Soft, shapely knitting meets pretty, crocheted edgings and flowers in this delightfully hybrid collection. Candi Jensen offers clear instructions for 22 fun and easy projects designed to introduce the knitting crowd to the pleasures of crochet. Even seasoned knitters will be amazed and inspired by the stylish flair that touches of crochet can add to sweaters, scarves, placemats, and scores of other projects. Expand your crafting repertoire and embellish your fiber projects in endlessly creative ways. Candi Jensen has been a craft and needlepoint designer for more than 25 years. She is widely published in national magazines including Vogue Knitting and Better Homes and Gardens. She is the author of Crochet Scarves!, Crochet Bags! and Hooked on Crochet. Candi lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Introduction: A Love Affair with Stitches Baby Washcloths Chapter 1: Accessorize! Lacy Beaded Fingerless Gloves Cozy Hat & Arm Warmers Top It Off Ice-Blue Openwork Scarf Garland-of-Flowers Scarf Over-the-Shoulder Opera Purse Flower Garden Felted Bag Back-to-School Backpack Granny-Square Dog Sweater with Leash Chapter 2: Sassy Sweaters! Simple Cardigan Touched with Crochet Tweed-and-Flowers Cardigan Shaped Cardigan with Shell Sleeves Dressed-Up Tank Top Openwork V-Neck Cardigan Designer Jacket Berries and Buttons Sweater Chapter 3: Touch of Home Granny-Square Afghan with Wide Knitted Border Peek-a-Boo Pillow Mix-and-Match Pillows Elegant Placemats and Napkin Rings Christmas Berries Stocking Glossary Acknowledgments Index Never have knitting and crochet played so well together as they do in Candi Jensen's charming projects, designed to highlight everything you love about each craft. Sweet clusters of cherries gather on a child's cardigan, sueded granny squares add panache to Fido's sweater, and whimsical crocheted flowers put just the right flair in hats, scarves, bags, and pillows. Put your knitting needles and your favorite hook to work stitching up possibilities you never knew existed!

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