Swirling Bag from Crocheted Gifts - KDTV 311

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:06:09 GMT

In Knitting Daily TV Episode 311, Kathy Merrick, contributing designer to the book Interweave Presents: Crocheted Gifts, shares her striped, colorful Swirling Bag. It’s a crocheted bag with striped panels that is sewn together at the end for an interesting construction. Download this free pattern here from Knitting Daily TV, and a kit for this bag is available from Jimmy Beans Wool.

About the book:

Make stylish crocheted gifts year-round with Crocheted Gifts, a collection of projects from some of today's most popular crochet designers. From baby gifts to mittens for the whole family, to home decor and fancy lace, this book is full of perfect projects for every occasion.

The first small project book to focus exclusively on crochet, Crocheted Gifts is the ultimate gift-giving guide resource for crocheters, full of various projects that crocheters will love to make and be proud to give away (if they can bear to part with them!).

Featuring 19 designs by various crochet stars such as Doris Chan, Kathy Merrick, Robyn Chachula, Annie Modesitt, and more, Crocheted Gifts includes innovative, unusual, and imaginative designs for all crochet tastes. Crocheted Gifts also includes stylish photography and step-by-step crochet instructions for every project, ranging from easy-to-crochet to more advanced techniques.

Urchins and Limpets Blanket - Spotlight on Kathy Merrick - KDTV 310

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:04:56 GMT

Kathy Merrick, designer and author of Crochet in Color: Techniques and Designs for Playing with Color (Interweave, 2009), joins Kim in Knitting Daily TV episode 310 to demonstrate the Urchins and Limpets crocheted blanket, a textural, fun, and easy-to-crochet design that uses pops of color for added interest. Download the free crocheted blanket pattern online here. Learn more about the yarns (Mission Falls 1824 Wool) used in this pattern at Mission Falls.

About the book:

Known for her signature use of color, crochet designer Kathy Merrick shares her secrets to designing with color in unique and unexpected ways in Crochet in Color. Merrick offers 17 patterns that explore a variety of ways to play with color that will build your crochet color confidence.

With a long list of projects encompassing wearables to various home decor projects, all of Merrick's designs in Crochet in Color are made with fine yarns and big hooks to achieve a crochet fabric that is fluid and never stiff. And because Merrick focuses on simple shapes and less intricate designs, her projects are perfect for all crochet skill levels to create sophisticated and fun designs that play with color.

Crochet in Color encourages you to shake their fears of experimenting with color, design outside the color wheel, and make unique color combinations work. Merrick also explains how to change colors in crochet, stranding techniques, and how to work over yarn tails. Plus, there are various tips and tricks, such as a proportion guide to working color bands and easy ways to finish your work.

Crochet Me Videos : Kathy Merrick

Swirling Bag from Crocheted Gifts - KDTV 311

Urchins and Limpets Blanket - Spotlight on Kathy Merrick - KDTV 310