The Color Book of Felted Crochet

by Amy O'Neill Houck, Stina Ramos

Presents readers with a collection of 25 original projects inspired by nature's palette, showcasing the trends and fashions, and featuring a special felting process. This title also includes sections of felting and crochet basics, and a mini-course on designing with colour.

Genres: Crochet, Crafts

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2008

About the author

Amy O’Neill Houck is a writer and crochet and knitwear designer. She learned to crochet at the age of eight from her grandmother, Helen Markos Buschmann, and never stopped. Amy’s pattern line, AOH Designs is known for it’s patterns that beautifully balance fit, style and creative, fun construction. Amy is the former editor of Inside Crochet magazine. She writes about crochet technique, history and fashion for publications including Interweave Crochet, and Crochet Today magazines. Amy has appeared as a guest on Knitty Gritty.

Amy lives in Cordova, Alaska with her family where she's be able to make the most of her wooly stash. She's currently enrolled in the MFA program in creative nonfiction at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Amy blogs about fiber, food and life in the far north at The Hook and I.

Reviews

[Bliss · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love crocheting but I'm not necessarily crazy about felting.

Still, I like this book. The projects are fantastic and I see one that I'm really digging. It's on my to-do list.