Huggable holiday characters to crochet from Annie's Attic

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BERNE, Ind. -- Holiday Hug'ems is a new crochet pattern book from Annie's Attic, trusted brand of nationally-known publisher DRG. The book includes complete instructions for crocheting six 16-inch holiday characters with matching edged blankets.

Holiday Hug'ems is 40 pages, with full color throughout and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Crocheted character patterns include a harvest scarecrow, a winter penguin, an Easter bunny and Uncle Sam bear. Each pattern also includes instructions for edging a fleece throw in matching yarn colors.

Products used in the book are available from local craft, fabric and variety stores, or from the Annie's Attic needlecraft catalog. The catalog is available in printed form or on the Web at AnniesAttic.com.

The book is available in select stores or from the DRG wholesale online Web site at DRGwholesale.com. It retails for $8.95.

Annie's Attic publishes a wide variety of high quality needlecraft publications and craft patterns known for exceptional instructional accuracy and clarity and for brilliant, creative photography. Every book includes a stitch guide and a list of needlecraft abbreviations for added ease in creating each project.

Annie's Attic is one of five leading DRG brands. Others brands include The Needlecraft Shop, House of White Birches, American School of Needlework and Clotilde.

Crocheters can visit the company Web site at DRGnetwork.com for information about additional books, magazines and pattern booklets available through the DRG publishing division.


About DRG: DRG (www.DRGnetwork.com) is in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind. The company consists of a direct marketing division, featuring craft and nostalgia products, and a marketing services/fulfillment division in East Texas. DRG publishes magazines and books, and also offers kits and supplies under consumer brands that include House of White Birches, Annie's Attic, Clotilde, The Needlecraft Shop and American School of Needlework. Most print products are also available for download via the Internet. The fulfillment division, Strategic Fulfillment Group (SFG), in Big Sandy, Texas, offers database marketing and Internet services alongside traditional subscription and product fulfillment.