Author: Susan Ritchie
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1782495185
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Simply stylish crochet patterns for fashionable makes in modern yarns and colors. Susan Ritchie and Karen Miller are the proprietors of Mrs Moon, an online yarn store, and their mission is to show you how simple it is to create your own modern-casual crochet garments, accessories, and homewares. There are easy-to-hook projects in bulky yarns that will grow so fast you'll be finished in a day, and larger or more intricate items that will take longer, but are well worth every stitch you hook in to them. There are pieces that are perfect for beginners to crochet—such as a chevron throw, a simple beanie, or a snuggly cowl—and other projects that introduce lacy and textured stitches so you can expand your skills at your own pace, and with the help of the techniques section at the back of the book. Choose to make a delicately lacy ombré scarf, a hipster granny-square coatigan, or a giant owl amigurumi that children will love. Whatever your skill level, Susan and Karen have designed projects for Simple Chic Crochet that you will love to make for your home, your friends, your family, and of course, yourself.
Simple Chic Crochet
Author: Susan Ritchie
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1782495185
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Simply stylish crochet patterns for fashionable makes in modern yarns and colors. Susan Ritchie and Karen Miller are the proprietors of Mrs Moon, an online yarn store, and their mission is to show you how simple it is to create your own modern-casual crochet garments, accessories, and homewares. There are easy-to-hook projects in bulky yarns that will grow so fast you'll be finished in a day, and larger or more intricate items that will take longer, but are well worth every stitch you hook in to them. There are pieces that are perfect for beginners to crochet—such as a chevron throw, a simple beanie, or a snuggly cowl—and other projects that introduce lacy and textured stitches so you can expand your skills at your own pace, and with the help of the techniques section at the back of the book. Choose to make a delicately lacy ombré scarf, a hipster granny-square coatigan, or a giant owl amigurumi that children will love. Whatever your skill level, Susan and Karen have designed projects for Simple Chic Crochet that you will love to make for your home, your friends, your family, and of course, yourself.
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1782495185
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Simply stylish crochet patterns for fashionable makes in modern yarns and colors. Susan Ritchie and Karen Miller are the proprietors of Mrs Moon, an online yarn store, and their mission is to show you how simple it is to create your own modern-casual crochet garments, accessories, and homewares. There are easy-to-hook projects in bulky yarns that will grow so fast you'll be finished in a day, and larger or more intricate items that will take longer, but are well worth every stitch you hook in to them. There are pieces that are perfect for beginners to crochet—such as a chevron throw, a simple beanie, or a snuggly cowl—and other projects that introduce lacy and textured stitches so you can expand your skills at your own pace, and with the help of the techniques section at the back of the book. Choose to make a delicately lacy ombré scarf, a hipster granny-square coatigan, or a giant owl amigurumi that children will love. Whatever your skill level, Susan and Karen have designed projects for Simple Chic Crochet that you will love to make for your home, your friends, your family, and of course, yourself.
SimpleChic
Author: Jil Eaton
Publisher: Minnowknits Books
ISBN: 9780972121811
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the popular designer Jil Eaton comes this delectable collection of easy-to-make and stylish knitwear. Designs feature a quirky but fashionable style, with patterns for children, teens, and adults. Popular projects, such as the cashmere crème sweater, elf cap, and rainy-day pullover for dogs, are accompanied by step-by-step instructions that are ideal for beginners and those wanting to further develop their knitting skills. Sketches and color photographs in outdoor and in-studio locations brighten every page and help knitters visualize the final product. Photos, yarn suggestions, and gauge instructions are offered for every design.
Publisher: Minnowknits Books
ISBN: 9780972121811
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the popular designer Jil Eaton comes this delectable collection of easy-to-make and stylish knitwear. Designs feature a quirky but fashionable style, with patterns for children, teens, and adults. Popular projects, such as the cashmere crème sweater, elf cap, and rainy-day pullover for dogs, are accompanied by step-by-step instructions that are ideal for beginners and those wanting to further develop their knitting skills. Sketches and color photographs in outdoor and in-studio locations brighten every page and help knitters visualize the final product. Photos, yarn suggestions, and gauge instructions are offered for every design.
Simple Chic Knits
Author: Karen Miller
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782493105
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
35 beautifully simple designs to knit in natural yarns 35 beautifully simple designs to knit in natural yarns Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie, of online yarn store Mrs Moon, bring you stitch-by-stitch proof that it can be super-simple to create modern-casual knitted clothes, accessories, and homeware. There are quick-to-knit pieces that you can make in a day, through to more ambitious projects that will take longer, and will introduce novice knitters to techniques such as cables, colorwork, and chunky lace. From an easy-knit Sloppy Joe sweater that will become a favorite wardrobe staple to a brioche-stitch scarf that uses a beautifully simple stitch pattern, from a zigzag-stripe throw in delicious colors to a textured bolster, from a delightfully droopy bunny to a cute baby beanie, there are projects here for you, your home, and your family, whatever your level of knitting knowledge. Karen and Susan’s successful business and constant interaction with knitters of all levels of skill and all kinds of tastes, have given them a wonderful insight in to the types of projects knitters crave, and Simple Chic Knits is filled with items that will have fingers itching to knit.
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782493105
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
35 beautifully simple designs to knit in natural yarns 35 beautifully simple designs to knit in natural yarns Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie, of online yarn store Mrs Moon, bring you stitch-by-stitch proof that it can be super-simple to create modern-casual knitted clothes, accessories, and homeware. There are quick-to-knit pieces that you can make in a day, through to more ambitious projects that will take longer, and will introduce novice knitters to techniques such as cables, colorwork, and chunky lace. From an easy-knit Sloppy Joe sweater that will become a favorite wardrobe staple to a brioche-stitch scarf that uses a beautifully simple stitch pattern, from a zigzag-stripe throw in delicious colors to a textured bolster, from a delightfully droopy bunny to a cute baby beanie, there are projects here for you, your home, and your family, whatever your level of knitting knowledge. Karen and Susan’s successful business and constant interaction with knitters of all levels of skill and all kinds of tastes, have given them a wonderful insight in to the types of projects knitters crave, and Simple Chic Knits is filled with items that will have fingers itching to knit.
Happy Homemade: Sew Chic
Author: Yoshiko Tsukiori
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 9784805312872
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Sew your own stylish clothes with this fabulous sewing book. Are you a DIY sewer, with a passion for Japanese style? Look no further, Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is the Japanese Sewing book you've been waiting for—all new timeless and straightforward creations of Yoshiko Tsukiori, acclaimed Japanese fashion designer and author of The Stylish Dress Book, now available in English in the United States. Happy Homemade: Sew Chic features 20 flexible sewing patterns that boast authentic Japanese style created simply—by you. Sew-your-own pants, tops, dresses and skirts will add that sought-after Japanese flair to your wardrobe. Simple lines make these garments perfect for women of all ages and all sizes. This book includes a complete western-sized sewing pattern for each design that is easily adjusted to fit your body form. The understandable, concise diagrams and simple instructions allow you to create a unique style with ease and confidence. Sewing designs include: Tunic Dress with Lace Blouse with Front Tucks Box Tunic Straight-cut Tiered Skirt Straight-cut Sarouel Pants Smock Dress with Puff Sleeves And much more… Whether you're a sewing maven or an aspiring novice, Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is your ultimate guide to transforming fabric to fabulous!
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 9784805312872
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Sew your own stylish clothes with this fabulous sewing book. Are you a DIY sewer, with a passion for Japanese style? Look no further, Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is the Japanese Sewing book you've been waiting for—all new timeless and straightforward creations of Yoshiko Tsukiori, acclaimed Japanese fashion designer and author of The Stylish Dress Book, now available in English in the United States. Happy Homemade: Sew Chic features 20 flexible sewing patterns that boast authentic Japanese style created simply—by you. Sew-your-own pants, tops, dresses and skirts will add that sought-after Japanese flair to your wardrobe. Simple lines make these garments perfect for women of all ages and all sizes. This book includes a complete western-sized sewing pattern for each design that is easily adjusted to fit your body form. The understandable, concise diagrams and simple instructions allow you to create a unique style with ease and confidence. Sewing designs include: Tunic Dress with Lace Blouse with Front Tucks Box Tunic Straight-cut Tiered Skirt Straight-cut Sarouel Pants Smock Dress with Puff Sleeves And much more… Whether you're a sewing maven or an aspiring novice, Happy Homemade: Sew Chic is your ultimate guide to transforming fabric to fabulous!
Shirt and Tie
Author: Kim Johnson Gross
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN: 9780679427667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Provides examples of more than 50 shirt-tie combinations. A key to owning less, spending less, and looking better.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN: 9780679427667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Provides examples of more than 50 shirt-tie combinations. A key to owning less, spending less, and looking better.
Rooms in Bloom
Author: Alice Whately
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Suddenly the whole world seems to be in bloom! Floral furnishings and fabrics are in all the stores.Rooms in Bloomcelebrates this trend, with unusual, creative, and fresh ways to use florals in the home. This photo-rich book moves beyond the obvious fabric choices, showing how to introduce flower motifs into every room through alternative methods such as photomurals, light projections, lighting, ceramics and flooring, and through more traditional methods like soft furnishings, wallpaper, and paint/stenciling. Much more than just a picture book, Rooms in Bloom features ideas for hands-on home decorating projects, complete with step-by-step instructions. The pages are also packed with tips and helpful hints to guide amateur decorators in adapting floral ideas (stylishly but inexpensively) into their own home. In addition,Rooms in Bloomis peppered with quotes from famous ladies about their favorite flowers and includes features on designers who have made the floral styles their own. • For anyone interested in home decorating or home crafts including sewing, painting, and upholstering • Covers many different styles and ways to use florals in decorating • Major current trend toward fresh use of florals • Dozens of ideas for hands-on home decorating projects
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Suddenly the whole world seems to be in bloom! Floral furnishings and fabrics are in all the stores.Rooms in Bloomcelebrates this trend, with unusual, creative, and fresh ways to use florals in the home. This photo-rich book moves beyond the obvious fabric choices, showing how to introduce flower motifs into every room through alternative methods such as photomurals, light projections, lighting, ceramics and flooring, and through more traditional methods like soft furnishings, wallpaper, and paint/stenciling. Much more than just a picture book, Rooms in Bloom features ideas for hands-on home decorating projects, complete with step-by-step instructions. The pages are also packed with tips and helpful hints to guide amateur decorators in adapting floral ideas (stylishly but inexpensively) into their own home. In addition,Rooms in Bloomis peppered with quotes from famous ladies about their favorite flowers and includes features on designers who have made the floral styles their own. • For anyone interested in home decorating or home crafts including sewing, painting, and upholstering • Covers many different styles and ways to use florals in decorating • Major current trend toward fresh use of florals • Dozens of ideas for hands-on home decorating projects
Walk With Me: New York
Author: Susan Kaufman
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647007496
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
From photographer Susan Kaufman, an intimate celebration of the beauty and charm of New York City For some people, New York City exists only in their imaginations, a big-screen beacon of wonder and twenty-four seven delight. For others, it’s a dream destination: the diverse urban center where they will finally feel they belong. And still for many, it’s the place they already call home. No matter how you view New York, longtime fashion editor and photographer Susan Kaufman will help you see the city with fresh, appreciative eyes. As she travels with her camera through New York, Susan Kaufman invites readers to see the city as she does: from the sidewalk. She explores the beauty of the city found in its charming townhouses, decorated shops, lovely parks, shop facades, and serene streetscapes. New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but beneath the bustle, there’s a soulful side, with its own quiet power and universal allure. Walk with Me New York invites readers to appreciate the streets and buildings that have made the world’s most iconic city survive centuries of change yet retain its vitality and aspirational magnetism.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647007496
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
From photographer Susan Kaufman, an intimate celebration of the beauty and charm of New York City For some people, New York City exists only in their imaginations, a big-screen beacon of wonder and twenty-four seven delight. For others, it’s a dream destination: the diverse urban center where they will finally feel they belong. And still for many, it’s the place they already call home. No matter how you view New York, longtime fashion editor and photographer Susan Kaufman will help you see the city with fresh, appreciative eyes. As she travels with her camera through New York, Susan Kaufman invites readers to see the city as she does: from the sidewalk. She explores the beauty of the city found in its charming townhouses, decorated shops, lovely parks, shop facades, and serene streetscapes. New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but beneath the bustle, there’s a soulful side, with its own quiet power and universal allure. Walk with Me New York invites readers to appreciate the streets and buildings that have made the world’s most iconic city survive centuries of change yet retain its vitality and aspirational magnetism.
Dress Smart Men
Author: Kim Johnson Gross
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
ISBN: 9780446530439
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The authors teach men how to dress for success by showing them how to build a simple, versatile, but stylish work-appropriate wardrobe that inspires competence, confidence, and a sense of personal style. 30,000 first printing.
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
ISBN: 9780446530439
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The authors teach men how to dress for success by showing them how to build a simple, versatile, but stylish work-appropriate wardrobe that inspires competence, confidence, and a sense of personal style. 30,000 first printing.
Purls of Wisdom
Author: Jenny Lord
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9781846143021
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Do you want to learn to make- The 'Born Under a Star' baby blanket 'Cloud Nine' socks A classic men's beanie Honeycomb cable cushion A bramble stitch scarf? Well, the good news is anyone can. With the clearest instructions and pictures, and with Jenny Lord as your knitting tutor, you will learn to knit in a series of simple steps. After a whirlwind tour through the history of a craft that's been enjoyed for generations, you'll discover where to source the best yarns, and progress from knitting simple scarves to mastering the art of sock knitting and even more sophisticated projects. Following totally original patterns - created by Jenny and some of her favourite people from the online knitting community - you'll be able to make charming gifts for all your favourite people- your man, your mother, your godchild or the little baby next door. With every pattern rated by level of difficulty, we guarantee that, whether you're a beginner or a more capable knitter, this is the knitting book you'll keep referring to, again and again. Now, go and get your needles. Let's begin. Having learned to sew at the age of five, Jenny discovered knitting in her early twenties when she could no longer resist the luxury yarns she kept spying in her local haberdashery. This is the book she would have liked to own when she first started knitting. Jenny lives in London. Purls of Wisdomis her first book.
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9781846143021
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Do you want to learn to make- The 'Born Under a Star' baby blanket 'Cloud Nine' socks A classic men's beanie Honeycomb cable cushion A bramble stitch scarf? Well, the good news is anyone can. With the clearest instructions and pictures, and with Jenny Lord as your knitting tutor, you will learn to knit in a series of simple steps. After a whirlwind tour through the history of a craft that's been enjoyed for generations, you'll discover where to source the best yarns, and progress from knitting simple scarves to mastering the art of sock knitting and even more sophisticated projects. Following totally original patterns - created by Jenny and some of her favourite people from the online knitting community - you'll be able to make charming gifts for all your favourite people- your man, your mother, your godchild or the little baby next door. With every pattern rated by level of difficulty, we guarantee that, whether you're a beginner or a more capable knitter, this is the knitting book you'll keep referring to, again and again. Now, go and get your needles. Let's begin. Having learned to sew at the age of five, Jenny discovered knitting in her early twenties when she could no longer resist the luxury yarns she kept spying in her local haberdashery. This is the book she would have liked to own when she first started knitting. Jenny lives in London. Purls of Wisdomis her first book.
Living the Simply Luxurious Life
Author: Shannon Ables
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692085219
Category : Contentment
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
What can you uniquely give the world? We often sell ourselves short with self-limiting beliefs, but most of us would be amazed and delighted to know that we do have something special - our distinctive passions and talents - to offer. And what if I told you that what you have to give will also enable you to live a life of true contentment? How is that possible? It happens when you embrace and curate your own simply luxurious life. We tend to not realize the capacity of our full potential and settle for what society has deemed acceptable. However, each of us has a unique journey to travel if only we would find the courage, paired with key skills we can develop, to step forward. This book will help you along the deeper journey to discovering your best self as you begin to trust your intuition and listen to your curiosity. You will learn how to: - Recognize your innate strengths - Acquire the skills needed to nurture your best self - Identify and navigate past societal limitations often placed upon women - Strengthen your brand both personally and professionally - Build a supportive and healthy community - Cultivate effortless style - Enhance your everyday meals with seasonal fare - Live with less, so that you can live more fully - Understand how to make a successful fresh start - Establish and mastermind your financial security - Experience great pleasure and joy in relationships - Always strive for quality over quantity in every arena of your life Living simply luxuriously is a choice: to think critically, to live courageously, and to savor the everydays as much as the grand occasions. As you learn to live well in your everydays, you will elevate your experience and recognize what is working for you and what is not. With this knowledge, you let go of the unnecessary, thus simplifying your life and removing the complexity. Choices become easier, life has more flavor, and you begin to feel deeply satisfying true contentment. The cultivation of a unique simply luxurious life is an extraordinary daily journey that each of us can master, leading us to our fullest potential.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692085219
Category : Contentment
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
What can you uniquely give the world? We often sell ourselves short with self-limiting beliefs, but most of us would be amazed and delighted to know that we do have something special - our distinctive passions and talents - to offer. And what if I told you that what you have to give will also enable you to live a life of true contentment? How is that possible? It happens when you embrace and curate your own simply luxurious life. We tend to not realize the capacity of our full potential and settle for what society has deemed acceptable. However, each of us has a unique journey to travel if only we would find the courage, paired with key skills we can develop, to step forward. This book will help you along the deeper journey to discovering your best self as you begin to trust your intuition and listen to your curiosity. You will learn how to: - Recognize your innate strengths - Acquire the skills needed to nurture your best self - Identify and navigate past societal limitations often placed upon women - Strengthen your brand both personally and professionally - Build a supportive and healthy community - Cultivate effortless style - Enhance your everyday meals with seasonal fare - Live with less, so that you can live more fully - Understand how to make a successful fresh start - Establish and mastermind your financial security - Experience great pleasure and joy in relationships - Always strive for quality over quantity in every arena of your life Living simply luxuriously is a choice: to think critically, to live courageously, and to savor the everydays as much as the grand occasions. As you learn to live well in your everydays, you will elevate your experience and recognize what is working for you and what is not. With this knowledge, you let go of the unnecessary, thus simplifying your life and removing the complexity. Choices become easier, life has more flavor, and you begin to feel deeply satisfying true contentment. The cultivation of a unique simply luxurious life is an extraordinary daily journey that each of us can master, leading us to our fullest potential.