Vickie Howell's Pop Goes Crochet!: 36 Projects Inspired by Icons of Popular Culture [Paperback]

Vickie Howell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2009

Needlework dynamo Vickie Howell is back with a high-spirited, playful collection of goodies to crochet. Vickie Howell’s Pop Goes Crochet! pays creative tribute to popular culture past and present with 40 projects inspired by celebrities in fashion, music, film, and television. Howell has whipped up a spectacular array of hip clothing, jewelry, and accessories, ranging from an intriguing “Yohji” asymmetrical sweater (in homage to designer Yohji Yamamoto) to a funky striped “Cameron” hoodie with the laid-back California style of actress Cameron Diaz. Everything’s fashionable and as fun to make as it is to wear.

 

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Vickie Howells projects have been featured in many newspapers, books and magazines. She also has appeared on numerous TV shows, including The Today Show. Vickie writes a regular celebrity column for Vogue Knitting's Knit. 1 magazine and is the author of New Knits on the Block 9781402720659, Not Another Teen Knitting Book 9781402720666 and Knit Aid 9781402746819.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600594662
• ISBN-13: 978-1600594663
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.5 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #891,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vickie Howell is a mother, self-taught designer, writer, spokesperson, viral marketing consultant and DIY Lifestyles expert with a focus on the Needle Arts and environmentally conscious crafting.

Vickie is most well-known as the Host and Creative Consultant of 8 seasons of DIY Network & HGTV's show, Knitty Gritty. She was also the co-host of DIY's Stylelicious, Lifetime Television's web series, CRAFTED, and several craft-based TV specials.

Vickie has been featured internationally in numerous televisions shows, radio broadcasts and publications including: NBC's The Today Show, BBC Radio Scotland, E! Entertainment's Singled Out, and Real Simple Magazine.

Vickie's designs and projects have been included in over 100 publications worldwide including her celebrity column for Knit.1 Magazine, the Eco-Craft column she wrote for 3 years for Kiwi Magazine, the 2009 Lands' End FeelGood Campaign (of which she was the spokesperson for), her blog column Craft Apparent for PBS Parents and weekly articles for iLovetoCreate.com. She's also Caron's Celebrity Spokesperson.

Vickie is the best-selling author of several craft books: the 2005 Craft Trends Award Finalist, New Knits on the Block: A Guide to Knitting What Kids Really Want (Oct. '05), Not Another Teen Knitting Book (June '06), Knit Aid: A Learn It, Fix It, Finish It Guide for the Stitcher on the Go (May '08), Pop Goes Crochet (May '09) and, AwareKnits: Knit & Crochet Projects for the Eco-Conscious Stitcher (Oct. '09), co-written with activist, Adrienne Armstrong.


The book behind Vickie's community-driven project, Craft Corps hits shelves in May '10. Until then, she's encouraging artists, crafters and creative types of all kinds to join "The Corps" by telling their stories through profiles on the Craft Corps website: http://www.craftcorps.org

All of Vickie's creative endeavors along with her husband Dave Campbell's movie news site, Smells Like Screen Spirit, are housed under their company Craft.Rock.Love Media, LLC. For more information on Vickie and all of her projects, go to: http://www.vickiehowell.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars FUN, FLAIR AND FASHION! April 6, 2009

By Margaret Nock (margknittinaround)

Format:Paperback

WOW~this book is a keeper. I just rec'd my copy today and haven't been able to put it down. A great edition to your library. Every page is part eye candy, pop culture, and fabulous crochet. What more could you want? Just grab it! Marg

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love, Love It!! August 1, 2009

By Kristen M.

Format:Paperback

I picked up my very own copy the other day and Love it!! My 19 yo daughter will be getting most of these projects for her birthday and for Xmas!! She loves fun and funky things that are one of a kind items! This book just gave me a reason to increase my own personal stash!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Vickie rocks and so does this book! August 23, 2009

By Kathy Cano-Murillo

Format:Paperback

Vickie Howell is one of the shining stars of the craft world, both on the indie scene as well as the industry. She has her crochet hook and knitting needles on the pulse of pop culture, innovative design, and straight up classic fashion. She combines all of these into one heck of a page turner. This book is not only for crafters, it is for anyone who is into movies, film, and music. The projects are clever, easy to tackle and loaded with personality! Not to mention the pictures are a blast - great coffee table material here! Way to go, Vic!