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Beyond The Square Crochet Motifs: 144 Circles, Hexagons, Triangles, Squares, And Other Unexpected Shapes (2008)

by Edie Eckman(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1603420398 (ISBN13: 9781603420396)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Storey Publishing, LLC

review 1: Filled with simply tons of patterns for crocheted motifs, this is a good-sized spiral bound pattern book that uses beautiful pictures and diagrams, throws in a decent amount of basic info, and arranges all those gorgeous motifs nicely, enabling you to find "similars" should you wish to combine a few in a likely-to-be-gorgeous afghan. Plus she offers very good color interchanges, showing how many of the motifs can change their appearance drastically - and very interestingly, too - simply by changing the colors. BOTTOM LINE:Tons of fun for the adventurous (or just fascinated) crocheter, catnip to those of us who already make far too many afghans (you know who you are...) and a tremendous resource to keep in your own crafting library. I had to return my copy to the library, a... morelas, but it's a positively *sumptuous* book! I want one of my very own, yep!!! You need never be bored with working Granny squares again! Warning: this book is likely to send your mind racing along endless "possibilities".
review 2: I'd love a copy of this book. The written instructions and symbol charts are both clear and easy to read. The book is coil bound, so its lays flat and makes it that much easier to read. The general beginning instructions have information that most crocheters can learn from.The motifs are interesting and can be adapted to larger projects with a little trial and error. I tried out quite a few of the motifs and flipped through it looking for more. I created two different hats using different circular motif patterns, and several flowers (to attach to the hats) from both circle and hexagon motifs.I learned some new joining techniques from this book to, which I have used in all kinds of different crochet projects - including thread projects. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to design their own projects and patterns. I need to get one of these for my very own :) less

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