Using lovely designs to illustrate all the different techniques, this guide features step-by-step guidance on the basic stitches, increasing and decreasing, stripes, circles, borders, motifs, lace crochet, and more. Crafters will discover how to make a stunning selection of items from a stylish top and a decorative rug to a textured cushion and a beautiful baby blanket. Illustrated throughout with colorful photographs and original ideas, and including practical, detailed instructions, this useful book will show you how easy it is to create your own crochet designs.
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Pauline Turner is the author of many books and articles on crochet and provided the City and Guilds with material from her international correspondence course 'The Diploma in Crochet'. She is a founder member of the Knitting and Crochet Guild of Britain and the International Liaison Chairperson of the Crochet Guild of America.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Wow did I get a different impression than the other people here,
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This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Crochet (Paperback)
Reading the other reviews for this book, I think I realize why my review may be entirely different from theirs. These people have this book and already know how to crochet. I am a true beginner. I started crochet about a week ago and I couldn't be more disappointed in this book. I find that the descriptions are entirely inadequate. The photos are somewhat helpful but still are usually of a part of the stitch that I understand while glossing over the parts that are confusing. The author could learn the value of using photoshop and inserting an arrow on a picture to point out exactly what she's referring to sometimes. She gets a fail from me when it comes to adding in different color yarn and the like. She does not teach beyond the example patterns that are provided (which are antiquated looking at best for the most part). I think that this is the kind of book that I may pick up a year from now more as a reference than anything. Overall I'm highly disappointed mostly due to what I feel is, at best, a misleading title and at worst a poorly written beginners guide. Honestly, I've found the small guides that I've found through internet search engines more helpful at this point and those are all free.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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as always, Pauline turner does a great job.,
This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Crochet (Paperback)
M's Turner always does a great job in her books, so it's no big surprise that she does with this book. If you want to learn how to crochet or if you want to teach crochet, this is an excellent book to start your journey. The instructions are clear and concise and help make the learning process much easier.
I recommend this book highly for beginners.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Reference Book - For Beginners & Up,
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I've been crocheting for over 2 years now, and I still pick up this book whenever I need extra guidance or a quick reminder on how to perform a specific stitch. I have acquired many crochet books in the past 2 years, but the Beginner's Guide to Crochet is the one book I consistently grab when I sit down to start a new project.
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spike stitch, ghost stitches, crab stitch, puff stitch, next row end, pull through two loops, turning chain, form patt, yam end, half treble, filet crochet, rep rows, double crochet, insert the hook, foundation row, next stitch, slip stitch, first stitch, last stitch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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