Category: Book reviews
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A Review of The Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Designs by Linda Schapper
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Let’s talk about The Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Designs by Linda P. Schapper. This book was first published in 1985 (when I was but 12 and only knew passingly of crochet) and was re-released with updates in 2007 (when I was much older and…
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Review of Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs by Edie Eckman
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I bought my copy of Edie Eckman’s Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs over a decade ago. Crochet books have come and gone in my collection, but this one has stayed. I’m not at all surprised because Edie Eckman is a crochet master. If you read…
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Review of Knit the Sky
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Lea Redmond’s Knit the Sky, as the title says, it’s not a crochet book. It isn’t a traditional knitting book, either. It’s a book of project ideas open to personal interpretation. You could take one of Redmond’s ideas and craft it in many mediums. It’s…
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The Beaded Edge 2 Review
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes And now for The Beaded Edge 2 review! I love crochet beadwork, but it is fiddly and slow and I don’t do it often. Both books in The Beaded Edge series are very inspirational for me, and I love looking at the designs even if…
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Crochet Workshop book review
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I read James Walters’s Crochet Workshop after I read Dora Ohrenstein’s The Crocheter’s Skill-Building Workshop: Essential Techniques for Becoming a More Versatile, Adventurous Crocheter. I loved Ohrenstein’s book and decided to read Walters because she thanks him in her acknowledgements as both her inspiration and…
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Essential Crochet Dictionary review
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes If you’ve read my other crochet book reviews, you know I love to read crochet books published in other countries, so Essential Crochet Dictionary by Sophie Martin is a perfect choice for me. It was originally published in 2016 as L’essentiel des Points de Crochet,…
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Review of Amazing Japanese Crochet Stitches
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I love Japanese crochet books. There is something different, dare I say, more refined and elegant about the way Japanese pattern makers use crochet stitches to create beautiful projects. The entire project looks designed. It doesn’t just stop at the edge, the edge is designed…
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Review of The Beaded Edge
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I like to take on new challenges in my crochet projects, from stitch patterns to beading to new techniques. I will admit that I struggle with borders. I know they are necessary to create a finished looking piece, but I do so hate them because…
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Review of Amanda Perkins Desirable Crochet Motifs
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Most motif books are pretty standard: Here is a motif, here is a diagram of the motif, here are written instructions for the motif. If it’s a good book with respectable morals, there is a little chapter in the front about working with motifs and…
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The New Crochet Stitch Dictionary: A review
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes I am one step closer to my ultimate goal of owning all of the crochet stitch dictionaries! Someday, people will come and study at the “Catherine Madjaric Library of Crochet Stitch Dictionaries”. This will be my legacy! My latest acquisition is The New Crochet Stitch…
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