Help your little loved-ones discover hours of imaginative fun and activity with these delightful, easy-to-sew games. Drawing on her background as an occupational therapist, Farah Wolfe presents creative, handmade game that invite children to enjoy active play. A greener alternative to plastic, battery-operated gifts, these are simple, beautifully sewn games that children will love and remember. You can: choose from 11 versatile, gender neutral projects that are safe, washable, lightweight, and great for travel; find full instructions for each game, plus play options for different ages and even clever ways to package and store the games; and, engage toddlers, preschoolers, and school kids with captivating games that foster a wide range of physical, cognitive, and social skills.

Create something beautiful for every room in the house with these 35 inspiring crochet patterns. With easy-to-follow patterns and unique designs from Kate Eastwood, you'll find something cosy, stylish or practical to have in your home all year round or to bring out at special occasions. Kate Eastwood, author of Crocheted Wreaths and Garlands, has created 35 beautiful and inspiring designs for the home, with something to suit every room in the house and every time of year. You could crochet a colourful bolster cushion or stylish pompom-edged throw for the living room, or a hot water bottle cover or blanket for the bedroom. Why not try making some seasonal tea cosies or smart table mats to impress your guests in the kitchen? Kate has designed some modern accessories for your bathroom, including a bathmat and cotton facecloths while the contemporary cloud blanket and colourful balloon cushion would look right at home in a child's bedroom or nursery. Kate has also included some great projects to use in the festive seasons, such as the Christmas Nordic wreath and the spring table runner, perfect for Easter. With clear patterns and illustrations of all the stitches, skills and techniques required, all you need is some yarn and a hook to start creating beautiful projects for your home.

Round up your scraps, precuts, and stash fabrics for scrap-happy quilting! Quilting expert Kim Brackett is back with 18 all-new designs that are ideal for the eclectic assortment of fabrics you love--including traditional prints, florals, batiks, and solids. Scrappy quilt projects with concise, easy-to-follow instructions mean you'll be quilting up a storm in no time Discover how to create pinwheels, geometric motifs, and flower designs from 2 1/2-inch strips, charm squares, and Layer Cakes Is your stash stuffed with more than precuts? Yardage requirements for both precuts and stash options are provided for each project

This book helps you discover the easy way to create stunning fast-piece appliqued art quilts. You can discover how to create enchanting three-panel quilt designs with spectacular success using Rose's easy-to-learn Fast-Piece Applique method. Beginners and experts alike will enjoy these 11 inspiring patterns from talented designer Rose Hughes. You can: learn to simplify complex images and incorporate them into strong, striking quilts; make a single panel or several; and, display individually, in groupings, or stitched together into full quilts. Stitching and embellishing options add rich texture to your projects.

Crochet your own Eevee and five other Pokemon! With clear, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, this kit gives you not only the information you need to make your very own Eevee amigurumi Japanese stuffed toy but also all the yarns and materials. It will take anyone even a beginner through the process from first steps all the way to stuffing and assembly. When you've finished, you'll have your very own Eevee. That's not all! The accompanying book also contains instructions to crochet five other popular Pokemon amigurumi: Pikachu, Pichu, Wobbuffet, Meowth, and Jolteon. You can create your very own set of lovable Pokemon plushies. But beware! Making these plushies is so much fun the more you make, the more you'll want! The box contains: 48-page book containing patterns to create Eevee and five companions Crochet hook Yarns of the correct colors to create Eevee Stuffing Felt for detailing Glue Sewing needle Wire brush Author Sabrina Somers has been a Pokemon fan since she was nine, and an amigurumi aficionado since 2014 when she first picked up the crochet hooks. She combines both passions to perfection in this box that combines instruction with invention. Officially licensed by The Pokemon Company International. (c) 2022 Pokemon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK

Have you ever thought that you’d like to learn the craft of crochet, or improve your skills? If so, A Beginner's Guide to Crochet is for you.

A Beginner's Guide to Crochet is the perfect starting point for anyone wishing to learn how to crochet. It is a structured course of 20 workshops and projects, which starts by showing you how to hold your crochet hook and leads you through all the techniques and stitches you will ever need to know. The Getting Started section includes advice on which yarns and equipment to buy, step-by-step illustrations which show how to work all the stitches and essential information on how to understand crochet patterns. This is followed by the workshops, each of which introduces new techniques and reinforces skills already learned. Each workshop finishes with a project which consolidates these skills. The projects range from items for the home, such as cushions, throws and blankets, through to clothes and accessories, including a striped sweater and a cute camisole, a beanie hat and a bobble bag. Experienced teacher Nicki Trench takes you by the hand and shows you the easy way to learn. And with plenty of projects to spur you on, you’ll soon work your way up from crocheting the simplest of squares to creating your own garments.

Perfect for anyone looking for fun-to-make, quick-to-stitch Christmas projects, The Big Book of Christmas Quickies In Cross Stitch is packed with the best little holiday designs collected from over 15 years of Leisure Arts publications. This book was created with stitchers of all skill levels in mind.

Ranging from whimsical Santas to nostalgic Yuletide greetings, the compact, charming designs add homemade holiday warmth to Christmas tree ornaments, festive clothing, home decorating accents, and other holiday treasures.

Best-selling knitting author Sue Stratford has designed twelve fantastic Christmas sweaters - six for adults and six for children - in this fun and festive book. One basic sweater pattern is provided in eight different sizes - four for adults and four for children, each with its own pattern and with both US and UK yarn names and needle sizes provided. There are six eye-catching motifs to decorate the adult sweaters and six matching motifs for the children's sweaters, including some fun, novelty designs that will appeal to the current trend for holiday sweaters such as a jolly Santa Claus, snowman and a tasty Christmas pudding, as well as traditional winter classics such as festive forest trees and a traditional Nordic Fair-Isle design that will stand the test of time. Each motif is accompanied by large, easy-to-follow charts printed on 24 fold-out sheets in the centre of the book. These can be removed for easy reference, then stored in the handy pocket at the back of the book so there is no chance of them getting lost. The sweaters are all knitted in Aran yarn with large needles, so they knit up quickly and easily into soft, cosy sweaters that will keep the whole family warm on cold winter days.