A few times over the last year, I mentioned a big, secret project I was working on. I couldn’t say what it was at the time. However, since you can already order it from amazon.com, I can now reveal the details.
Yep, I wrote a book! It is called Crochet Bouquet. Lark Books will release it in May 2008. The book has lots of crocheted flower and leaf designs with step-by-step instructions for making them. You’ll see how to use the flowers to decorate clothing and accessories. I give practical tips for choosing yarns, and several finishing techniques that you can apply to all your crochet projects.
A little over a year ago, I started designing and crocheting the flowers, leaves, and projects for the book. I badly wanted to post about it, but as the folks at Lark told me, it’s better not to show too much of a new book before it comes out. So I restrained myself, and worked on flower designs instead. Oh, there are a few glimpses of the flower designs, here and there, but not enough to spoil the surprise, I hope.
After I turned in all the samples and instructions in May, the editorial and art teams at Lark Books got to work. Lark takes care of all the photography, illustrations, and layout, in addition to the editing. They produced a very happy and pretty book. I love how it looks.
We all sighed with relief, when Crochet Bouquet went to the printer on October 16. Now all we have to do is wait—and start on another big, secret project!