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Photographs by Alan Wycheck, Tiffany Blackstone, and Sharon Silverman.
Illustrations by Marjorie Leggitt, Caroline Stover, David Bienkowski, and Rob Carboni.
Cover design by Tessa J. Sweigert
Fair Isle Fingerless Mitts pattern design © Karen Whooley/KRW Knitwear Studio.
Rosalia Motif Shawl pattern design © Robyn Chachula.
All other patterns © Sharon Hernes Silverman. Patterns by Silverman were previously published on her website or in her books Basic Crocheting, Beyond Basic Crocheting, Tunisian Crochet, Crochet Scarves, or Tunisian Crochet for Baby.
Crochet Abbreviations Master List, Skill Levels for Crocheting, Standard Body Measurements/Sizing, and Standard Yarn Weight System charts used courtesy of the Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA), www.yarnstandards.com.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Silverman, Sharon Hernes.
Basic crocheting and projects / Sharon Hernes Silverman.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8117-1616-1
1. Crocheting. 2. Crocheting—Patterns. I. Title.
TT820.S52629 2015
746.43'4—dc23
2015014937
eISBN 978-0-8117-6246-5