The Crochet Stitch Handbook: The Essential Illustrated Reference: Over 200 Traditional and Contemporary Stitches with Easy-to-Follow Charts
The Crochet Stitch Handbook fully explains over 200 stitches. A perfect starter guide for beginners, with advanced projects and details for experts, this book is a wonderful addition to the library of any crafter, crocheter, or knitter. The handbook includes step-by-step instructions for basic stitches, textured stitches, fans and shells stitches, mesh and filet stitches, openwork and
The Crochet Stitch Handbook fully explains over 200 stitches. A perfect starter guide for beginners, with advanced projects and details for experts, this book is a wonderful addition to the library of any crafter, crocheter, or knitter.
The handbook includes step-by-step instructions for basic stitches, textured stitches, fans and shells stitches, mesh and filet stitches, openwork and lace stitches, trims and edgings, clusters, puffs, bobbles, spike, relief, Tunisian, multi-color, squares, and special stitches.
Crochet is the technique of making a looped fabric from a continuous length of yarn, using a single hook. The word crochet itself derives from the French croc, meaning a hook (or crook); an old Scottish name for crochet is “shepherd’s knitting.” It is one of themost portable and flexible of crafts, requiring only a hook and some yarn.
Master the basic techniques of crochet, and more, to create a fascinating variety of effects with The Crochet Stitch Handbook.
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A must-have for anyone who crochets. I was a little hesitant to purchase this book because the price seemed a little steep, but I’m beyond happy that I did. As with most crochet books, it begins with the basics — information about the necessary items (hooks, varns, etc.) and a description of how to start a chain and do basic stitches (pictures are included which will be very helpful for people new to the craft). There is also a concise section on techniques and stitch variations.Before getting into the actual…
Good for ideas & stitch identification The Crochet Stitch Bible provides examples and basics for making 200+ stitches. In addition, there are instructions for a few briefly-described crochet techniques included in the first part of the book though nothing in-depth for the absolute beginner. It is helpful for identifying stitches I’ve seen and don’t know the name of or that I want to try when creating my own projects. I like the spiral binding so it can be opened to a page and lie flat for easy reference.Update: I just…
Pretty good reference This is a very good reference book and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in crochet, but particularly to anyone with some basic experience who is looking for patterns to use in their own projects.PROS:The book starts with instructions for how to do all the basic stitches, as well as other basic tips and tricks such as how to hold the hook and how to start and finish a piece. Even though it does contain this introductory information, I wouldn’t recommend it for a…