Enjoy making one-skein gifts for your family and friends with advanced crochet stitches! Take a 100g skein of Worsted yarn, a hook, 2-3 hours of your time to crochet a neck warmer from this book, inspired by timeless and classy designs and patterns of the Victorian era. The Crochet Neckwarmers & Cowls: Advanced Stitches offers you nine versatile crochet patterns. The projects in this book utilize different advanced stitches and crocheting techniques, making each neckwarmer and cowl outstanding. I have been crocheting since I was 10, for over 25 years already. My mother, Antonia, showed me the magic of a hook and a thread. She is a co-author of this book, helping me today with crocheting, testing, and supporting my creativity. In this book, I would like to share my knowledge conveniently, with pictures and explanations: you can always double-check your piece with the image in the book. ✔ Advanced crochet patterns. Create an outstanding piece with layering on the go, a combination of lace, texture, and ribbing. ✔ Worsted yarn and one hook size. Once you take this crochet neck warmers book, you will need to 1) take a skein of worsted yarn, 2) find a corresponding hook size, 3) get the gauge. And you are ready to pick up and crochet ANY neck warmer or cowl from this book. ✔ Advanced crochet stitches explained. Inspired by a shepherd’s knitting (slip stitch crocheting) and the opportunities of numerous combinations of stitches, the book is an essence of style and experience. There are a few Youtube videos with photo tutorials for some special stitches and techniques used at your hand. ✔ The purchase of crochet books with patterns is not about the money . This book is about the value of sharing advanced crochet patterns and experiences. Whenever you want to ask any question on crochet patterns from the book, you may use the contact information to connect with the author directly. There are n ine crochet neck warmers and cowls included in the book. They are, initially, designed as one-size , one-skein crochet projects; to fit a head circumference from 21” to 25”. The stretchy neck part allows it. Yet, a larger size is added to cowls, to fit a head circumference between 24"-26”. So, the patterns are: 1️⃣ Tina Neckwarmer (high neck with picots and textured lace with ribbing) 2️⃣ Colorful Joy Cowl (cowl with a tassel, textured lace, and picots, two Adult sizes available) 3️⃣ Mustard Neckwarmer (textured shells and skip stitches with picots) 4️⃣ Eternity Neckwarmer (horizontal lines and ribbing, touched with elegant lace) 5️⃣ Terracotta Dreams Neck Warmer (texture and lace) 6️⃣ Turquoise Neck Warmer (bobbles and ribbing) 7️⃣ Melania Neckwarmer (pure elegance in lace and texture, two Adult sizes available) 8️⃣ Ivory Lace Cowl (elegant cowl with layering picots, and lace, two Adult sizes available) 9️⃣ Marshmallow NeckWarmer (light lace and bobbles in a neat pattern) The stitches and techniques I use: 👉Work in blo and flo of stitches 👉Back post stitches 👉Bobbles and puffy half double crochet clusters 👉Extended stitches to create new crochet patterns and shapes 👉Different types of picots, used in the body and around the edge The purpose of the Crochet Neckwarmers & Cowls: Advanced Stitches book is to share my knowledge, join me in a crochet adventure, reveal your talents, and inspire you to make one-of-a-kind crochet presents. Each neck warmer from this book can be used as an individual statement piece over a long t-shirt of a dress. To conclude, I would like to give some important advice : never hesitate to combine various materials to make the pieces more extraordinary! Add beads, ribbons, take matching yarn to accent on different elements and shapes. And you will be the winner in your life-long crocheting adventure!