All patterns specify yarns that are readily available in craft stores. Well-illustrated instructions specify yarn colors, materials, gauge, and abbreviations for stitches a Techniques section offers guidance to crocheters.

Twelve easy-to-follow patterns depict Marie and her Nutcracker, the Mouse King, the enchanted clock, a Christmas tree surrounded by wrapped gifts, and other festive figures. Unlike the ballet, we also learn what happens when the. Each chapter of the adventure ― from the Christmas Eve party to the fierce battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King to the visit to Toyland and beyond ― features complete instructions for crocheting charming representations of the story's personalities and props. Hoffmanns 1816 book, Alan Cumming recounts the origin story of how a prince got put into a nutcracker. I would highly recommend adding this to your collection.' - Fit2BTiedLifeĮxperience the enduring charms of the holiday classic in an entirely different way! This version of the beloved tale is illustrated with full-color images of crocheted characters. Hoffmann’s 1816 fairy tale, on which the ballet is based, is troubling: Marie, a young girl, falls in love with a nutcracker doll, whom she only sees come alive when she falls asleep. Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known by his pen name E.T.A Hoffmann, was one of the most important German Romantic authors of fantasy and. The Nutcracker story is told with each vignette, introducing a different character or accessory to craft.

The Nutcracker captures, better than any other story, a child’s wonder at Christmas. 'This is a beautifully well done crochet book. With 120 pages of full colored illustrations by renowned artist Maurice Sendak, ETA Hoffmanns classic story of The Nutcracker takes on an added dimension. Hoffmann’s classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalized by Tchaikovsky’s ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka, and is the perfect holiday gift for adults and children alike.

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