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Doodle your way to beautiful knits! 🧶🎨 Mix and match 200+ designs to create unique projects. @pacificknitco Order today with all good retailers! #knitting #diy #craft #handmade #knittinglove #knittingaddict #yarnlove #knittingpattern #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knitter #knittinglove #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knittinglover #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knittinglover #dandcbooks

Join knitting expert Patty Lyons on a journey to become a better knitter with her latest workbook.🧶 This hands-on guide is the perfect companion to her bestselling book, Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks. @pattyjlyons #knitting #diy #craft #handmade #knittinglove #knittingaddict #yarnlove #knittingpattern #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knitter #knittinglove #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knittinglover #knittingaddict #knittinglove #knittinglife #knittingcommunity #knittinglover #dandcbooks

Got a stash of yarn scraps? 🧶 Learn how to transform them into colorful scrap cakes and crochet amazing projects! Order your copy today with all good retailers in-store and online! @nainai.makes #crochet #yarn #diy #craft #handmade #knitting #fiberart #crochetlove #crochetaddict #yarnaddict #yarnlove #crochetpattern #crocheting #crochetlover #crochetlife #crochetcommunity #crocheter #crochetinglove #crochetingaddict #crochetinglove #crochetinglife #crochetingcommunity #crochetinglover #crochetingaddict #crochetinglove #crochetinglife #crochetingcommunity #crochetinglover

Find Your Calm Through Creativity 🎨🧘‍♀️ Discover the power of art and mindfulness with Creative Calm. This beautiful book guides you on a journey of self-discovery and relaxation. @sandycousens #arttherapy #mindfulness #selfcare #creativity #bookworm #bookrecommendation #mentalhealth #wellness #spiritualgrowth #artjournaling #dandcbooks

Coming soon to all good stores near you! 😍 Creative Calm will help you sit back, relax, and lose yourself in some mindful painting. Let Sandy guide you through a series of simple but stunning projects perfect for new artists and experienced painters alike. Get your copy with all good retailers from October 1st. #art #artist #paint #painting #creative #calm #watercolour #dandcbooks #bookmarkedhub

Creative Calm is a book for those seeking soul enrichment and a more calming gentle life through a creative practice. Written and illustrated by qualified art therapist Sandy Cousens, this holistic guide explores the various ways we can connect with our more creative selves and find peace and fulfilment in doing so. Touching on all areas of life, this guide is for all those who feel they lack purpose, and would like to nurture their more creative selves. 🧘 The book features step-by-step guides to practical art and craft projects designed to draw out the innate creativity of the reader, and allow them to connect with their purest selves through mindfulness, meditations, mantras and journaling exercises. The book is designed to be accessible and socially conscious, asking the question – are we creating or consuming? – and looking at what that means in the context of introducing a spiritual and artistic practice. 🎨 The seven chapters all speak to the seven chakras, and the book takes the reader on a journey through the self as they explore the various ways they can generate feelings of self-love through art and self-care. Each chapter explores how that creative energy of that chakra can be explored in the physical world, with drawing practices, watercolour practices, and gentle crafts. Throughout, Sandy’s unique wisdom and perspective guide the reader on a journey of calming creative discovery towards a sense of peace, while learning new skills or brushing up on dormant ones. Perfect for people who want to explore their creativity through a mindfulness lens, Creative Calm is beginner-friendly and full of inspiring projects to help more experienced creators stretch their artistic muscles and find a new sense of joy and peace in the moment through art. Order today with all good retailers. 🎉

Want the granny look but too hip to be square? This is the book is for you! Most granny square books offer patterns for squares (and only squares), in one size only, using many different stitches. Every Way with Granny Crochet offers 50 fab shapes to crochet all using the classic ‘granny’ stitch. Think outside the box (or square, that is), grab your hook and create circles, stars, flowers and a bounty of geometric shapes. With in-depth exploration of familiar granny stitch shapes and instructions for exclusive motifs not seen elsewhere, the shape section is an invaluable resource. Each granny pattern is provided in full written form as well as easy-to-follow visual charts suitable for crocheters at any level of experience. Learn how to resize, customize and utilize the shapes to create your own original granny-gorgeous designs, from tiny ornaments to epic afghans. What’s more, pairings are suggested to highlight which shapes work well together and spark inspiration for unique 'patchwork' crochet projects. The finishing section walks you through multiple techniques to whip(stitch) your gorgeous grannies together or give them a finishing touch with clean and simple crochet borders. See all the grannies in action in the showcase sampler blanket, outlining how to use shapes and techniques from the book to create a graphic-granny showstopper! Every Way with Granny Crochet is the go-to crochet stitch dictionary missing from your craft bookshelf and has what it takes to be a shelf staple to inspire crocheters for years to come.

Get ready for a positive perimenopause with The Perimenopause Journal, a gorgeously illustrated, 52 week, undated journal that supports you to refine a bespoke self-care plan to ease you through your perimenopause and into a vibrant postmenopausal life. 🌸 • It shows how understanding your ‘inner seasons ‘ is a fast track to self-compassion • Gives you prompts and enquiries for appropriate self-care • Charts to track your energy with the moon phases • Intention setting meditation to clarify your focus • Yoga Nidra guided meditations to rest, integrate and regain calm • Each month there is space for reflection and intention setting to focus on small, do-able changes in your life, to ease your symptoms, access your power and find your path. It’s created for the bold and curious who are interested in personal growth and want to understand and care for themselves while they go through the process of perimenopause. If you go to yoga, but cringe at the chanting or follow your mindfulness class with a glass of prosecco... this is for you. You are not deficient or in need of fixing. At last, there is a non-patronising, feminist, reassuring guide to managing your symptoms and investing in the self-care you need to blossom into a creative postmenopause. A beautiful gift for a dear friend, The Perimenopause Journal gives a kind cosy nest to reflect on how we can care for ourselves, instead of what is going wrong with us. Through this emphasis of care, we can nourish ourselves and fill up from exhaustion to see the way forward. Order today with all good retailers. @kate_codrington

This handy reference guide is packed with over 100 lifesaving crochet tips and tricks that your grandmother might not have taught you from @theknottyboss 🎉 A collection of not-so-traditional crochet hacks meant to help troubleshoot many issues that typically arise with crocheting. The author covers everything from starting knots to perfect finishing techniques, and everything in between. This book can assist you at any stage of your project and help take your crochet game to the next level. Please note that the instructions are written in US crochet terms but there is a handy 'cheat sheet' if you want to convert them to UK terms. It is packed full of step-by-step instructions and photography so you can follow along every step of the way and not miss a trick. Covering everything from how to select the right hook through to tips on how to pick the correct yarn and some clever stitch marker hacks, The Knotty Boss has got you covered. There are tips and tricks for basic skills like avoiding visible slip knots at the start of your work, working into back bumps, joining the foundation chain without twisting and an easy method for the magic ring. Later chapters look at more advanced techniques such as keeping the magic ring on your finger while working the first round, invisible joins when working in different stitches and invisible increase and decrease methods. Pre-order today with all good retailers in-store & online! #crochetsecrets #theknottyboss #crochettips #crochethack #crochethacks #crochettip #crochettricks #crochet #crocheting #crochetlove #yarn #stitch #crochetaddict #dandcbooks #bookmarkedhub

Everyone has their favourite items of clothing that they love because they fit them perfectly and look great. This practical guide for home dressmakers explains how to remake your wardrobe favourites without having to unpick and ruin the originals. 😍 Discover how to create a wardrobe full of your favourite items that you know will fit perfectly and can be remade again and again in various fabrics simply by using a combination of techniques including tracing and measuring to create your own dressmaking patterns. 👗 To get a truly accurate pattern the best way is to take the garment apart but that would destroy the original piece – this instructional guide to pattern making explains a number of techniques you can use that enable you to remake without having to ruin first. These include the Direct Measurement technique which works well for simple shapes without too much shaping or detail. Another method covered is Over Draping which is useful for complicated designs like a waterfall frill or a ruched panel, where measuring or tracing would be impossible, and the third method is the Tracing method which is a quick and easy technique suitable for lots of different styles of clothing. This brand new book is from ex-sewing bee producer and sewing superstar Claire-Louise Hardie. She's an online sewing educator who loves making clothes fit and inspiring beginners to get started. For almost three decades she's worked as a freelance costumer for stage and screen. She's also a writer and columnist for Love Sewing magazine. 🥰 Pre-order your copy today with all good retailers in-store & online. 🩵 #dressmaking #sewing #sew #stitching #cloneyourclothes #costume #sewingtips #sewingpatterns #sewinglove #clairelouisehardie #dandcbooks #bookmarkedhub

💜10 Years of Edward's Menagerie💜 We can't believe it's been 10 years since the original edition of Edward's Menagerie was published! 😍 The brand-new anniversary edition includes 15 new patterns to add to the pack! With over 50 patterns in total from crochet superstar Kerry Lord (@toft_uk ) this book is PERFECT for crocheting your own selection of adorable stuffed animals! Get your copy today with all good retailers in-store and online or better yet, directly from Kerry and her team @toft_uk 🥰✨ #edwardsmenagerie #crochet #crochetbook #crochetanimals #crochettoys #crochetstuffedanimals #amigurumi #10yearanniversary #yarn #amigurumianimals #animals #kerrylord #toft #dandcbooks

What does every aspiring comic artist REALLY want to draw? Action, of course! Learn how to render all aspects of adrenalin-filled movement, from jaw-dropping superhero antics to kick-ass fistfights. 🎇🔥 The hallmark of the comic book, the action is what draws a reader in and keeps them hungry for more - in this classic guide all the skills you need to make your action fast-paced and full of movement are laid out on the page, from one of the best creators working in comics today. 💪🎨 Techniques for drawing every dynamic action are explained, from body contact and flying through to fistfights, group rumbles and full-on battles. Everything you need to know to get started as a comic artist, from the tools you need, to techniques for shading and linework are covered, with specific tips and tricks related to creating comic art for publication. 🦸‍♀️ Author and comic book artist Lee Garbett introduces the basics of anatomy for comic art, and explains a number of the classic and important poses to master when looking to create dynamic and exciting layouts. Clever exercises show how to achieve convincing movement, from dynamic standing poses, to running, swinging, flying and fighting. How to use these poses in compositions is also covered, as are a number of the more classic hallmarks of comic art, such as explosions and fight scenes. 🔥😍✨ Available to order today with all good retailers in-store & online. #comicbook #comics #action #art #drawingaction #drawingcomics #drawcomics #leegarbett #superheros #supervillians #comiccon #comicbooks #drawyourowncomics #drawcomicbookaction #draw #illustrate #fun #dandcbooks