Unexpected Afghans

Author: Robyn Chachula
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620331705
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Unexpected Afghans presents 29 innovative interpretations of a favorite at-home essential. From best-selling author Robyn Chachula comes an in-depth look into crocheting traditional afghans using contemporary techniques, colors and patterns. Expert designers including Kristin Omdahl, Kathy Merrick, Kimberly McAlindin, and many more, provide an abundance of fresh patterns and projects that are perfect for new and advanced crocheters as they start out beginner-friendly and become more complex, allowing a crocheter to build skills and confidence. Designers at any level will enjoy: • A detailed technique's workshop in every chapter including cables, motifs, color, lace, and Tunisian crochet. • Helpful tips from designers for working through each afghan project. • Easy-to-follow charts and diagrams. Along with tons of beautiful afghan projects for all skill levels, you'll find many of your favorite designer's biographies--giving you an exploration into their inspiration.

Unexpected Afghans

Author: Robyn Chachula
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620331705
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Afghan Lover's Collection

Author: Leisure Arts
Publisher: Leisure Arts
ISBN: 1609001281
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Afghan Lover's Collection -More than 30 crochet afghans from Leisure Arts' most popular designers include great basic to advanced designs that will never go out of style.

Contest Favorites 40 Afghans to Crochet

Author: Leisure Arts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574861532
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
These awesome afghans will inspire you to pick up your hook and start right away! Choose from 40 projects, including a one-piece throw, a mile-a-minute wrap, and join-as-you-go squares, each designed by a reader of Crochet With Heart magazine.

An Unexpected Light

Author: Jason Elliot
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312288464
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
"Aware of the risks involved, but determined to explore what he could of the Afghan people and culture, Elliot leaves the relative security of the capital, Kabul.

Afghan Crochet 101

Author: Richard Lee
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511434508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Easy and Beautiful Crochet Creations! What exactly is a crocheted afghan? A crocheted afghan refers to a form of home decoration and warmth. They are used within the home as a blanket on a cold day, a decorative throw over a couch or bed, and as a wrap for many different occasions. It is an old tradition that Afghans are often passed through the generations of a family, and you may even have them around your home without realizing the history. This handy beginners guide takes the principle of a crochet afghan and makes it as simple as possible; it is aimed at beginners. You will find 12 afghan patterns for many different occasions; for example, there is a basic striped afghan and also directions on how to turn a blanket into a children's toy.

Expect the Unexpected Or You Won't Find It

Author: Roger von Oech
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 9781576752272
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The bestselling author of ""A Whack on the Side of the Head"" now interprets the aphorisms of Heraclitus as springboards to creativity.

A Journey with Spies, Afghans, and Orphans

Author: Terrence Douglas
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480992305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
A Journey with Spies, Afghans, and Orphans By: Terrence Douglas Fifteen years ago, author Terrence Douglas accepted a contract to go to Afghanistan and help create an academy for the Afghan intelligence professionals who were charged with defeating Taliban insurgents who threatened the growth of democracy. Upon arriving in Kabul, he was assigned to reside in a “hutch,” a modified shipping container within a fortified compound. His companions were fellow U.S. contractors attracted to the challenging assignment and the pay they were to receive. They were protected twenty-four hours a day by members of the ethnic tribe of the Afghan Intelligence Minister. Any journey outside the compound was in a vehicle protected by professional U.S. security contractors. The isolation of the assignment and the environment caused much reflection. This book is the result of Terrence’s time spent alone in his hutch, socializing with fellow Americans in a confined environment, the close professional relationships developed with his Afghan hosts, and instructing the Afghans who yearned for a free environment to raise their families.

Mandala-Style Throws to Crochet

Author: Annie's
Publisher: Annie's Wholesale
ISBN: 1640254749
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 149

Book Description
Everyone loves to crochet Mandalas! These stunning afghans are works of art and are sure to take center stage no matter you display them. Designs include both squared-up and round versions. Four throws are made using dk weight, 1 bulky weight, and all remaining throws use worsted weight yarn.

The Afghan Prince and I

Author: B. A. Zikria
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1628577266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
In the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1839 to 1842, considered the most infamous of all colonial wars, only Dr. Brydon survived out of a 13,000 to 20,000 Kabul army of the British Raj. William Dalrymple, a contemporary English historian writing in his 2013 book Return of a King, points out a number of parallel facts about that war and the present situation in which NATO and American forces are engaged. The British "Army of Sind" replaced King Dost with Shah Shuja, who lived in exile in India for twenty years under British protection. The regime change by the British was successful with the two Afghan kings interchanging residences. Dalrymple states, "Shah Shuja and President Karzai share the same tribal heritage; the Shah's principal opponents were the Ghilzai tribes, who today make up the bulk of the Taliban foot soldiers; the same cities garrisoned by British troops are today garrisoned by foreign troops, attacked from the same rings of hills and high passes from which the British faced attacks." After two years as renegades, Prince Dost's twenty-three-year-old son Prince Akbar along his comrade Fitzgerald from Pennsylvania, who was the first American in that land, return to fight the British Army of occupation. The Irish-American Fitzgerald mournfully relates the inhumane events of that war and his own adventures in becoming an Afghan prince.