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Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: An Excellent Book “Positively Crochet” by Mary Jane Hall is a special treat. At times, it seems to me that the world is flush with knitting patterns for making garments but rather lacking when it comes to crochet patterns for making garments. Hall completely reverses this trend with Positively Crochet; [...]
Reviewed by Lynn Peterson Rating: Great! What can you do with just one skein of yarn? A lot! Author and designer Cheryl Potter features twenty-seven different patterns, all using one skein. The book is divided by yarn weight: Projects with Lace-weight Yarns, Fun with Fingering-Weight Yarns, Sport-weight and DK-weight Projects, Worsted-Weight Wonders, and Beautiful Bulky [...]
Author: Jane Davis ISBN: 1-57990-560-6 Rating: An Excellent Book! If you’ve ever wanted to try felting your knitting, you need to read “Fabulous Felted Hand-Knits.” It explains how felting works, how different stitches felt, and how to felt your work, either by hand with hot soapy water or by washing machine. The book is broken [...]
ISBN-10: 1601401132 Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson “Crochet Essentials” is a pattern book featuring relatively easy crochet projects. All of the projects feature Lion Brand Yarn, which is easy to find and relatively inexpensive. The projects included are: Baby Cardigan and Hat, Striped Scarf, Rectangle Vest, Granny Square Pillow and Afghan, Ripple Afghan, Cat Mat, Dog [...]