Hooked on Shakespeare

Crochet Projects Inspired by The Bard

Gurinder Kaur Hatchard

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Bloomsbury
27 February 2024

Art & Architecture; Hobbies; Knitting & crochet; Toys: making & decorating

Series: Hooked On...

15 projects featuring more than 30 step-by-step amigurumi inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio being published, this fabulous collection of creations ranges from the iconic Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet and the Ghost, and from the Three Witches from Macbeth to Bottom and Titania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Not forgetting the one and only Woolliam Shakespeare himself.

Each project features an introduction to the play and its characters, followed by colourful step-by-step instructions. The easy-to-make designs include fully illustrated stitch basics, perfect for beginning crocheters as well as advanced crochet enthusiasts.

By: Gurinder Kaur Hatchard
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
ISBN: 9781789941289
ISBN 10: 1789941288
Series: Hooked On...
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gurinder Kaur Hatchard is the crochet designer behind yayforcrochet.com, an online platform dedicated to inspiring and teaching others with her gorgeous patterns and brilliant beginner’s ‘Couch to Crochet’ project. Gurinder’s designs have been published in outlets such as Inside Crochet and Prima and she is the author of Head to Toe Crochet: Beanies and Booties for Infants to Toddlers. Gurinder lives in London with her family and was taught to crochet by her mum at a young age.

Reviews for Hooked on Shakespeare: Crochet Projects Inspired by The Bard

adorable…novice-friendly…enchanting… The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and Hatchard’s detailed explanation of how to read crochet patterns will be a boon to beginners. Crocheters with a literary bent will get a kick out of this. * Publishers Weekly * [C]learly illustrated, well written, and easy enough to follow for advanced beginner crocheters. Included with the instructions are Hatchard’s playful puns and intriguing choices that all bring the Bard’s characters into cuddly existence… A perfect addition to the crafty reader’s shelf. Will have Shakespeare readers and English teachers crocheting characters in no time. -- Emily Bowles * Library Journal * This hilarious but entirely strait-laced arts-and-crafts book includes 15 crochet projects inspired by Woolliam Shakespeare’s yarns […] It’s more moving than you might expect when 100-percent-cotton Julius Caesar cries out, “Et tu, Crochet?” -- Ron Charles * Washington Post *