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Vickie Howell's Pop Goes Crochet!
36 Projects Inspired by Icons of Popular Culture
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Needlework dynamo Vickie Howell is back with a high-spirited, playful collection of goodies to crochet. Vickie Howell’s Pop Goes Crochet! pays creative tribute to popular culture past and present with 40 projects inspired by celebrities in fashion, music, film, and television. Howell has whipped up a spectacular array of hip clothing, jewelry, and accessories, ranging from an intriguing “Yohji” asymmetrical sweater (in homage to designer Yohji Yamamoto) to a funky striped “Cameron” hoodie with the laid-back California style of actress Cameron Diaz. Everything’s fashionable and as fun to make as it is to wear.
Vickie Howell was the host of DIY’s popular knitting program Knitty Gritty, co-host of Stylelicious, and a founding member of the Austin Craft Mafia. Her projects have been featured in many newspapers, books, and magazines, including Venus Magazine, Interweave Knits, and BUST. She also has appeared on numerous TV shows, including The Today Show. Vickie writes a regular celebrity column for Vogue Knitting's Knit.1 magazine, and is the author of New Knits on the Block (Sterling, 2005), Not Another Teen Knitting Book (Sterling, 2006), and Knit Aid (Sterling, 2008).
NEW KNITS ON THE BLOCK!
“[A] brilliant collection of inspired kids’ knits…The projects are so playful and fun…children won’t need to be enticed to use them.”—Debbie Stoller, Editor-in-Chief, BUST Magazine and author of Stitch ’n Bitch books “Howell…has gathered together kid-pleasing projects from 12 knitwear designers as well as many of her own designs…Anyone who knows how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off should be able to complete these projects, which include such fun items as a wizard’s hat embellished with needle felting, a superhero cape, and Egyptian queen, Viking, and Mermaid costumes. Warmly recommended…”—Library Journal VICKIE HOWELL!
“Vickie Howell is the rock star of knitting.”—Adina Klein, Editor-in-Chief, Knit.1 magazine “I love Vickie’s sensibility. Everything she does has a touch of attitude and spirit and that comes across with every project in this book. It’s perfect for teens and those who love them, and those who like to maintain just a bit of teen spirit themselves.”—Angela Matusik, Editor-in-Chief, Budget Living
“[A] brilliant collection of inspired kids’ knits…The projects are so playful and fun…children won’t need to be enticed to use them.”—Debbie Stoller, Editor-in-Chief, BUST Magazine and author of Stitch ’n Bitch books “Howell…has gathered together kid-pleasing projects from 12 knitwear designers as well as many of her own designs…Anyone who knows how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off should be able to complete these projects, which include such fun items as a wizard’s hat embellished with needle felting, a superhero cape, and Egyptian queen, Viking, and Mermaid costumes. Warmly recommended…”—Library Journal VICKIE HOWELL!
“Vickie Howell is the rock star of knitting.”—Adina Klein, Editor-in-Chief, Knit.1 magazine “I love Vickie’s sensibility. Everything she does has a touch of attitude and spirit and that comes across with every project in this book. It’s perfect for teens and those who love them, and those who like to maintain just a bit of teen spirit themselves.”—Angela Matusik, Editor-in-Chief, Budget Living