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Crochet Afghans: Discover How to Crochet a Perfect Afghan in Less Than a Day Kindle Edition

by Emma Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Are you struggling to crochet your first afghan? Learn how to make your next crocheting project the easy way.

Have your previous afghan efforts gone horribly wrong? Do you have no idea where to start or which stitch is which? After learning to crochet and knit at her grandmother's feet from an early age, author Emma Brown has started crochet circles in just about every city she's lived in. And now she's sharing all her family secrets so you can make your afghan with much less stress.

In Crochet Afghans: Discover How to Crochet a Perfect Afghan in Less Than a Day, Brown walks you through the simple and easy way to crochet your first afghan. No matter what your level of crochet experience, you’ll discover that crocheting an afghan is nowhere near as hard as you’ve been told. You’ll quickly learn how to make beautiful, intricate afghans, even if it’s the first day you have the hook in your hands.

In Crochet Afghans, you’ll learn:

The easy, step-by-step way to crochet a magnificent afghan
The best yarn for your afghan and how much you should buy for each project
Twenty-two gorgeous, fully color-illustrated, easy-to-follow afghan patterns
The most common afghan crocheting mistakes and how to avoid them
A full list of pattern abbreviations and crochet terminology, and much, much more!

Crochet Afghans is an outstanding shortcut for the most complex of patterns that finally shows you how easy it can be to finish your first project. If you like step-by-step guides, easy-to-follow patterns, and detailed diagrams, then you'll love Emma Brown's helpful guidebook.

Buy Crochet Afghans to start stitching better today!

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"Great instructional book. I will highly treasure this gem." - Karol Weatherman

"Great book for slow or average beginners and also for more advanced crocheting." - Sharon M. Cyr

"The pictures in this book were great and made it feel like I could jump in and make a blanket!" - Just a Teacher

"Ms. Brown has included enough of each element of crochet needed to make this book of value to everyone who is just above beginner to experienced crochet." - Monica Brown

"This is a wonderful book for those wanting to crochet afghans but don't know where to begin." - kazzrak

About the Author

Emma Brown learned to crochet at her grandmother's feet. By the age of ten, she was crocheting full-size afghans as Christmas presents for her family.
The older Emma got, the more about crocheting she learned, making it a point to find the most complicated and tedious patterns she could and bringing them to her grandmother during the summer. Together they would figure them out, and then, soon, Emma did not need her grandmother's help with the patterns any more, and they could just sit side by side and crochet.
Emma Brown's knowledge of crocheting is more extensive than most and was built by trial and error-so she knows what really works for someone who is first starting to learn or who wants to progress from the basics to more advanced patterns and techniques. She has started crocheting circle in just about every city she's lived in, passing her knowledge on to others, before deciding to write a book that would encompass the entirety of experience and expertise.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SH4BW6C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crochet Afghans (January 19, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3227 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 278 pages

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Emma Brown learned to knit at her grandmother’s feet. There were many summers that she and her parents stayed with their grandparents for weeks, and every day, Emma would sit beside her grandmother, untangling her yarn and learning how to crochet—first, a little hat for her stuffed dog, and then one for her father, and by the age of ten, she was crocheting full-size afghans as Christmas presents for her family. She discovered knitting along the way.

The older Emma got, the more about knitting and crocheting she learned, making it a point to find the most complicated and tedious patterns she could and bringing them to her grandmother during the summer. Together they would figure them out, and then, soon, Emma did not need her grandmother’s help with the patterns any more, and they could just sit side by side and crochet.

Emma Brown’s knowledge of knitting and crocheting is more extensive than most and was built by trial and error—so she knows what really works for someone who is first starting to learn or who wants to progress from the basics to more advanced patterns and techniques. She has started crocheting circle in just about every city she’s lived in, passing her knowledge on to others, before deciding to write a book that would encompass the entirety of experience and expertise.

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I've been crocheting since 1970 and I learned a lot from Emma Brown!

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015

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I've been crocheting since 1970 and I learned a lot from reading this book! My late mother-in-law taught me the basics stitches of how to "tie knots in thread" during the last three months of my first pregnancy. It was a great way to help pass the time. In turn, I taught others the basics. I've made afghans, Christmas tree skirts, and a myriad of other crocheted items over the last forty+ years. I still crochet a new afghan each year during the winter. This book offers many new ideas and pattern choices with detailed instructions that I am anxious to try. I love the way the author, Emma Brown, gave clear, wonderful illustrations and also links to YouTube videos where the reader can watch instructions. Being a very visual person, seeing something always helps me to better understand. I finally learned how to change yarn color without being obvious. lol I highly recommend this book to beginners or experienced crocheters. Emma Brown has much to teach and, if you're like me, there's always something new to learn. Excellent, simply excellent.

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Excellent, excellent, excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2016

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I would give it 10 stars. I can knit great and taught myself years ago but I am a crochet dunce.I decided I wanted to crochet afghans for my 4 grand daughters and it didn't take me long to review a bunch of crochet how to books. (I am going to review all of them that I purchased or received in return for giving an honest review. This book is excellent, even I can learn to crochet using Emma Browns books. Excellent book! it includes a link to watch a You Tube video for every to learn every stitch and every pattern she teaches. For every stitch or pattern, there is a written instruction, a video and drawings. ( I included a snapshot of these). I especially like that Emma Brown shows how to do advanced stitches for instance Shell borders, how to make ridges, Picot stitches and then afghan patterns. Well organized, easy to understand all verbal instructions, videos, pictures and written instructions. I love the 22 Afghan patterns, so many varieties are included. Absolutely terrific book. I received a free copy of this book and my review is definitely honest, I love it!

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42 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016

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This was one of the better crochet books I've seen so far. It begins by going into detail about the hooks and yarn. From there it shows measurements of various afghans you may see(ie lapghan, twin, baby, queen). It then shows you things like how to cast on, how to do an afghan stitch, how to work in a round, and so on. It does have pictures. The end includes quite a few afghans of various sizes and styles. It also includes links to watch videos(in case you need more help or are more of a see then do learner) or get more information. A thorough and detailed book throughout!

3 people found this helpful

Broken Promises

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024

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I thought this book would be different than my other crochet books, because the title promises to teach you to crochet a blanket in less than a day. However, it's like all my other books; there's nothing specific to speed up the process. In fact, I only saw one mention of time - "It will take about 12 hours to make a sample blanket" (80). Technically, that's less than a day, but I'm not crocheting for 12 hours in one day - my hands would hurt. There's a lot of great information and instruction, but the black and white pictures are a bit fuzzy. I will be returning this book.

One person found this helpful

22 afghan patterns

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024

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This is a thick book with great illustrations and samples showing how to make the stitches

Anne-Marie Kirchner

Really good guide for beginner

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023

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Instructions and pics are very good.
Basic stitches all crocheters need to learn. Amazing guide. Recommend to all new to crochet or just want a simple guide for reference

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Katharine G. Mendez

Really crappy book!

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023

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I thought the color photo on the cover meant there would be lots of color photos in the book along with lots of afghan patterns - boy what a letdown. The whole book is all black and white photos on newspaper-like pages. The lighting used when the photos were taken was very dim, so hardly any detail in the photos shows through. There are a lot of granny square types of patterns and beginner types of instructions keep being repeated throughout the book. This is a big let down for me and I shall be returning this book. km

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Everything for Everyone

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016

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As someone who has just recently entered into the world of Crochet, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin and how to get started. Emma Brown has given hope to those wanting to dive in.

Crochet Afghan is a comprehensive guide on how to get started in crochet, all the way through to the most complex elements of the craft. Emma has broken the book down beautifully into various parts, it begins with the basic sizing of Afghans and then goes on to explain everything from the tools that would be best suited to your project, to the yarns you should be using, and how to break down crochet terminology.

You will find the whole caboodle from basic patterns and stitches to the most advanced techniques. Laid out in a simple step by step manner alongside diagrams, it is easy to follow along, and will have you au-fait with crochet in no time at all.

Ms Brown has included a fun variety of patterns, from brightly coloured to zig zags to something for the baby and everything in-between.

I would recommend this book to everyone from beginner to advanced there is truly something for everyone.

Daniella du Plessis

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Chauvire

Livre de crochet afghan

Reviewed in France on December 30, 2023

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Dommage il n'y a pas de traduction en français

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lionesse

New Afghan patterns

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2015

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Lots of different Afghan patterns. I want to make them all. Nice pictures. Nice colors used in making the Afghanis. Very nice. I would recommend this book.

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LJ Jenkins

Easy to follow with beautiful designs

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2016

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My friend had taken a class in textiles and was searching for inspiration for her next project. I came across “Crochet Afghans” and she loved the idea and used the book to inspire her work. Together we followed the easy step by step guide and made some beautiful pieces. I found it really interesting and honestly hadn’t thought it possible to create such beautiful pieces myself. The book was very informative and it was handy to see that the correct materials and tools were set out for each pattern. I can’t wait to see what else we can create from this book. 'Excellent advice and knowledge from page to page in an easy to follow format.

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Bien

Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2021

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Parfait pour apprendre

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Aiva

Great book for crocheting beginners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2020

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The book serves as a wonderful beginners’ guide for crochet afghans. All the instructions are clear,
well presented and easy to follow; pictures made perfect sense and assisted in the process greatly.
The images could be improved though, but still I was able to understand and follow most of the
patterns described.
I’m happy with this purchase, can’t wait to start on the advanced afghan patterns. Once again, thank
you Emma Brown for a great tutorial on crocheting.

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