The Bottom Line
- Diagrams for stitches include position of hands.
- Thorough coverage of common beginner questions.
- Technique lessons for experienced crocheters.
- No diagrams for left-handed crocheters.
Description
- Teaches basic stitches, as well as sixteen pattern stitches.
- You can learn gauge, how to read patterns, fixing mistakes.
- How to assemble finished projects; how to block crocheted items and much more.
Guide Review - Book Review - Crocheting in Plain English
Easy-To-Follow Lessons
Maggie Righetti has a light writing style that makes for enjoyable reading as she teaches you about the right hook for your project, joining yarn in the middle of a piece, what to do when you make a mistake, ways to increase and decrease, techniques, stitches and much more. Each diagram for making basic stitches shows both hands so you can see how to hold your hands, the way to hold the hook, where the yarn wraps around your fingers and what the stitch-in-progress should look like.
Experienced crocheters can also perfect techniques and find many helpful tips in this book. This is a sourcebook that crocheters of all skill levels can find to be a valuable addition to their needlecraft library.
-- Book review by Sandi Marshall
