read stitch charts as well as colour charts. It explains about when to carry yarn, when to cut, and when to use bobbins. It gives in depth explanations of how to create colour schemes. It contains a wealth of patterns and explanation on how to increase these to scale as required. The authors are big on helping you develop your skills to be able to create your own designs and building the skills you need for this. There are also a number of lovely projects to get you started. I would recommend this book to any crocheter, and as an advanced crocheter myself I have still found plenty of great content that has challenged me and inspired me further. As long as you know the foundations of basic stitches you will learn plenty from this book. Top marks! -- Holly Merry * Customer Review * This is unusual – a crochet book devoted entirely to the mechanics of using colour. The book starts with the basics including handling multiple yarns. There are even flowchart-style algorithms that help us decide whether to cut the yarn when changing colour or carry it over to another row. This is followed by a section with 40 colourful stitch patterns. Each one has a big clear photo, written instructions, and a chart. This book would appeal to crocheters who like to play with techniques and extend their skills. It would also be very useful if working a crochet picture in Intarsia, or how about getting fashionable with a statement beanie? There are example projects featured as well as encouragement to design your own! -- Sally Magill * SlipKnot, June2023 * I took my time to read through this book properly, because this isn’t your average crochet pattern book, this is the ultimate how-to book for crocheting with colour. The book is split into sections that are so informative even as an advanced crocheter or designer, you’ll pick up new tips and tricks. The first is: etting Started - Here you’ll find the usual information about yarn, equipment, stitches and abbreviations, along with how to handle the yarn, change colour & my favourite part of this section, colour theory. The book covers colour theory with great depth, explanation the colour wheel, how to use it and explaining the different colour schemes. Stitch Patterns - There are 40 beautifully unique stitch patterns included in this book, many that I haven’t come across before. Each one includes a photo, written instructions and a chart. Colour Changes - Here you’ll learn how to crochet different colour techniques like Mosaic (in two ways) Tapestry, Fair Isle & Intarsia. The Projects - This section has 10 gorgeous crochet patterns, that use the techniques that you’ve just learnt. I found this book to be beautifully laid out with easy to understand instructions. It’s perfect for someone simply wanting some unique colour work patterns, or maybe for someone who would like to understand colour work a little better & even for established designers wanting to improve their skills in colour work (even if you think you know it all, I bet you find some fab tips). I personally love designing & using colour work in crochet, this book will now be my go-to guide, I know it’ll take my designs to the next level. Left-handed people aren’t forgotten in this book, if a technique or pattern is different for lefties, then the instructions are included. -- Kelly Groves * @craftycruella * Being a designer myself, I'm aware to have a tendency to use mostly bright colours and preferably not more than 3 at a time (obviously there are exceptions to this rule of mine!). Anyway, I found this book interesting as it's a good source to look at when in doubt or when you are attempting colourwork the first time! You can find 40 stitch patterns to practice with colours so you can get a quick visual result to verify your choice of hues, tints, tones or shades ! A full chapter is dedicated to colourwork techniques and you are guided to crochet lovely swatches with the help of charts, step-by-step photos and patterns. There is a clever section about charting for crochet and smart charting. At the end of the book, you find a selection of 10 patterns to try: the project I prefer is the Forth Bridge Blanket, maybe because I live in Edinburgh. The only flaw, if I may call it this way, it's the absence of a reference about fluorescent/neon colours, which are often used by younger (not only!) designers/crocheters. -- Ale Poggiagliolmi * @alessandrapoggiagliolmi *

Publishers Weekly 12/23/22 British designers Howorth and Curran debut with an arresting take on how to incorporate colorwork into crochet. The authors showcase 40 stitch patterns that provide a great starting place for beginners, with highlights including a net-like pattern punctuated by flowers and a wavy blue, green, and pink design. Upping the complexity, Howorth and Curran outline four crochet techniques that are more intricate with their colorwork: Fair Isle, intarsia, mosaic, and tapestry. The bulkiness of Fair Isle, they write, makes it well suited for cold weather while intarsia is ideal for creating images or words. Ten projects show the stitch patterns and techniques at work, as in the standout trinity basket, which uses the tapestry technique to create triangular patterns, and the Fair Isle Zahra hat and mittens, which feature a design inspired by flowers blooming in a well-planted garden. Howorth and Curran offer useful tips on how to pick colors and work with multiple strands of yarn ( alternate the turn direction at the end of a row), but novices might find some of the techniques difficult to follow, especially the chart for mosaic, which operates differently than the standard charts. Intermediate to advanced crocheters will enjoy the vibrant patterns. (Feb.)

For those looking to up their colourwork game, this book is packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns and the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method. It also includes a guide to popular colourwork techniques such as intarsia, mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, and features illustrated step-by-steps, with ten projects to try. * Inside Crochet, Issue 155 * This is great. It shows lots of different ways to work with colour, and I really like the way the patterns are both written out and charted. I'm a fairly experienced crocheter, and I'll learn a few things from this book. I'm looking forward to working through it. -- Nicky Thompson * Customer Review * This book is fabulous. If you are a beginner to charts it talks you through it, including how to read stitch charts as well as colour charts. It explains about when to carry yarn, when to cut, and when to use bobbins. It gives in depth explanations of how to create colour schemes. It contains a wealth of patterns and explanation on how to increase these to scale as required. The authors are big on helping you develop your skills to be able to create your own designs and building the skills you need for this. There are also a number of lovely projects to get you started. I would recommend this book to any crocheter, and as an advanced crocheter myself I have still found plenty of great content that has challenged me and inspired me further. As long as you know the foundations of basic stitches you will learn plenty from this book. Top marks! -- Holly Merry * Customer Review * I took my time to read through this book properly, because this isn't your average crochet pattern book, this is the ultimate how-to book for crocheting with colour. The book is split into sections that are so informative even as an advanced crocheter or designer, you'll pick up new tips and tricks. The first is: etting Started - Here you'll find the usual information about yarn, equipment, stitches and abbreviations, along with how to handle the yarn, change colour & my favourite part of this section, colour theory. The book covers colour theory with great depth, explanation the colour wheel, how to use it and explaining the different colour schemes. Stitch Patterns - There are 40 beautifully unique stitch patterns included in this book, many that I haven't come across before. Each one includes a photo, written instructions and a chart. Colour Changes - Here you'll learn how to crochet different colour techniques like Mosaic (in two ways) Tapestry, Fair Isle & Intarsia. The Projects - This section has 10 gorgeous crochet patterns, that use the techniques that you've just learnt. I found this book to be beautifully laid out with easy to understand instructions. It's perfect for someone simply wanting some unique colour work patterns, or maybe for someone who would like to understand colour work a little better & even for established designers wanting to improve their skills in colour work (even if you think you know it all, I bet you find some fab tips). I personally love designing & using colour work in crochet, this book will now be my go-to guide, I know it'll take my designs to the next level. Left-handed people aren't forgotten in this book, if a technique or pattern is different for lefties, then the instructions are included. -- Kelly Groves * @craftycruella *

For those looking to up their colourwork game, this book is packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns and the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method. It also includes a guide to popular colourwork techniques such as intarsia, mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, and features illustrated step-by-steps, with ten projects to try. * Inside Crochet, Issue 155 * This is great. It shows lots of different ways to work with colour, and I really like the way the patterns are both written out and charted. I'm a fairly experienced crocheter, and I'll learn a few things from this book. I'm looking forward to working through it. -- Nicky Thompson * Customer Review * This book is fabulous. If you are a beginner to charts it talks you through it, including how to read stitch charts as well as colour charts. It explains about when to carry yarn, when to cut, and when to use bobbins. It gives in depth explanations of how to create colour schemes. It contains a wealth of patterns and explanation on how to increase these to scale as required. The authors are big on helping you develop your skills to be able to create your own designs and building the skills you need for this. There are also a number of lovely projects to get you started. I would recommend this book to any crocheter, and as an advanced crocheter myself I have still found plenty of great content that has challenged me and inspired me further. As long as you know the foundations of basic stitches you will learn plenty from this book. Top marks! -- Holly Merry * Customer Review *

For those looking to up their colourwork game, this book is packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns and the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method. It also includes a guide to popular colourwork techniques such as intarsia, mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, and features illustrated step-by-steps, with ten projects to try. * Inside Crochet, Issue 155 * This is great. It shows lots of different ways to work with colour, and I really like the way the patterns are both written out and charted. I'm a fairly experienced crocheter, and I'll learn a few things from this book. I'm looking forward to working through it. -- Nicky Thompson * Customer Review * This book is fabulous. If you are a beginner to charts it talks you through it, including how to read stitch charts as well as colour charts. It explains about when to carry yarn, when to cut, and when to use bobbins. It gives in depth explanations of how to create colour schemes. It contains a wealth of patterns and explanation on how to increase these to scale as required. The authors are big on helping you develop your skills to be able to create your own designs and building the skills you need for this. There are also a number of lovely projects to get you started. I would recommend this book to any crocheter, and as an advanced crocheter myself I have still found plenty of great content that has challenged me and inspired me further. As long as you know the foundations of basic stitches you will learn plenty from this book. Top marks! -- Holly Merry * Customer Review * This is unusual – a crochet book devoted entirely to the mechanics of using colour. The book starts with the basics including handling multiple yarns. There are even flowchart-style algorithms that help us decide whether to cut the yarn when changing colour or carry it over to another row. This is followed by a section with 40 colourful stitch patterns. Each one has a big clear photo, written instructions, and a chart. This book would appeal to crocheters who like to play with techniques and extend their skills. It would also be very useful if working a crochet picture in Intarsia, or how about getting fashionable with a statement beanie? There are example projects featured as well as encouragement to design your own! -- Sally Magill * SlipKnot, June2023 * This collection of 40 stitch patterns and ten crochet projects is packed with inspiration and a guide to choosing and using colour. It takes us step-by-step through stitch patterns and techniques using photos, charts and text. Intarsia, mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet are included, along with the authors' own innovative charting method. * Machine Knitting Monthly, August 2023 * I took my time to read through this book properly, because this isn’t your average crochet pattern book, this is the ultimate how-to book for crocheting with colour. The book is split into sections that are so informative even as an advanced crocheter or designer, you’ll pick up new tips and tricks. The first is: etting Started - Here you’ll find the usual information about yarn, equipment, stitches and abbreviations, along with how to handle the yarn, change colour & my favourite part of this section, colour theory. The book covers colour theory with great depth, explanation the colour wheel, how to use it and explaining the different colour schemes. Stitch Patterns - There are 40 beautifully unique stitch patterns included in this book, many that I haven’t come across before. Each one includes a photo, written instructions and a chart. Colour Changes - Here you’ll learn how to crochet different colour techniques like Mosaic (in two ways) Tapestry, Fair Isle & Intarsia. The Projects - This section has 10 gorgeous crochet patterns, that use the techniques that you’ve just learnt. I found this book to be beautifully laid out with easy to understand instructions. It’s perfect for someone simply wanting some unique colour work patterns, or maybe for someone who would like to understand colour work a little better & even for established designers wanting to improve their skills in colour work (even if you think you know it all, I bet you find some fab tips). I personally love designing & using colour work in crochet, this book will now be my go-to guide, I know it’ll take my designs to the next level. Left-handed people aren’t forgotten in this book, if a technique or pattern is different for lefties, then the instructions are included. -- Kelly Groves * @craftycruella * Being a designer myself, I'm aware to have a tendency to use mostly bright colours and preferably not more than 3 at a time (obviously there are exceptions to this rule of mine!). Anyway, I found this book interesting as it's a good source to look at when in doubt or when you are attempting colourwork the first time! You can find 40 stitch patterns to practice with colours so you can get a quick visual result to verify your choice of hues, tints, tones or shades ! A full chapter is dedicated to colourwork techniques and you are guided to crochet lovely swatches with the help of charts, step-by-step photos and patterns. There is a clever section about charting for crochet and smart charting. At the end of the book, you find a selection of 10 patterns to try: the project I prefer is the Forth Bridge Blanket, maybe because I live in Edinburgh. The only flaw, if I may call it this way, it's the absence of a reference about fluorescent/neon colours, which are often used by younger (not only!) designers/crocheters. -- Ale Poggiagliolmi * @alessandrapoggiagliolmi *

Author Information

Jane and Dawn met when they lived next door to each other in Wales. They quickly discovered that they were both crochet designers, but almost better than that was the fact that they got on like a house on fire. Jane now lives in Scotland, but visits often! Jane Howorth has been designing in knit and crochet since 2012 and her designs are extensively published in the UK and US. Her work has appeared in many magazines including Interweave Knitting, Knit.Wear, Inside Crochet, Crochet Now, etc. In particular, her ideas have been enthusiastically commissioned by Interweave Crochet magazine, and she has one or two designs featured in almost every issue since 2017. Jane's latest designs are for Knitpicks' new venture, WeCrochet, and a new ezine from Interweave; The Crochetist. She focuses on creating garments and accessories with a strong sense of style and a contemporary feel, and has around 90 third-party published designs, which can be seen on Ravelry. With a background as a Senior Lecturer in a university business school, she understands how to convey knowledge and understanding clearly. Jane also holds City and Guilds advanced certificates in Fashion Design. She uses this knowledge in her design work and in writing technical articles for a number of magazines, including Pompom and Interweave's Knit.Wear magazine. She has taught numerous knit and crochet classes at local yarn shops. A university graduate, Dawn Curran went on to pursue a demanding career in nursing before raising her family. Her journey into crochet design began when she worked for LoveCrafts as part of their customer service team. Here Dawn developed an understanding of the crochet market and saw an opportunity to develop her own designs. Her ideas often feature colour work, and she has carved out a niche for herself using intarsia crochet to create motifs. She designs crochet homewares, garments and accessories. Dawn sells her patterns on various platforms including Etsy. She has designed for Inside Crochet, Mollie Makes, LoveCrafts and Knit Picks' new crochet venture, WeCrochet. Dawn loves to interact with the crochet community on Instagram where she has had a number of viral posts and an engaged following of more than 8500.

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