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CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide: Crafty Books to Give

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Here's a list of some of our favorite books to give to your favorite crafter this holiday season. We know there's a lot of books out there so here's just a few that we thought were a good mix of great projects!

Knitting:

Gift Knittingbooks
The Best of Interweave Knits by Ann Budd
Price: $24.95
Buy: Interweave - Link.

The Knitter's Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes
Price: $30
Buy: Potter Craft - Link.

Pretty Knits by Susan Cropper
Price: $30
Buy: Potter Craft - Link.

Crochet:

Gift Crochetbooks

Crochet Me by Kim Werker
Price: $21.95
Buy: Interweave - Link.

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Lacy Crochet
Price: $14.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

Crochet Jewelry by Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher
Price: $24.95
Buy: Interweave - Link.

Sewing:

Gift Sewingbooks

Subversive Seamster
Price: $11.21
Buy: Taunton - Link.

Bend the Rules Sewing
Price: $21.95
Buy: Potter Craft - Link.

Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter
Price: $24.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

Cross-Stitch & Embroidery: Gift Crosstitchemb

Subversive Cross Stitch by Julie Jackson
Price: $14.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

Sublime Stitching by Jenny Hart
Price: $19.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

The New Crewel by Katherine Shaughnessy
Price: $10.17
Buy: Amazon - Link.

Making Toys:

Gift Toys

Softies by Therese Laskey
Price: $19.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful by Narumi Ogawa
Price: $16.99
Buy: Mr. Funky - Link.

Plush You! by Kristen Rask
Price: $13.59
Buy: Amazon - Link.

General:

Gift General

How to Make Books by Esther K. Smith
Price: $25
Buy: Potter Craft - Link.

The Guerilla Art Kit
Price: $17.95
Buy: Chronicle Books - Link.

The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
Price: $24.95
Buy: HarperCollins - Link.

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