Bonnie the Cow & Friends

Claire Gelder

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Bonie The Cow & friends 20 loveable animals & birds to crochet using chunky yarn CLAIRE GELDER SEARCH PRESS Claire Gelder loves all things hand-made, handwoven and hand crafted She has been crafting for relaxation and fun for over 20 years. In 2015, Claire left her career as an NHS Director to launch her new business, Wool Couture, which specializes in knitting, crochet, weaving and macramé. She quickly got her DIY craft kits on the shelves of retail giant John Lewis and, in 2017, secured two Dragons’ Deninvestors to help her pass on her passion for crafting to the next generation. Adding a modern twist to age-old pastimes knitting and crochet, Claire uses giant, chunky yarn and oversized crochet hooks made in her own factory. As well as a successful entrepreneur, Claire is also a firm believer in the therapeutic side of craft, particularly its benefits to mental health and wellbeing. '(2 (2 + (1$ĵ2 3'(1# !..* -# (3 6 2 6 1#$# '(&'+8 ".,,$-#$# 3 3'$ 1$ 3(5$ ..* 6 1#2 ČĊČč (- 3'$ " 3$&.18 Ĵ 1."'$3ĵş Claire lives in Wakefield, UK and is proud to be continuing Yorkshire’s textile tradition. Her website is www.woolcouturecompany.com ABREVIATIONS The following terms are used within this book. For full explanations of the techniques used, see pages 16–39. You can fold out this flap to refer to while you read the patterns.

Sujets

• Crochet

Informations

• Publié par: Search Press
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781269695
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 235 Mo

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bônié thé Côw & iéŝ 20 loveable animals & birds to crochet using chunky yarn CLAIRE GELDER

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Caié Géé loves all hings hand-made, hand- woven and hand crafed She has been crafing for relaxaion and fun for over 20 years. In 2015, Claire lef her career as an NHS Direcor o launch her new business, Wool Couure, which specializes in kniing, croche, weaving and macramé. She quickly go her DIY craf kis on he shelves of reail gian John Lewis and, in 2017, secured wo Dragons’ Den invesors o help her pass on her passion for crafing o he nex generaion. Adding a modern wis o age-old pasimes kniing and croche, Claire uses gian, chunky yarn and oversized croche hooks made in her own facory. As well as a successful enrepreneur, Claire is also a firm believer in he herapeuic side of craf, paricularly is benefis o menal healh and well- being. This is Claire’s third book and it was awarded highly commended at the Creative Book Awards 2023 in the category ‘Crochet’. Claire lives in Wakefield, UK and is proud o be coninuing Yorkshire’s exile radiion. Her websie is www.woolcouurecompany.com

ABreVIAtIONs The following erms are used wihin his book. For full explanaions of he echniques used, see pages 16–39. You can fold ou his flap o refer o while you read he paerns.

2tog– ogeher bbl– bobble sich ch– chain sich chsp– chain space dc2tog– double croche 2 s ogeher

rep– repea sl st– slip sich sp– space st– sich sts– siches

fOr OUr AMerICAN reAders All he paerns in his book are wrien using UK croche erms. Please find he equivalen US erms below. UK terM Us terM dc– double crochesc– single croche htr– half reble crochehdc– half double croche tr– reble crochedc– double croche dtr– double reble crochetr– reble croche tensiongauge

ônié hé côw & iéŝ

Dedication To he brave people of plane Earh in 2022. Wha a ime! I hope crating in whaever form brough you a lile sprinkle of happiness.

ônié hé 20 L c OVE ô ABLE w ANIMALS C & LAIRE  GE  LDE i R éŝ & BIRDS TO CROCHET USING CHUNKY YARN

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Acknowledgements A special hank you o Carol Ibbeson, Alison Holloway and he amazing moher and daugher duo Helen and Chloe Birch (picured below), wihou whom none of his would have been possible.

To Kaie, Lyndsey and he Search Press eam – hank you, i’s always a pleasure o work wih you. To eam Wool Couure, who work every day on he shop floor – you’re jus amazing! To our phoographers Mark Davison and Sacy Gran; hank you for making everyhing look so prey. To Sheila Jean Player for her croche prowess. To everyone who has suppored he developmen of his book – i’s been a pleasure o work wih you. To everyone who has suppored our work over he pas years, wihou you we would cease o exis, so hank you for supporing our small family business. Sending you big hugs from he UK – all around he world! Claire x

First published in 2022

Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR

Text copyright © Claire Gelder 2022

Photographs on pages 4 (left), 6, 8–24, 25 (top, middle and bottom left), 26 (top and left), 27 (top), 28, 29 (top and middle), 30, 31 (top and bottom), 32–34, 35 (top and middle), 36 (top), 37–38, 39 (top), 66 (top), 120 and 127 by Mark Davison at Search Press Studios; author photograph on cover flap by Claire Gelder; all other photographs by Stacy Grant

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CONTENTS Introductîon 6

Tools and materîals

Technîques Croche siches Bringing he oys o life

Meet Bonnîe’s amîly

AVA & MAYA LOVEBIRDS 48

OSCAR DEER 72

MARY BADGER 102

8

14 16 30

40

FINLAY DOG 52

DAISY DOE 78

FINN FOX 108

BONNIE COW & ISLA CALF 42

ELSIE CAT 58

RILEY ROBIN 84

HARRY TUFTY- EARED OWL 112

MAISIE HEDGEHOG 62

ROSA BLUE TIT 88

FREYA BARN OWL 116

MACK MOUSE 68

ANGUS GOAT & TILLY GOAT 94

FRANKIE FROG & FREDDY FROG 122

Wow, thîs îs our thîrd book! Never în a mîllîon years I would teach you how to chaîn stîtches first; I would dîd I îmagîne that I would be wrîtîng a knîttîng or keep you doîng thîs untîl you became amîlîar wîth crochet book, and now we have produced three. I look holdîng a crochet hook and yarn, and makîng thîs – the at my first two books on my shel and eel so proud most sîmple o stîtches. Then I would move you onto that we have been able to put our desîgns înto a book, makîng a double crochet, and we would ocus on thîs and that you have loved them! Everyday I’m so grateul untîl agaîn ît elt normal. Personally, I wouldn’t rush that I am able to do somethîng that I absolutely love… thîs stage; I thînk just gettîng used to holdîng the hook Cratîng brîngs such joy înto my world and I hope thîs and workîng wîth the yarn îs really împortant. book wîll brîng some o thîs love înto your world too. You may wonder when you are ready to start When I was on honeymoon în Scotland we travelled a pattern. Are you eelîng relaxed? Are all o your the Hîghlands and îslands, and my avourîte memory stîtches the same tensîon (do they look the same)? was on our way to clîmb the most northerly Munro, Do you know how to do chaîn stîtch and double Ben Hope. We came to a complete stop because în the crochet? Are you excîted to start a pattern? I the road was the largest Hîghland cow I have ever seen. answers are yes, then go or ît! Once you have spent The cow just walked down the road, saunterîng past a ew hours wîth a hook and some yarn, I’m confident our car, înches away – ît was amazîng! It looked înto you wîll start eelîng at home wîth the brîllîant crat my eyes and I was în awe. So when we created Bonnîe, o crochet. our crocheted Hîghland cow, she had to become the On any cratîng journey, I find choosîng a colour or star o thîs book. your project one o the most excîtîng parts…I oten When you make your own anîmal they become very crat-dream about the colours I wîll choose or I m N ade th T e anî R mal or O a specî D al pers U on, and C then T they IO and m N uted: thîs îs my sîgnature. I’m sure that you wîll specîal to you. I oten hear rom customers how they dîferent projects. My colour palette îs naturally sot had to make another to keep or themselves. I thînk have your own sîgnature too…maybe ît’s brîght and that’s because when you make somethîng wîth your beautîul, maybe ît’s pastels and playul. Whatever your own hands, you create a bond; ît’s made just how ît colour palette, there are many optîons to choose, and should be made or you. Every tîme I see one o our I’m sure your choîce wîll be perect or you. anîmals crocheted, they develop theîr own character, I have to acknowledge that thîs book was developed and whîle they resemble our orîgînal toys, they are and wrîtten durîng the year 2020 – the year the very much your own. Each one îs unîque. I have to pandemîc started. Lîke many people, never în my admît I share my house wîth a ew o my personal lîetîme dîd I thînk we would endure such a tîme, avourîtes rom the books: I have Mabel Bunny, and thîs îs why I have dedîcated thîs book to the Patrîck Puin and Robyn Octopus. Bonnîe the Cow wîll strong people o the world. Durîng thîs tîme I ound joîn my clan once she has made her debut! mysel reflectîng on the sentîments o Frîda Kahlo, I have been în love wîth crochet or nearly 40 years; who belîeved that we can endure much more than we whîle I enjoy all crats, and have probably trîed most thînk we can. That îs certaînly what we all have done and mastered some, crochet îs my all tîme go-to crat. through thîs unprecedented and challengîng tîme. For me, there îs somethîng so peaceul and satîsyîng I hope you love thîs book as much as I do, and I hope about crochet. Once you have learnt the basîcs, I’m your days are sprînkled wîth happîness through the joy convînced that you too wîll be hooked by crochet. that comes rom cratîng and crochet! When startîng out, the hook and yarn may eel  Claire x strange în your hands. I you were în a class wîth me

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