Archive for the ‘Crochet’ Category

Crochet in Color by Kathy Merrick

Crochet in Colour by Kathy Merrick, softback published by Interweave in the USA. Available exclusively in the UK, ISBN 978-1-5966-8112-5, price 16.99 from www.searchpress.com
Subtitled Techniques and Designs for Playing With Color, this book is a must for crocheters looking to work in color. I love the cardigan on the front cover and there’s a nice [...]

Granny Squares Now by Susan Cottrell

Granny Squares Now by Susan Cottrell, softback published by Lark/Sterling, available through GMC Group in the UK. ISBN 978-1-60059-479-3, price 9.99 from www.thegmcgroup.com
This is real value for money for anyone who wants an up-to-date crochet book. Inventive use of a crochet hook to design garments with a fashionable twist. From flowers and corsages to scarves [...]

Crochet Stitches by Betty Barnden

Crochet Stitches by Betty Barnden, published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-511-6, price 9.99 available from www.searchpress.com
Create your own garments and mix and match stitches and edgings with the help of this guide that includes over 200 stitches. Whatever your ability, you will be bale to follow the basic techniques, easy-to-use stitch library and symbols and [...]

Finishing Techniques for Crochet by Betty Barnden

Finishing Techniques for Crochet by Betty Barnden, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-434-8, price 9.99 from www.searchpress.com
Finishing a garment is of utmost importance. No matter how well you have made the garment, if you cannot sew it up neatly, it will look a complete mess. This book has everything you need to give a [...]

Knit or Crochet by Margaret Hubert

Knit or Crochet – Have it Your Way by Margaret Hubert, softback, spiral-bound, published by Creative Publishing International. ISBN 978-1-58923-431-4, price 12.99 from www.creativepub.com
Whilst this is undoubtedly a good idea, the projects themselves do not fill me with the desire to knot or crochet. There are fifteen projects, well photographed and nicely presented. The instructions [...]