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I bought several of your books and they are just right! No regrets! I will always buy your books because they are the best. —Seward Kollie (Dakar, Senegal) Credits Acquisitions Editor Pam Mourouzis Project Editor Suzanne Snyder Copy Editor Elizabeth Kuball Editorial Manager Christina Stambaugh Publisher Cindy Kitchel Vice President and Executive Publisher Kathy Nebenhaus Interior Design Kathie Rickard Elizabeth Brooks Cover Design José Almaguer Photography Matt Bowen About the Authors Cecily Keimdocuments her adventures in life, crocheting, and other creative endeavors at SuchSweetHands.com. Throughout her life, regardless of the type of study or type of job, making things has always fascinated Cecily. Her great- grandmother, Mama Mac, taught her to crochet at age 9. Since then crochet has become a favorite technique in her crafty arsenal. Cecily is mesmerized by the end- less possibilities of crochet and loves passing on her enthusiasm as a writer, designer, and teacher. She teaches crochet classes and contributes her designs to mag- azines and books. She has also demon- strated her designs on the DIY channel’s Knitty Grittyand Uncommon Threads. Cecily lives in Los Angeles, watches too much television, and loves candy, her cats, and her boyfriend. Kim P. Werkeris the editor of Interweave Crochet magazine. She is also the founder and Creative Director of CrochetMe.com, the online crochet community for innova- tive patterns, tips, and tutorials, and a playground for meeting crocheters from all over the world. After a couple of earlier flings, Kim got back into crochet in 2004. She is a professional member of the Crochet Guild of America and The National NeedleArts Association, and travels throughout North America to teach about cro- chet and to meet enthusiastic crocheters. She has appeared on the television show Uncommon Threadsand will appear on the PBS shows Shay Pendray’s Needle Arts Studio and Knit & Crochet Today. She was thrilled to work again with Cecily on this follow-up to their first book, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crocheting. Kim’s other books include Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution(Interweave Press, 2007), Get Hooked,and Get Hooked Again(Watson- Guptil 2006 and 2007, respectively). Originally from New York State, Kim lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and their dog. When she’s not crocheting, writing, editing, or traveling, she enjoys reading, hiking, knitting, and playing in the garden. Instructional Videos Online We’ve filmed videos of a few of the techniques described in this book—just look for the symbol. To view the videos, go to www.wiley.com/go/crochetvqt. Acknowledgments We are greatly indebted to the people at Wiley who have made this book possible: Pam Mourouzis and Suzanne Snyder, who provided patience and guidance, always with kindness and humor; Cindy Kitchel, who expanded her crochet skills and showed them off so perfectly; and Matt Bowen, our photographer—all their efforts truly make this book special. Cecily is grateful to have such a supportive and inspiring circle of friends and family, all willing to listen to her chatter on about crochet. Her biggest thanks go to Rob, who still believes it when she promises she will get the yarn collection under control. Kim thanks her family and friends for being patient during her long absence from their lives while this book was in production. Especially to Greg, who truly had to live through it with her. We are grateful to the Craft Yarn Council of America for their permission to reprint information about industry standards and for the tireless efforts they make to promote and document crochet. Finally, to the crocheting community: We thank you for your enthusiasm for the craft and for your unending desire to learn more about it.