The Adventurous Crocheter

By Delia Brock

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671211889
• ISBN13: 9780671211882
• Release Date: September 1972
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This book is so special I have bought 4 copies of of it over the last 20 years. I keep loaning them

If you are interested in crochet. Especially freeform this is a wonderful book to add to your collection. They lay out the basi s of crochet In a way that is easy to understand.

Great book!

This book is the best, especially for learning to crochet. The how-to instructions are the clearest and best I've seen. Seeing as the book was printed in the 70's, the projects are a bit outdated and I always resented the fact there's no step-by-step instructions on how to make a project - they leave it to you to create the pattern and project for yourself. I guess by today's standards it would be some form of freeform crochet, but I prefer to have instructions written out for me. I do enjoy the book though because it does help you to think of what you can do with crochet beyond blankets and booties and sweaters.

great book, poor illustrations

The patterns are explained clearly and concisely. The authors made sure to make the projects quite interesting. But the illustrations (not photos) of the finished items definitely leaves something to be desired. I wish somebody would update this book, complete with photos. I do recommend this book, but it would be much better with photos.

fantastic book for learning stitches

I love this book. When I found it, I only knew single and double crochet. I learned many new stitches from the very clear and simple instructions and illustrations. I have never had much luck learning crochet from a book and, being left-handed, it's not so easy learning from someone else, either. These ladies really explain how to make a stitch, step-by-step, while keeping it very simple. The only reasons I give it four stars instead of five is because the projects are pretty outdated, and the pictures of the finished projects are illustrations, not real photos. Otherwise, this book is a real gem.