Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

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HOOKED

INSPIRING

BOOKS

500+CROCHET

STITCHES

ANNIE’SCROCHET

(£12.99,

A n n i e ’sC r o c h e t)

Anencyclopediais a

handytooltohaveto

helpyoudelvedeeper

intoyourhobbies,andthisbookofmorethan

500 crochetstitcheswillbeinvaluableonyour

bookshelf.It comeswitha CDofinstructionsto

showyouhowtodothemall,plustherearetwo

afghan patterns that utilise some of the stitches.

YAR NTE ARO O M

SCHEEPJES

(£7.95,Scheepjes)

Scheepjes’eagerly

anticipatedbi-annual

patternbookcontains 16

projectsforyarnies(knit

aswellascrochet).The

garments,accessoriesandsoftfurnishings

haveallbeencreatedbyScheepjes’team

ofdesignersusingScheepjes’yummyyarn.

Thethemeis ‘tea’,solook out for some tasty,

soothing treats.

NEEDLEFELTED

ANIMALS

MIAUNDERWOOD

(£9.35,CICO)

Mia’sbookis filledwith

35 ofthecutestever

animalsneedle-felted

intoexistence.Find

woodlandcreatures,birds,petsandwild

animalsforyoumakeandgiveasgifts,decorate

yourmantelpieceorstringintobunting(the

littlebirdsareperfectforthis).If you’renewto

needle-feltingthere’sa techniquessection to

help you perfect your soft menagerie.

JAPANESE

WONDER

CROCHET

NIHONVOGUE

(£9.35,Tuttle)

You’llbefamiliarwiththe

stitches(bullion,crocodile,

waffle...),butnotwith

thewaythey’reingeniouslyputtogetherto

createdelightsforyourwardrobeandyour

home.TranslatedfromJapanese,thisis Eastern

stylepureandsimple.The 25 projectsinclude

beautifulbagsandpurses,a shawl,jewellery,

potholders, coasters and a throw.

combinationsjumpout from

“I love seeing colour

pictures in magazines”

ZEENS& ROGER
Devon-dwellingRosinaPlaneis
themindandhookbehindthe
brightandcheerycrochet
brandZeens& Roger.A lifelong
hookster,it washernanawhofirstintroduced
hertothecraft,assheexplains:“Everyother
projectmynanamadewasa grannysquare
blanket.ForyearsI’dwatchhermakethose
colourfulsquares.Everysingleonewas
beautiful.Whenit wasmyturntopickupthe
hook,themindfulnessintherhythm of
stitchescouldn’tbebeaten.
“Playingwithcolours,tryingoutdifferent
yarnsandthetriumphofworkingoutnew
stitchpatternsis a hugebuzz.Knowingthat
I’mlearningfromit allallthetimeis
completelyaddictive.I’veeven(sortof)
becomefondofthemathswhenworking out
multiplesofpatternrepeats!”
FansofRosina’sInstagramwon’tbe
surprisedtohearthatcolouris a significant
influenceonherdesignprocess.“It’shugely
important.I loveseeingcolourcombinations
jumpoutfrompicturesinmagazines,ora
floralprintona dressmightcatchmyeyeand
I’lltranslateit intocrochetstitches.I love
stitch dictionaries too. My favourites are

old-schoolcrochetbooksfrombeforeI was

bornandcontemporarybooksfromJapan.”

WhileRosinaself-effacinglyclaimsshe

“can’tcompetewiththemegaprofessional

YouTubers”,nonethelessshehashadsome

majortriumphs,notleastbeingaskedto

designa grannystitchprojectforthecoverof

MollieMakes.“I never,everthoughtit’dbe

possiblethatmyowndesignswouldbe

featured,”shegushes,“letalonebeaskedto

designsomethingforthefrontcover!”We’ll

bewatchingthisdesigner’sstarrise!

FindRosinaonInstagram@zeensandroger,or

checkheroutonYouTube,whereshehasa

fortnightly podcast plus fun crochet tutorials.

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