About this title: Learn to crochet, make a granny square. It's a simple formula that has held true for decades. Crocheters love granny squares because the technique is simple to learn but the possibilities are endless. Vary the colours. Use the same colours but change their placement. Add unique images. Make the same square over and over but in different sizes. ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781603420396ISBN:1603420398
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand new and unmarked; fresh from the publisher. Illustrated. Paper over boards. 201 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover: Spiral
Publisher: Storey Books
Date Published: 2008-07-30
ISBN-13:9781603420396ISBN:1603420398
Description: NEW. Hardcover: Spiral. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781603420396. read more
Edition: SPI
Binding: Spiral
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781603420396ISBN:1603420398
Description: New. This work goes beyond the traditional granny square and introduces crocheters to more than 150 designs of every size and shape. Full-color photographs capture the intricate details and color work in each motif, and the stitching instructions are pres... read more
"It took me quite a while to discover there was such a thing as a crochet pattern book. I learned granny squares as I suspect most have -- by watching someone else do it. The closest we got to a pattern was colour blocking graph paper to decide how to lay out the finished blanket. At least that was my experience. Since discovering that motif pattern books exist I've been on a quest to find and review as many as I can.
I find that this book of 144 motifs does not disappoint me. I can't guarantee I've sat and hooked through many of them. I confess I quickly loose patience with crochet patterns -- no matter what they are -- and go into it my way. That's what some twenty years of habit will do. I can say that each motif is portrayed in three marvellous ways. It begins with a photograph. The motifs are quite clear and the stitch definition is well defined. Colour changes are used to show potential variations and also to highlight differences in the stitches. At the label of each motif, each colour choice is clearly defined describing which rounds have that colour. Second there are written instructions for each round. These are "modern" instructions similar to what you might find in a crochet magazine. Lastly there are beautiful, what I'll call Japanese inspired, as that's where I first encountered them, charts.
Where I'm disappointed is in the tutorial on how to join motifs which just covers about two and a half pages. I would have liked to see more of it, but that's my personal desire.
I learned there are many more motifs than the traditional one I learned 20+ years ago (I think mine was closest to #109, though not really) and that with variations on yarn and colour there is no reason for it to look like the dated granny square I grew up with.
I highly recommend this book to anyone intrigued by the crochet motif."
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