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Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects Paperback – June 19, 2012

by Erika Knight (Author)

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Simple Crocheting is the perfect book for the beginner. Under Erika Knight's guidance even those who have never picked up a crochet hook before will soon be making gorgeous projects and all the while learning new techniques and adding to their skills. Each of the 20 projects in the book will teach you a new stitch, technique, or trick. And with each pattern you complete, you will build on and consolidate crochet techniques already learned in the preceding projects, until you have mastered a wide repertoire of skills and completed and enviable collection of crocheted items.

Simple Crocheting showcases the incredible variety of finishes that different crochet techniques can produce. Erika begins with simple scarves and hats that are chic accessories as well as being the perfet items to practice basic stitches. She then takes you through the dense textures of double and treble crochet---which make excellent bags, purses, and even a laptop case---and then moves on to the more intricate, deilcate lace and cluster stitches---perfect for heirloom shawls and antique-style cushions. Freeform or random crochet takes the craft to a more demanding level and projects like the edge-to-edge cardigan will provide a new challenge for all creative crocheters.

With exquisite photography by Yuki Sugiura that perfectly shows each of the beautiful designs, and supported with clear diagrams and illustrations, Erika Knight has created the ultimate book for all enthusiasts of this remarkable craft.

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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (June 19, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781250016218
ISBN-13: 978-1250016218
ASIN: 1250016215
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.6 x 10.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
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Learn to crochet while stimulating your inner artist

By Underground Crafter on September 12, 2012

Format: Paperback

The folks at St. Martin's Press sent me a review copy of Erika Knight`s Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects, which takes an artsy approach to sharing the basics of crochet, using a combination of step-by-step illustrations, fashion friendly projects, and design tips from an established knitwear designer.

What I like about this book:
The book layout is designed to appeal to your inner artist. A harmonious, neutral color palette ties together all the projects and the swatches. "Ripped" pages with notes are photographed atop swatches, projects are photographed beautifully, etc.

The book includes a nice introductory stitch guide.

Several of the patterns include a "masterclass" section where additional tips and variations are provided.

Although the book is aimed at beginners, it includes beginner, easy, and intermediate level projects, so you can "grow" with the book.

What I don't like or what could be improved:
The book relies on illustrations to teach the crochet skills. If you don't learn as easily from illustrations, this may be a challenge.

The book is paperback so it doesn't lay flat for reading and crocheting. However, it does include cover flaps so you can mark your place.

Overall:
Simple Crocheting is beautiful book that will inspire you to improve your crochet skills. Many beginners will need to supplement the book with YouTube or online photo tutorials since illustrations are sometimes unclear to a newbie. If you are a beginner who is inspired by the look of well photographed projects, this might be the beginner crochet book for you.

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Beginner Crochet book with very tasteful projects

By Courtney L. Russell on November 17, 2012

Format: Paperback

I was inspired to purchase this book at Hobby Lobby recently because I found the projects to be incredibly beautiful. I also have Erica Knight's previous crochet book, and I think even though it also contains beautiful and simple projects, she has evolved quite a lot in her use of color. It is difficult to make such simple projects look so sublime. She truly lets the carefully chosen materials shine through. It will make you want to get out your hook and start making gorgeous goods. The instructions also look very clear. I am a beginning crocheter, and I think the illustrations are among the best I've seen.

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Not your Grandma's Crochet

By Nicole James on February 20, 2014

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I knit and crochet but have always preferred knitting because of the smoother texture and beautiful array of natural fibers I have come to prefer for my projects. I have always associated crochet with those horrible pastel acrylic yarns, and products that just look bumpy and frumpy. The projects in Simple Crocheting are everything but. I love her choice of yarns, I love the style of her projects, the photography is beautiful, the whole book is very calming. It made me start crocheting again. The only thing I discovered is that this book really doesn't teach HOW to crochet very well. It relies on illustrations and leaves steps out, so that I was confused, since I needed a total refresher after such a long hiatus from crochet. I did find Crochet Step by Step to be a go-to, rock solid teaching manual, though. This book, I think, is for advanced beginners at the least, or to give beautiful ideas. The Medallion Afghan is my next crochet project.

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Not Just For Beginners

By BJ on September 23, 2013

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I started crocheting after purchasing Erika Knight's first crochet book, Simple Crochet. I was very happy when she came out with this new one. I especially like the neutral colors and simple patterns. I don't consider myself a beginner but I am inspired by her designs.

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Slipper Boots

By Lady VJ on December 17, 2013

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First, I borrowed a copy of this book from the library and was immediately captivated by the Slipper Boots, and bought the book for that single pattern!

Overall, Simple Crocheting is a comprehensive introduction and guide to learning to crochet. From learning about tools and yarns, to learning the basic stitches, to reading patterns and putting these accumulated skills to use creating well-chosen projects, clearly labeled by skill level, Simple Crocheting is an excellent Workshop text.

While this text is great for beginning crocheters, it offers challenging projects for the experienced, as well as providing tips for chores like seaming motifs, and how to work into spaces and in the round. I've been crocheting for three decades and found information I could use to improve some of my techniques.

I plan to use this text to teach pre-teens to crochet, to test its efficacy.

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Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects

By Naida M. VINE VOICE on February 10, 2013

Format: Paperback

As soon as I saw Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects, I was instantly drawn in by it's pretty cover. When I opened Simple Crocheting I was treated to a beautifully presented pattern book.

I tend to think *yawn* whenever I see a crochet pattern book that is aimed at beginners. I like to be challenged when I crochet and I will get easily bored if I see patterns that are too simple. That is not the case here at all.
Designer Erika Knight has created a pattern book that beginners can follow, yet seasoned crocheters can enjoy as well. Aside from the well written patterns, I love Erika's style of writing. I read this pattern book cover to cover. The photography in this pattern book is as the title suggests, simple, yet it is beautiful. I love the presentation.

"It is the simplicity of crochet that inspires me. With just a few basic stitches worked either in lines or round and round, using only a hook and some yarn you can create seemingly endless textures. With only one stitch ever in work on the hook, it is a deceptively simple craft that anyone can master, as well as being conveniently portable."
p.6, Simple Crocheting

The patterns in the book range from very easy to a bit more entailed. The skill levels are Beginner, Easy, Intermediate and Experienced. The book contains an Introductory section, Materials and Techniques and a Stitch Library. I enjoyed reading Erika's take on choosing the right yarns in the Materials and Techniques section. She favors crocheting with natural fibers and has her own line of natural yarns.

The patterns in the book, which are called "Project Workshops", incorporate the different techniques in crochet.Read more ›

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