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Vogue(R) Knitting presents a comprehensive overview of an enduring knitters' favorite and essential fashion accessory: hats. It covers everything from global traditions and classic styles to key techniques, blocking to achieve the best shape, design advice, and 50 remarkable patterns from some of today's top knitwear designers.

If knitters could own just one guide to their craft, Knitopedia(TM) would be their book of choice! Created by the trusted experts at Vogue(R) Knitting, this beautifully designed encyclopedia is an A-to-Z of knitting techniques, history, and lore that's filled with more than 400 individual articles and lavishly illustrated with color photos, technical illustrations, charts, patterns, and maps. It's an ideal reference for both beginning and advanced knitters, who will treasure it for years to come.

Have fun learning to draw a variety of subjects by following large, visual step-by-step instructions. From nature to food to animals, buildings, and transportation you'll discover just how easy drawing can be with an easy two-stage process. First, create a structural sketch. Then add values to complete the drawing. How to Draw Step by Step: A Visual Guide to Realistic Drawing contains more than 55 individual demonstrations and 6 composition drawings--over 400 large illustrations in total! Valuable lessons include: Learn the materials needed for successful drawing and how to use themThe use of measuring, proportioning, and aligningHow to create the illusion of depth with perspective and values

"A comprehensive guide to how to draw your own RPG (role-playing game) character even if you have never drawn before. Begins with a primer on basic drawing techniques, followed by highly detailed step-by-step tutorials on how to draw and color different iconic characters and classes, including humans, elves, half-orcs, sorcerers, druids, fighters, and much more"--

Get ready to squeal--or maybe growl, howl, or roar--in delight with the 16 adorable creatures in Baby Beasts to Crochet. Start each project by crocheting the base using only simple stitches. Then stuff and seam everything together. Finally, add surface details such as faux fur, scales, embroidery, eyes, and even eyelashes. When done, you will have transformed the most fearsome creatures in mythology and legend into adorable babies that you can't help but snuggle.

Author and artist extraordinaire, Catherine V. Holmes goes beyond the backyard with Drawing Nature, a quick and easy guide to drawing animals, plants, and landscapes from across the globe. Step-by-step tutorials break down how to illustrate perennial favorites like eagles and elephants, as well as more exotic subjects like capybaras, baobab trees, and echidnas, in just 15 minutes per project. From cuddly koalas to hairy tarantulas, Drawing Nature makes it easy for nature lovers of all ages to draw fascinating flora and fauna from every continent.

Pippa the unicorn loves pizza, but she needs all her friends' help to learn how to make it! Readers use the wooden stylus that comes with the book to trace illustrations of Pippa's story, scratching off the magic ink to reveal rainbow swirls or sparkly foil underneath. Unicorn Pizza Party contains 20 of these magic scratch-off pages along with 20 regular coloring pages to color in, as well as 20 pages of games and puzzles such as word searches, word scrambles, and more.

Cute Baby Animals contains 20 magic scratch-off pages along with 20 regular coloring pages and 20 pages of games and puzzles such as word searches, word scrambles, and more. In addition to the hours of entertainment provided by these art activities, there is a fun fact for each of the 20 animals featured, so kids and grown-ups alike can learn new information as they have fun. The book includes a wide variety of pets, farm animals, and wild animals, from puppies and kittens to sloths and pandas.

In Kindness Is My Hobby, Ruby Kate takes readers inside her life as an advocate for senior citizens. She tells the story of the Three Wishes Project, her flagship program that provides seniors with small gifts, and a variety of other programs that she and her team created to uplift seniors. Ruby shares an up-close perspective on the lives of residents inside long-term care facilities and brings awareness to the numerous challenges they face every day. The book also includes step-by-step instructions and resources for kids who want to start a charity for seniors in their communities, and even a few delicious recipes from some of Ruby's friends.

The Dance Anatomy Coloring Book seeks to demystify anatomy for dancers, dance students, and teachers. Author Tricia Zweier provides an entertaining and informative journey through the human body, focusing on the bones, joints, and muscles that are employed in dance. After an overview of helpful terms and the systems of the body, Tricia covers the skeletal system, joints, and connective tissue, followed by the muscular system. Each anatomical feature is illustrated with a beautiful black-and-white drawing of a dance position to color. The book includes positions from a variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern dance, hip hop, and jazz.

Find inspiration in your day-to-day experiences, worshipping God and seeking Christ with the aid of this guided journal from renowned Bible journaler, Jenna Parde, of Scribbling Grace. It's divided into seven two-week sections, each with a different topic to pray over. Along with a Bible verse or prayer prompt, each day includes dedicated space to journal about six prayer topics (with space to record the date).

Everyday Art Exercises is a joyful journal designed to help budding artists nurture their creativity through art. More than one hundred simple drawing and coloring prompts and step-by-step demonstrations spark creativity. Artist Jane Maday's adorable illustrations encourage readers to jump right in and explore these fun and inspiring exercises.

When in need of something to knit that will make a baby--and his or her parents--go gaga, 60 Quick Knit Gifts for Babies has everything you'll need. From simple accessories like hats and mittens to garments like cardigans, pullovers, dresses, and rompers, there are plenty of options that will allow you to dress up that little one in style. Beyond clothing, there are numerous adorable blankets and several loveable toys such as a koala and a sloth. No two items are alike, and with projects spanning every skill level and a broad range of techniques such as lace, cables, colorwork, brioche, and more, there is something accessible and enticing for every knitter.

Journey to a magical fantasy land! Learn to paint fairies, mermaids, creatures, and their realms with step-by-step watercolor demonstrations.

Whether youre a total novice or practically a pro, this indispensible guide from McCalls is packed with instructions, tips, and fascinating facts that every sewer needs. From mastering the most basic techniques to the ins and outs of using a sewing machine, from mending tears to altering, embellishing, and finishing, this beautifully presented and richly illustrated book has the lowdown..

In search of the perfect pattern for a knitted present? Look no further, thanks to this mini-reference of year-round gift ideas. Here are 50 inspired projects for all occasions, from New Years and Valentines Day to Easter, Mothers and Fathers Days, graduation, Hanukkah, and Christmas. With home decorating items, toys, personal accessories, and garments--each featuring special holiday and seasonal touches--theres something for everyone!

This beautiful follow-up to Knit Red features stunning designs from more than 25 top sewing and quilting celebrities, along with three 28 x 40 black-and-white pattern sheets. But this is more than a book of breathtaking projects: it's part of Stitch Red, a campaign started by Jimmy Beans Wool founder Laura Zander to educate women about heart disease. The Heart Truth(R), a public-awareness program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book.

In the follow-up to her bestselling Hattitude and Cowl Girls, knitwear designer Cathy Carron offers fashion-forward knitters 35 designs for boleros, shrugs, cropped cardis, and short wraps. The book also includes a brief look at the various forms explored, considers yarn and stitch pattern, gives advice for adjusting for length, and offers ideas for styling short knits. From a ruffled bolero in a "painter's palette" of gorgeous hand-painted yarns to a "short'n sweet" cashmere and silk capelet, these designs are as pleasing to the fingers as they are to the eyes!

Forget about outdated designs--Crochet! is all about cutting-edge needlework! These sophisticated handmade masterpieces--all in wools, silks, cottons, bamboo, and microfibers--range from dresses and cover-ups to accessories and home décor items. Twenty patterns, each with a photo of the finished project, round out this updated and comprehensive course in crochet.

Learn to use your Cricut machine and make gorgeous projects with Cricut ambassador, Kimberly Coffin. Kimberly has been trusted by Cricut to test each new machine before launch for the past several years. She knows how overwhelming Cricut can be for beginners with no idea where to start, so she made it her goal to learn all she could, then spent months on trial and error. Once she got the hang of it, she fell in love with Cricut! It's now her mission to help you love your machine, have fun using it and create stunning projects. This book is loaded with everything you need to know to make the best use of your Cricut.

A unique collection of adorable creatures in yoga poses from Kimma Parish, the successful Etsy artist of Le Petite Market. This is a new twist on the popular theme of coloring animals! Anyone who needs a bit more calm will love this book featuring adorable creatures in yoga poses. There are dogs, cats, bunnies, elephants, foxes, sloths and more, some inside delightfully themed frames to match each animal (a fox framed by a woodland motif, a panda with a bamboo/East Asian motif), as well as "yoga class" pages of animals doing yoga or meditating together. Includes a page in the back with animals in clearly defined poses with the names of the poses underneath. If you're into coloring and yoga, this is the book for you. Readers will love the unique work of this creator that provides the perfect inspiration for creativity and calming the mind.

"Combining new and exclusive designs with the most popular shawl patterns from Noro magazine and the Knit Noro book series, Timeless Noro: Knit Shawls boasts 25 patterns that are fashionable, diverse, and fun to make. Including a range of skill levels, constructions, and styles, this pattern collection has something to entice and engage every knitter. Using only Noro yarns, which are known for their unparalleled solids and self-striping colorways, every single one of these shawls is a feast for the needles, the body, and the eyes"--]cProvided by publisher.