Books by Pam Allen

The patterns and instruction you need to start crocheting and kitting today!Knitting and crocheting go hand-in-hand and are the most popular yarn crafts today. This one-stop guide to all things needles, hooks, and yarn will give you everything you need to know to get started knitting or crocheting.The book covers absolute basics such as selecting yarn, casting on, and even how to hold the tools and yarn, to understanding stitches, checking gauge, and deciphering patterns. Hundreds of projects, from beginner to advanced, include complete, step-by-step instructions as well as detailed illustrations and photos, and instructional videos online. It includes content from:* Knitting For Dummies* Knitting Patterns For Dummies* Crocheting For Dummies* Crochet Patterns For DummiesGet started today and you'll be knitting and crocheting like a champ in no time!

The bestselling guide to knitting brilliant, timeless pieces This revised and refreshed third edition of Knitting For Dummies features new knitting patterns, refreshed and additional projects, a new bibliography and suppliers list, and improved step-by-step knitting instructions.

Stricken ist cool und voll im Trend. Wer seiner Kreativität freien Lauf lassen möchte, braucht nur zwei Nadeln, Wolle und dieses Buch. Leicht verständlich und anhand vieler Abbildungen erklärt die Strick-Designerin Pam Allen die Grundlagen des Maschen- und Musterstrickens und gibt Antworten auf (fast) alle Fragen rund ums Stricken. Dabei erläutert sie neben der kontinental-europäischen auch die amerikanische Strickweise, was sich in der Kombination hervorragend für mehrfarbiges Stricken eignet. Anfänger können bald schöne Teile stricken und erfahrene "Stricklieseln" finden hier so manchen Kniff und Trick.

Offers a resource designed to help develop preventative approaches for learning mentors to work and deal effectively with the emotional needs of vulnerable young people. This book helps ensure that children and young people can learn ways to feel safe and valued and to have a sense of self-efficacy.

Refugee children have often experienced great disruption, violence and fear. They have frequently lost members of their family and may even have witnessed their deaths. They have left everything that is familiar and found themselves deposited in a completely different, strange and sometimes frightening environment.Following the publication of New in Our Nation, a resource for older students, this book has been written to provide a similar resource for younger pupils. It offers the adult who supports these pupils a sensitive, honest and practical programme. This is a good balance between affective and skills based activities and, whilst recognising the uncertainty they face, the six sessions all provide a positive focus for the children and their families. The programme includes:"who we are"important things to me"similarities and differences"what is it like to be different?"my shield of strength.The resource includes copiable material for participants personal files, and posters for display.

Refugee children have often experienced great disruption, violence and fear. They have frequently lost members of their family and may even have witnessed their deaths. They have left everything that is familiar and found themselves deposited in a completely different, strange and sometimes frightening environment.This exceptional resource offers the adults who support these young people a sensitive, honest and practical programme. There is a good balance between affective and skills based activities and, whilst recognising the uncertainty they face, the eight sessions all provide a positive focus for the young people and their families.The programme includes:} Exploring our Feelings about Who We Are} Role-Models} Poetry and Painting} History, Legislation and my Bill of Rights} My Shield of Strength} Hopes, Fears and DreamsThe resource includes copiable material for participants personal files, and posters for display.