Product Description

Crocheting is the new knitting and no doubt, hot designer Katherine Lee is spurring the trend. The percentage of women under the age of 45 who know how to knit and crochet has doubled in the past six years. Retailers and the media are jumping on the bandwagon, too, by energizing many women who have not knitted or crocheted for years. It's a hip, calming pastime to our hectic busy lifestyles.

Unfortunately, the crochet patterns on the market are not necessarily in tune with today's young crocheter. That's why this book is a must-have for any enthusiast. SweaterBabe.com's Fabulous & Flirty Crochet provide this expanding market of crocheters with twenty fresh and fashionable designs from Lee, a top pattern designer and instructor.

These are not your boring old granny sweaters. These patterns are for beautiful, lacy, feminine, sweaters, camisoles, hats, belts, tanks, handbags, and scarves. Fun-to-make, and stylish to wear, these contemporary projects will appeal to crafters of every skill level.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #388598 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 144 pages

About the Author
Katherine Lee is a prolific crochet and knitwear designer and instructor based in Los Angeles, where she also runs her popular website SweaterBabe.com. An engineer and MBA by training and a former internet exec, Katherine changed careers to focus fulltime on her longtime passion for crochet and knitting. Her crochet and knitting designs are featured in magazines as well as several of the highly successful Vogue Knitting on the Go titles, Greetings from Knit Cafe, Fabulous Crochet Ponchos, and The New Crochet. She was a Guest Expert on the DIY show Uncommon Threads, in an episode called "Crochet Class", where she taught knitters how to crochet a simple triangular shawl. She teaches many classes, introducing the joys of crochet and knitting to hundreds of students in Los Angeles.

Customer Reviews

You can tell this book was "designed" by a crocheter!
I do so appreciate SweaterBabe's Fab & Flirty book. There are beautiful patterns organized in the beginning pages by difficulty...find your page and go right to your level! The patterns are fun and wearable..some chunky yarn, some lightweight yarn...they'll take you from summer to winter.
I also like the fact the the yarn is first listed in the "type" of yarn eg. lightweight cotton blend, and then the specific yarn so that the crocheter can shop their local stores for yarns if the specific yarn is not available.
I truly appreciate the spiral pages..I can read the pattern, look at the picture and everything lays flat...wonderful!
A few of my favs (meaning patterns I'll put on my "to-do"list: The flirty skirt, the flutter sleeve top, the Macrame Belt (uses the bullion stitch to make the Macrame look) and the Evening scarf.

GET THIS BOOK!!!
This is how crochet should be! The beauty of crochet is in the amazing range of textures possible, although most books seem to just feature single stitch boxy sweaters. Not this one! All of the projects are gorgeous! The book includes a wide range of fashion items: flirty but modest tanks, a yummy mesh wrap cardigan, a tonal purse with tortoise handles that I can't wait to make, awesome scarves, hats, sweaters, even a pair of booties! And each one is beautifully textured and the instructions are clear with full-color photos. The patterns are very modern, yet classically styled to wear for years to come.
I am so happy I have this book, the only problem is which one to do first!

They don't call her the SweaterBabe for nothin'
Just go my hot little hands on a copy of Fabulous & Flirty Crochet by Katherine Lee! Can you say gorgeous sweaters! Right now, I'm working on the Flutter-Sleeve top. What I love most about this book is its not a compilation book like The Happy Hooker, these are all by one desiger. You can tell this designs were created by a REAL crocheter. The instructions are everything that a crocheter, whether a beginner or advanced, could every want. Katherine has included not only concise written instructions but also symbols and schematics! In this book you'll find cute summer tops, and awesome cowl neck pullover, gorgeous cardigans, beautiful shawls, scarfs and hats and very fashionable handbags. These patterns are fresh, trendy and funky... all done in luxurious yarns. This book is definitely a winner!

Erica Bunker[...]