A guide kit for aiding a user in at least one of knitting and crocheting a predetermined item includes at least one template member of at least a portion of the predetermined item, a set of guidelines for one of knitting and crocheting such predetermined item, these guidelines at least including: (i) one of partially knitting or crocheting a predetermined fraction of each portion; and (ii) repeatedly superimposing the fraction on the template during one of knitting and crocheting until portion is complete. Also included are packaging for parts of the guide kit and illustrations on either the guidelines or the packaging providing examples illustrating potential predetermined items.