Nicki Trench is a bestselling author, crafter and vegetable grower. She teaches, lectures and writes features on knitting, crochet, sewing, cake decorating and hen keeping. Her books include Cute and Easy Crocheted Cosies, Crochet Basics, Cute & Easy Crochet (over 125,000 copies sold), Cute and Easy Crochet with Flowers, Geek Chic Crochet, Cute & Easy Crocheted Baby Clothes, A Passion for Quilting, Super-scary Crochet and Super-cute Crochet, all published by CICO Books. Visit her website at www.nickitrench.com and her blog at nickitrench.blogspot.com. Nicki is based near Lewes, East Sussex.