You Can Crochet with Bella Coco

Sarah-Jayne is the creator of Bella Coco Crochet and a well-known crochet designer. She started her blog in 2011, where she shares her passion for teaching people to crochet. Since then, she has created numerous tutorials to help crocheters build their skills. Sarah-Jayne has more than a million subscribers on YouTube and followers across social media @bellacococrochet. She lives in Nottingham, UK.Visit her website www.bellacococrochet.com

• Introduction 6Crochet hooks 8Equipment 12Yarns 14Colour 20Getting started 18Your first stitches 22Anatomy of a stitch 43Measuring a swatch 46Conversion chart & symbols 47Crochet stitch quick view 48Blocking 50Your first projects 54How to read a pattern 56Project: Coasters 58Colour changes 60Invisible join 61Project: Place Mat 62Project: Infinity Scarf 64Sewing joins 66Working in the round 1: chain method 68Project: Cowl Scarf 70Working in the round 2: magic circle method 72Increasing 74Project: Face Scrubbies 76Crochet charts 78Working a granny square 80Working a solid hexagon 82Working a granny triangle 84Project: Granny Square Baby Blanket 86Pompoms 90Project: Granny Hexi Pillow 92Tassels 96Project: Granny Triangle Bunting 98Project: Yarn Basket 102Shaping, sizing and adapting patterns 104Project: Hat & Mittens – Hat 106 & 108Decreasing 109Project: Hat & Mittens – Mittens 106 & 110Colourwork 112Surface cross stitch 114Project: Pencil Case 116Advanced Stitches 122Showstopper blanket 136And there you go... 142Index 144

Bella Coco specialises in using simple and structured methods to teach people to crochet on YouTube, and this book for beginners is a comprehensive guide to everything from choosing the right hook and yarns to using different stitches and finishing your work. New crocheters are advised to progress chronologically through the book, starting with easy projects such as an infinity scarf or coasters and advancing to a hat and mitten set and finally a showstopper blanket.