Heirloom Afghans to Knit & Crochet

By Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss

Book Overview

Crafters who wish to showcase their skills, pamper themselves or someone special, or mark an occasion with a one-of-a-kind remembrance, will love knitting or crocheting the luxurious afghans in this new book. All are heirloom-quality afghans--displayed in breathtaking color photos--featuring deluxe yarns such as silk blends, mohair, or cashmere. And it's an anything-but-ordinary collection that includes new takes on classic afghans, afghans with hundreds of bullion stitches, and those that look like the finest lace. You'll be proud to give any one as a gift for a wedding, christening, anniversary, dedication ceremony or whenever you want to show love or appreciation with a gift well worth the time and cost--one that will be cherished for a lifetime!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402723059
• ISBN13: 9781402723056
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Good service

Received the product in a timely manner in good condition. Will definitely consider this distributor again.

Five Stars ++ for This Great Collection of Afghans

"Heirloom Afghans to Knit and Crochet" contains 40 inspiring afghan designs. The designs are about evenly split between knitted and afghans and crocheted ones, so if you do both crocheting and knitting like I do, you'll find this book to be a gold mine of ideas!! As the title implies, these designs are a few steps above beginning skill levels in knitting and crochet, as each afghan is truly a masterpiece. Each design is bursting with color and texture, yielding a beautiful afghan to be treasured for many years. Another thing that I really like about this book is that the yarns called for are inexpensive and easily found at your local craft store or even Wal-Mart. Almost every design calls for standard worsted weight yarn or baby weight yarn. The beautiflly photographed samples are made in staple yarns for afghan knitters such as Plymouth Encore, Patons Canadiana, and Red Heart Super Saver. If you love to create beautiful afghans, this practical book is a must have! There are so many gorgeous designs in here, I will be busily knitting and crocheting for quite some time.

Great Afghan Book

Great book for serious afghan lovers. Although I don't knit afghans, the ones in this book are Very Nice. All in all, this is a great collection of Beautiful afghans.

Real winner

I collect afghan books in both knit and crochet stitches and this one ranks at the top with a few others. There are 40 projects of which 17 are knit. The crocheted afghans are much more interesting as some of the knit ones are ho-hum. The first afghan, Rosy outlook, shows that the editing was a bit slapdash(colors not given for the panels). Also not all the afghans have attributions and others, although quite good, came from Patons Design Staff . Standouts are the 2 tunisian crochet afghans, hexagon wheels, and pretty pinwheels. Most of the yarns are knitting worsted. For the serious knitter or crocheter (no beginners) this book is highly recommended.