Anyone who loves to crochet needs to have this book on their bookshelf!Crochet diva Melissa Leapman divulges 200 of her favorite crochet stitch patterns in this book–enough designs to keep you busy stitching for years! Many of the patterns included are original designs, and others are garnered from Leapman’s years of experience in the industry.
Anyone who loves to crochet needs to have this book on their bookshelf!
Crochet diva Melissa Leapman divulges 200 of her favorite crochet stitch patterns in this book–enough designs to keep you busy stitching for years! Many of the patterns included are original designs, and others are garnered from Leapman’s years of experience in the industry. The book is geared toward crocheters of all skill levels and is formatted in a way that encourages readers to learn and grow as they sample from the patterns.
The beginning of Melissa Leapman Stitch Collection fearures a pattern library with a full explanation of stitch multiples and how they work. Suggestions are offered about how to design basic projects, including afghans, pillows, hats, and more. The book’s second section offers stitch patterns arranged by type–from lace to cables to colorwork and beyond. Each stitch pattern is accompanied by easy-to-read instructions, stitch diagrams using international symbols, and a clear photo. If the reverse side of the fabric is interesting for a given pattern, both sides will be presented. A unique icon is used to mark these special patterns, making them easy to seek out for versatile scarves and blankets, which must look attractive on both sides.
Readers will want to make hats, scarves, shawls, and more for themselves and friends. The patterns just beg to be stitched.
No one can deny it–this book is off the hook.
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A 200-Pattern Basic Stitch Collection With Minimal Author Commentary MELISSA LEAPMANâS INDISPENSABLE STITCH COLLECTION FOR CROCHETERS is a basic crochet stitch dictionary containing about 200 patterns grouped into six sections: (1) Simple Solid Patterns, (2) Shell and Fan Stitch Patterns, (3) Openwork and Lace Patterns, (4) Textured Patterns, (5) Colorwork Patterns, and (6) Edgings. For each pattern, there are written-out instructions, charted instructions, and a color photo showing a crocheted sample of the pattern.Because Iâm a big Melissa…
Useful but not comprehensive This is an attractive book, full of common and uncommon stitches. I am disappointed, first, that 37 of the 200 stitches are edging stitches. If I’d wanted edging stitches, I would have bought a book on edgings. I would have much preferred 37 more body stitches because so many stitches I see in photos of projects online are not in this book. In addition, the book contains far too many shell stitches. Shell stitches can be lovely, but they can also be very old-fashioned, and today’s crocheters…
Not your mother’s cable bedspread! I finished a masterwork king-size cable crochet bedspread for my husband’s parents, thanks to this book.I love Melissa Leapman’s take on working crochet stitches, but her section on post stitch patterns was a revelation. For one thing, most of her backgrounds are worked with half double crochet, which makes a huge difference in the result. I love the variety, I love the complexity, and I can really get into mixing and matching the different cables for each panel.She has graphs. This…