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Crocheted Christmas Ornament Covers 2

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Susan Allen did it again! Just when I thought I had found the end of the rainbow with her first book of crocheted Christmas ornament covers, she produced another book filled with new designs to cover Christmas balls. Like her first book, this one features festive photos of the finished ornaments and very easy to follow instructions to reproduce the ornaments for yourself. Her innovative method for covering the ornaments makes it easy to create lots of new Christmas decorations in no time.

This book is is a portable size ready to slip into your craft bag to take with you anywhere. You'll be ready to sneak in a few more crochet stitches wherever you go. The compliments I receive on the finished ornaments keeps me crocheting more! You'll find this book to be a wonderful addition to your collection.

If you are looking for something fast, easy, and impressive when finished, these patterns are just the thing. Way easier than other ornament covers I have made.

I found this book very disappointing. I failed to read the description before I purchased this book. I didn't realize it was only 18 pages for $7.50. IN my opinion it is not worth that amount of money. Especially when you add 3.99 for S&H.
And to me, the designs were not that great.

I purchased this book, and it's sister book because I was looking to expand on the ornaments I make each year for Christmas. I was greatly disappointed in both of them. I have made several of the covers before..but Not from these books, NOT by this author!!!!! They were made from a book I purchased in the late 1970's..different author, different publisher! Now, I don't know all that much about copyright law, perhaps it expired after 40+ years and the other author passed on or gave the instructions to her, and to be totally truthful, the patterns are just the a tiny bit different...a different size hook, change up the diameter stitches from 64 to 58, add or subtract a chain here or there, the original used plain old #10 string, Ms. Allen used Twiley's Goldfingering, with an offer and address to purchase. I am sure her publisher went through all the laws, and that this is legal, but I don't think it is ethical.

I haven't tried it yet, but plan on using it for my ornaments next year. I have made ornaments for the family for 20 years and it gets harder every year to find nifty ideas. If the instructions are written correctly. I have found them in this book.