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Werker, Kim. Get hooked; simple steps to crochet cool stuff.


WERKER, Kim. Get hooked; simple steps to crochet cool stuff. Watson-Guptill. 96p. illus. index. c2006. 0-8230-2952-2. $12.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association.  

This colorful, well-illustrated book moves crochet from something your grandmother created into the funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces.  world of teens and tweens. An introductory section features basic information: various hooks, yarn sizes, shapes, weights and construction, color, notions, reading patterns. This is followed by a detailed section on technique that includes photos and the steps necessary to begin single, double, and treble crochet, finishing off and adding different yarn. Now on to the projects! They include scarves scarves  
n.
A plural of scarf1.


scarves
Noun

a plural of scarf1
, bracelets, bookmarks, pillows, belts, punk gloves, a purse, a beret, and even a mini-skirt. Kim Werker is a web designer, writer, crocheter and the founder and publisher of Crochet Me, a bimonthly bi·month·ly  
adj.
1. Happening every two months.

2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly.

adv.
1. Once every two months.

2. Twice a month; semimonthly.

n. pl.
 online magazine. The 15 featured projects are sure to inspire creativity. Shirley Reis, IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features.  Dir., Wilson Elem. School, WI

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

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Author:Reis, Shirley
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Date:Jan 1, 2007
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