Our formidable crochet book is now available in English!
And we have so much more for young and old!

Beatrix Says: Get Chrochet Savvy
Beatrix Snyman
ISBN 9780799384673
R260,00

Join the trend!

Crochet has developed into the number-one craft for both young and old with a colourful variety of yarns and an endless array of patterns available.

But what to do when you don’t even know how to grip a crochet hook? The simple answer is, get Beatrix says: Get crochet savvy!

This is a complete crochet guide and a comprehensive manual to introduce beginners to the art of crochet. The full-colour photos and detailed instructions are complemented by beautiful crochet projects that will test your newfound skills. It includes the following:

• Crochet hook sizes, types and the materials that hooks are made of.
• A crochet-hook conversion chart between US, UK and metric sizes.
• Stitch markers, yarn needles and measuring tools.
• How to correctly grip the crochet hook and yarn (and what to do if you are a lefty).
• How to choose the right yarn, the pros and cons of natural and artificial fibres, yarn weight, yarn substitutions and how to calculate quantities.
• Colour theory and how to combine colours.
• How to read patterns and diagrams and a complete list of general terminology and abbreviations between US, UK and Afrikaans.

Beatrix Snyman calls herself “an expert hooker” who has been offering crochet classes and workshops since 2012. She creates original crochet patterns for reputable local crochet yarn manufacturers such as Vinnis Colours and Nurturing Fibres.

Beatrix recently started her own range of alpaca and merino crochet yarn. She is well known and loved in the South African crochet community and she also runs her own crochet blog.

Prinses Klara en die krokodil
Laura Amy Schlitz
lllustreerder: Brian Floca
ISBN 9780799384314
R130,00

Princess Klara is sick of boring lessons. She’s sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She’s sick, sick, sick of taking three baths a day. And her parents won’t let her have a dog. But when she writes to her fairy godmother for help, she doesn’t expect help to come in the form of a crocodile. With perfectly paced dry comedy, children’s book luminaries Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca send Princess Klara on a delightful outdoor adventure – climbing trees! getting dirty! having fun! – while her alter ego wreaks utter havoc inside the castle, obliging one pair of royal helicopter parents to reconsider their ways.

Hoe supercool goed werk
Ian Graham & Tom Jackson
ISBN 9780799383843
R250,00

Will flying cars and hover boards soon become a reality? How does a 3-D printer work? Will people really be able to live on Mars one day? What does it look like inside a PlayStation 4? Mind-blowing images reveal the secret inner workings of everything from drones and supercomputers to underwater hotels and flying cars.

Strikdans
Christien Neser
ISBN 9780799383867
R150,00

Elle’s matric year is off to a disastrous start. Things aren’t going well between her and Alex, her boyfriend. And Gravitas has a new acting headmaster who doesn’t care about the proud school traditions. Elle is desperate to save the day – but it might cost her her head girl badge…

Dinowêreld Omnibus 1
Rex Stone
ISBN 9780799380774
R130,00

Are you ready for the biggest adventure ever? Johan and his best friend, Tom, discover a secret cave with fossil footprints in Dino Bay. When they follow the footprints, they end up in a hidden word full of real, live dinosaurs. Together with their dinosaur friend, Wanna, the boys have loads of breathtaking – and dangerous – prehistoric adventures!

Dinowêreld Omnibus 2
Rex Stone
ISBN 9780799380781
R130,00

This series is perfect for young dinosaur lovers who like action and adventure! For the first time, the eight books in the series now appear in two action-packed omnibuses.