About the Author
Robyn Chachula (Pittsburgh, PA) is a crochet
designer with a background in structural
engineering. Whether she is building a concrete
building or a granny square blanket, her approach
to designing them is the same: She takes a big
project and breaks it down into little items that she
can understand, then pieces them back together
for the big picture. In her book Blueprint Crochet:
Modern Designs for the Visual Crocheter, she used
her engineering background and crochet symbols to
bring crochet to new learners. Its follow-up, Baby
Blueprint Crochet, marries more challenging stitch
diagrams with a modern take on baby projects. Her
patterns in Mission Falls Goes Crochet are for the whole family. Fans can catch
her as one of the crochet experts on Knit and Crochet Now on PBS, or on her
blog, Crochet by Faye (www.crochetbyfaye.blogspot.com).Acknowledgments
This book gave me so much pleasure in diving into, researching, and testing
all aspects of crochet; I want to thank all the creative designers who have
come before me to inspire and challenge my own designs.
Crocheting all the swatches in the book was a pure joy, but I had to share
the fun to get the book finished. I had the fantastic help from my wonderful
friends and contract crocheters, Diane Halpern, Rebecca DeSensi, Megan
Granholm, Virginia Boundy, Amy Maceyko, and Susan Jeffers.
Thank you to everyone at Wiley, especially Donna Wright, Pam Mourouzis,
and Marylouise Wiack for making the ramblings of a sleep deprived mom sound
intelligent. A special thank you to Julie Holetz, our technical crochet editor,
for re-reading and counting every stitch in the book over and over with me.
Most importantly, I would like to thank my friends and family for all their
love and support in every crazy challenge I take on. Your joy to jump in and
help entertain the baby while I squirreled away on the book I cannot thank
you enough. I would especially like to thank my husband, Mark, for his
unwavering love. Without his encouragement and help, this book would not
have been possible.
Lastly, I want to thank you. Thank you for enjoying what I love to do so
much. Your enthusiasm of crochet is what keeps me energized to share my
kooky designs, so thank you very much!vi
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