Crocheting for Dummies
 | By Karen Manthey, Susan Brittain For Dummies, 2004, Paperback Customer Rating: 22 reviews Recommend |
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8 pages of full-color photos illustrate projects in the book
Step-by-step instructions make it easy to get hooked on crocheting
Whether you’re a first-time crocheter or looking to expand your skills, this hands-on guide helps you choose the right tools, create basic stitches, and finish off your work. Then, you’ll move on to more advanced techniques and make purses, hats, sweaters, and afghans. You’ll also find out how to care for your crocheted items.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Read crochet patterns
- Select hooks and yarns
- Increase and decrease stitches
- Crochet in circles and squares
- Fix your mistakes
- Assemble a finished project
Title: Crocheting for Dummies
Sales Rank: 5167 in Books
Author: Karen Manthey, Susan Brittain
Publisher: For Dummies, 1 edition, 2004-07-30, Paperback, 360 pages, ISBN: 076454151X
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches, 1.25 pounds
- Not for beginners
- The first books for dummies were great so I bought this book without any hesitation. The author is knowledgeable about the topic, but lacks the gift of explanation for beginners. I have since found the book Not your mama's crochet and am much happier with it. While I like the projects in the dummies book better, the explanation… More reviews
- Great book
- Easy to follow with good pictures. I've been crocheting all my life but couldn't follow a pattern. Either I just made up designs through trial and error or my mom had me start something and guide me. I wanted to be able to follow a pattern and this book was excellent. I thought the illustrations were very good and I was able to figure out how… More reviews
- Kindle sample version
- Crocheting For DummiesThough the sample version for the Kindle included the entire table of contents, there were no images in the sample. How can you tell if it's a good illustration if you don't get a sample of an illustration? Thanks!… More reviews
- Good for beginners
- I thought this was a very good book to learn from. Good pictures, and instructions, easy to understand when actually doing the steps/projects while reading.… More reviews
- I Must Be Too Dumb!
- The title of this book suggests it will teach people totally foreign to crochet how to do it...all that's required is a desire to learn, a few crochet hooks, some yarn, and this book. Well, I had five of those five things - and I *still* don't get it.
I understand the fundamentals - and I appreciate the author explaining the different aspects of crocheting...what… More reviews
