Beautiful Blankets, Afghans and Throws: 40 blocks & stitch patterns to crochet

Having been a knitter for over 50 years (which in itself is something of a shock, to actually realise it's that long!), I've taught myself the art of crochet. Why? I've found knitting makes my hands and shoulders ache and instead of helping the arthritis in my fingers, it makes it worse. However, I like to be creative, and to keep my fingers working, so the alternative is crochet. I love it – possibly more than knitting. Crochet patterns are a foreign language to me and if you throw in my confusion over the differences between UK and US terminology – someone please standardise this one way or the other! - you'll see my need for this book. It's full of beautiful colour photographs, patterns which are easy to follow, and simple charts; each pattern is given a skill level, found on the top left corner of the page, and all pertinent information regarding stitches used, colours, yarn and hook size. At the back of the book you'll find a section called Techniques in which is a plethora of information covering basic stitches, joining and edging, reading patterns etc. Oh – there is also a section on Edgings. This book, along with an earlier purchase “Rainbow Crocheted Blankets” by Amanda Perkins, are now my go-to books for help and inspiration. My one suggestion would be to use a slightly stronger/bolder type to make reading it a little easier on the eyes.

Brilliant book good instructions

Nice book, all in co!our with clear instructions using UK definitions not US ones for a change. Some of the pattern graphs are on the small side though and the font used to explain special stitches is not good in differentiating between an l and the number 1, took me an age to realise that 'chl' actually said 'ch1'. Minor problem. Lovely patterns for all skill levels.

As described

This book is full of gorgeous and varied patterns. Some complete blankets and some blocks to sew or crochet together however many you want. The patterns are easy to follow with diagram patterns as well. This is my one fault actually. The diagram patterns on some of the pages are too small for me to be able to follow on their own. I just use the written pattern. The yarn used is so bright and colourful you want to start straight away. It's just working out which to do first! Unlike some books you buy and only want to do one or two of the blankets, I can see me using most of the patterns in this one. One thing I absolutely love is that the chart for yarn requirements tell you how much you need (for each size) by the yard and metre not by the ball. So you can accurately and easily work out exactly how much to buy. This is especially useful if you are changing the size of the blanket or how many blocks to make as the measurements are also per block! Fantastic! The information 'how to' pages are detailed and easy to understand. I recommend this book for beginner and experienced crocheters.

I love the projects in here. The projects aren't difficult. I'm an intermediate hooker and find them pretty straightforward, but I'd say once you've grasped the basics of crochet you'll have no difficulties with these. Her colour choices are beautiful and I particularly like the section at the back on different edges/borders. She provides really helpful yarn tables too to calculate how much yarn you'll need for different sized versions. Excellent and great value for money. Would make a lovely gift for a hooker (not a lady of the night!).

Lovely book, easy too follow and I love the different skill levels marked out, which is handy for beginners wanting to start a project. Value for money as good reminder sections on what stitches are and little project options

I bought these to block crochet work. They are okay but I have since found an easier and more effective method.

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Finna mönster, lätt begripligt, man blir redan glad från alla finna färge, och sugen att börja. Toppen bok som dra fråm din kreativa sidan 🤗🏅

magnifique livre en anglais certes, mais si on sait lire un diagramme on s'en sort très bien. Ces anglaises sont très fortes et voila un bon exemple que le crochet peut ne pas être ringard. Les modèles nombreux sont moderne et colorés, il y a aussi quelques modèles de bordures qui sont intéressants. Le tout pour un livre à moins de 15 euros c'est raisonnable. Moi ça me satisfait.

I love books, especially crochet books. So I have a few. Well this is a stunner. I love the layout, the colour guides, stitch guides, everything about this book. Well done to everyone involved. The patterns are inspiring and great colour palettes, I can't wait to dive in and try some.

Libro muy bonito, tiene fotos de mantas muy originales y cada una viene con su paso a paso (en inglés) y su diagrama. Cada ejemplo es muy fácil de seguir y desde luego da mucha ideas. El formato del libro es de tapa blanda y papel de buena calidad.