HPL Arts & Crafts

A brand new stitch dictionary from the author of the wildly popular, AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary. KnitOvation includes more than 150 brand new colorwork motifs to expand knitters' creative possibilities and draw them further into the world of stranded knitting with clever, quirky, and beautiful motifs including botanicals, animals, and geometric patterns. The motifs are accompanied by a selection of accessory and garment designs to illustrate how...

"Now you don't need to wait until winter to pull out your knits! Knitwear designer Marie Greene's delightful collection of lightweight patterns using plant-based yarns are designed to keep you cool and fashionable--and show off your knitting prowess year-round. With a wide range of lace details, unexpected textures, and classic shapes, Marie's well-crafted, top-down, and (mostly) seamless patterns are perfect for knitters of advanced-beginner and...

Experience the magic of knitting in the first-ever Lord of the Rings knitting guide, featuring more than 25 patterns inspired by the mythical world of Tolkien's Middle-earth.

"This interactive knitting book contains photographs of different hat brims, bodies and crowns that can be combined in a total of 10,626 ways to create unique hat patterns. Once you've chosen your design, turn over the pages for the correct written pattern for that combination of parts. You can then use the handy embellishments section to add any extra features to the basic design. The hat brims, bodies and crowns use many stitches, some familiar...

"Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend includes 13 Cute Critter patterns--small and adorable creatures that are quick and fun to make and a great place to start--and 6 Standard Size mythological beasts in all their glory, including a dragon, kraken, feathered serpent, owl griffin, phoenix, and unicorn. Megan's imagination is always at play, and many of her patterns include various options for wing styles, feathers, and more. The dragon pattern is a...

The exciting follow-up to Harry Potter: Knitting Magic, this book offers 28 new official patterns for projects ranging from spellbinding stuffed toys to cozy house apparel to all-new costume replicas--including bewitching projects inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films!

Hobbies tend to require a big investment, but author Natasa Marinkovic, creator of popular YouTube channel Treasure Books, focuses on upcycling the available materials around us. Learn how to make beautiful journals--without purchasing book-binding tools, use what you have! With the things you have at home, create projects that are both useful and beautiful.

Upgrade Your Upcycling Game! Discover a trove of upcycling ideas and inspiration, with this collection of projects from upcycling influencer Emma Foss. She shares detailed, step-by-step tutorials to teach you essential upcycling techniques so you can create something out of nothing. Through these creative projects, you'll develop skills in basic woodworking, reupholstery, painting, papier-mache and so much more. Best of all, these projects use materials...

"This stunning new title from master embroiderer Judy Wilford explores her fascination with birds and the ways they interact with their surroundings. Through research she turned her collection of rough sketches and notes into drawings and finally the beautiful embroideries featured in the book. This sumptuous book is divided into three parts, working through the simplest to the more intricate or complicated forms of the subject. Each piece of work...

Create a colorful garden with tiles galore! A beginner-friendly guide, Garden Mosaics opens with insightful chapters on understanding the materials, tools, and techniques necessary to prepare and get started. Using ceramic, vitreous glass, marble, mirrors, or granite tiles, you'll move on to create 19 stunning mosaic garden projects that range from simple to elaborate, from one-of-a-kind pots, garden ornaments, and bird baths to stepping stones, garden...