Crochet Coats!
by Jill Hanratty
You don’t need many dressmaking skills to make these coats,
and not a scrap of fabric in sight! Here are four different coats
to crochet for winter warmth and a look that is top fashion.
As a dressmaker I know all about making coats, so know that they
are not the quickest or easiest of garments to tackle. These crocheted
coats mainly just need the yarn and a set of buttons, making them
a remarkably fuss-free way of suddenly acquiring several new coats.
As with all Annie’s Attic books in this series, each garment
has a difficulty rating and these are aimed at the intermediate
crocheter. This is not a book on how to crochet, nor does it contain
hints and tips for better skills; it is just a book of patterns.
Each garment has photographs of the finished item being worn, as
well as close-ups of different parts. Instructions are in written
rather than chart form, and there is a list of materials (a short
one) plus a few simple line diagrams. At the back of the book is
a metric conversion chart, a glossary of the abbreviations and terms
used plus a few memory-jogging diagrams for stitches in case you
are a little rusty. If you are rather rustier than this, there is
a website for “more complete information”. This is a
direct, no-nonsense pattern book that is ideal for anybody with
the relevant skill level to make four wardrobe-extending coats and
as such it succeeds.
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The
Book |
Annie’s Attic (Distributed in the UK by Search Press) |
July 18, 2010 |
Paperback |
1596353155 / 9781596353152 |
How-To Books/Crochet |
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The
Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed 2010 |
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