Crocheted Animal Rugs

(Paperback)

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Everyone will go wild for these gorgeous crocheted animal rugs. Adults and children alike will adore these beautiful rugs, which would make wonderful gifts and stylish additions to any home. Each project includes detailed patterns, stunning photographs and helpful hand-drawn charts. There is also an extensive techniques section explaining all the stitches and techniques you'll need to make your flat friend. AUTHOR: Vanessa Mooncie spent many happy hours as a child sitting with her mother and grandmother learning to knit and crochet. She went on to study fashion and textile design and became a children's clothes designer, illustrator and interior designer. Vanessa now specialises in silkscreen work www.vanessamooncie.com and designing crochet jewellery through her company Kissy Suzuki www.kissysuzuki.com. She lives with her family in a rural village in the south of England. Vanessa has written many books including Crocheted Wild Animals, Sew Adorable, Crocheted Sea Creatures, Animal Heads, Simple Tailoring & Alterations and The Gentleman's Wardrobe for GMC Publications. She is also a regular contributor to other craft books and magazines. 150 photographs, 200 illustrations

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"The patterns and the layout are whimsical and inspiring... Overall, this is a great book for confident beginner crocheters, or more advanced crocheters looking for fun home decor projects."-- "Underground Crafter"

Let me say that Vanessa is a genius! These rugs are incredible. This book included beautiful photos of each rug and each pattern had about 12-15 pages. It was beyond anything I've ever seen. This book must have taken her a long time because there were step-by-step instructions and a guide to joining in colors and adding all the finishing touches to complete each rug. I definitely recommend this book

"The textile taxidermy trend is the gift that keeps on giving, and Vanessa Mooncie's latest collection of crafted creatures is just as delightfully decorative and humorous as any of her earlier books. As well as plenty of plain crochet to form the rugs, there are interesting details to make such as tasselled tails, tufty manes, the tiger's stripes, the crocodile's bobbled back and the stuffed, shaped heads. It's very hard to pick a favourite here as they're all so adorable, but the Fox has a really cheeky look in his eye, the details on the Rhino's head are fascinating to look at, let alone to make, and the Giraffe's long, patterned, maned neck just looks brilliant."

Author Bio

Vanessa Mooncie spent many happy hours as a child sitting with her mother and grandmother learning to knit and crochet. She went on to study fashion and textile design and became a children's wear designer, illustrator and interior designer. Vanessa now specializes in silkscreen work (www.vanessamooncie.com) and designing crochet jewelry through her company Kissy Suzuki (www.kissysuzuki.com). She lives with her family in a rural village in the south of England. Vanessa has written many successful books for GMC Publications, including Animal Hats, Crocheted Wild Animals, Sew Adorable, And Sew to Bed and Crocheted Sea Creatures. She is also a regular contributor to other craft books and magazines.