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Summary
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It's Get Hooked all over again--with even more fun patterns
to make and give!
Everyone got hooked on Get Hooked , the first book from the coolest craft instructor ever, Kim Werker . Now even more girls can join the crochet crowd with Get Hooked Again . Simple, step-by-step instructions show exactly how to get started. Then new crafters are ready for the patterns--but these aren't just any patterns. Those weird sweaters, bizarre afghans, and toilet-paper covers that look like Barbie's skirt? Forget them. Get Hooked Again lights up those crochet hooks with Ruby Slippers, a Gidget Bucket Hat, a Camo Bag, Flower Power Pillows, and much more. These patterns are so exciting and so "I want one!" that it's hard to choose. But why stop at one anyway? Make 'em all, wear 'em all, then make them and gift them all over again.
• Fun follow-up to the best-selling Get Hooked !
• Step-by-step crochet lessons, plus 15 great
I-want-one-too! patterns
• Crochet is the number-one craft on
college campuses
Author Notes
Kim Werker is the founder and creative director of www.crochetme.com, the
online hipster-crochet magazine, and the
editor of Interweave Crochet magazine.
She lives in Vancouver.
Cynthia Frenette illustrated Get Hooked and the books in the Teen Girl's Gotta-Have-It series. She lives in Vancouver.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 6 Up-Plenty of white space, wide margins, color photos and illustrations, and more than a dozen full-page pictures of girls using the finished items all add up to an excellent presentation. The lively, easy-to-read text will appeal to beginners and experienced crocheters alike. The book includes a labeled illustration of a crochet hook; discussions and charts of hook sizes and standard yarn weights; clear explanations of pattern instructions, stitches, and techniques; and more. Each project lists "Skills" (such as single crochet), "Materials," "Finished Measurements," "Gauge," and "Pattern." There are instructions for a striped scarf, brimmed hat, sunglasses case, choker, tote, fingerless mitts, pillow, etc. Back matter includes sites for yarn companies. Similar in scope to the author's Get Hooked (Watson-Guptill, 2006), Judith L. Swartz's Getting Started: Crochet (Interweave, 2006), and Susie Johns's Ready, Set, Crochet (Quayside, 2004), this title is a welcome addition.-Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* The author of Get Hooked (2006) and editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and an online site, Werker picks up where she left off in her first crochet book with lots of solid information; clear, crisp photographs; and more appealing projects. Once again, the book covers crochet basics in a conversational tone that will keep readers engaged. The easy-to-follow text and the excellent photos do a great job of helping kids handle the crochet hook. For instance, close-up pictures of various stitches in bright red yarn allow new crocheters to really see the stitches and understand how they are made. Some of the information is advanced (edging and seaming), but it is clearly explained, and there are plenty of projects totes, fingerless gloves, clothes, and hats. Beautifully designed with bright, computer-generated backgrounds, this stitcher's guide has real pick-me-up appeal.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2007 Booklist
