This colorful book is full of charming projects designed to delight! In these 25 projects, you are sure to find at least several that will have you itching to stitch.
The Ruffles and Ridges Pillow is not only attractive, it will teach you a sophisticated technique for increasing in the round. The front and back panels are different, but both are attractive and use the same increasing technique.
The Sleepy Kitty Doorstop has the aaaahhhh factor in spades. So adorable. While the Zigs and Zags Afghan is very sophisticated, it uses a stitch pattern that would work equally well for lovely curtains or even a skirt. The color choices and dimension in the Pinwheel Baby Blanket will soothe you and baby.
In fact, the color selections throughout the book are one of its strengths. There are cheerful pairings as well as many unusual combinations. For a ‘color impaired’ crocheter like me, this is a plus. When I passed the book around at the last meeting of the St. Louis Crochet Club, three people immediately pointed to the Berry Pie on page 132 as the first project they would be making. It will make a useful pie/cake carrier as well as a delightful decorative item when not filled with baked goods. Husbands and kids will be a big fan of this one!
Each pattern in this 142 page large soft cover book is accompanied by excellent photos and most have large charts too. Further, the yarn choices are given in the ‘generic’ category first, as in ‘worsted weight’, and then the particular yarns used to work up each design are specified, as, say, ‘caron simply soft’. Most of the yarns are not ‘exotic’ and are widely available.
This book offers such a variety of projects that every crocheter, from beginner to advanced, will find several favorites. The smallest, coasters or pan handle cozies, are quick and easy. The most complex, afghans and teapot cozy, are presented in a way that gives the crocheter the best chance for success.
Look for this book to be a Giveaway prize soon!
Book Specs:
Crochet At Home, edited by Brett Bara
Interweave Press, 2013
142 Pages, soft cover
ISBN: 978159668377
$22.95 USD
Looks like a great book!
This looks like a fun book.
Great Book! Looks like a fun one too! Looking forward to the give-a-way also! Tried entering once B4 but failed at the form. Maybe it was the old computer phone. Hugs Sheri *¿*
Hello,
Thanks for recommending another great crochet book.However, I would be torn between making:
a)the baked goods carrier you mention.
b) the baby blanket AND ( no “c” here!) a Russian Nesting doll toy to go with it.
Thank for allowing us to try!
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