Blue Ribbon Afghans from America's State Fairs: 45 Prize-Winning Crocheted Designs by Valerie Shrader
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- Pub. Date: May 2005
- 160pp
- Sales Rank: 58,702
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- Pub. Date: May 2005
- Publisher: Sterling Publishing
- Format: Paperback, 160pp
- Sales Rank: 58,702
- ISBN-13: 9781579906719
- ISBN: 1579906710
Synopsis
Each of the extraordinary hand-crocheted afghans displayed here in magnificent photos is a blue-ribbon winner. They've all taken the top prize at one of America's state fairs-the prime public venue for showing off the best of our nation's traditional crafts. The styles, colors, and patterns are as varied as the folks who fashioned them, ranging from an afghan with an elegant white-on-white country design to one that has a wildly kaleidoscopic motif. Crocheters can recreate these wonderful items at home, thanks to patterns, detail shots, and instructions, and experience the charm that makes the state fair such a special part of American culture. Scattered throughout the text are fun facts about the fairs, along with new and vintage photos.
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Beautiful Afghansby suzannejef
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January 26, 2009: Unfortunatly, there are many errors in the directions. For example, there are two versions of the same afghan with a heart motif panel and an alternate panel in between. Both patterns are defintly different but the directions for both afghans are exactly the same. Also the person that photographed the pictures obviously is not a crocheter, because some of the afghans are photographed wrong side up. Other than that the book does show off some beautiful talent.
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