Twenty To Make Series
Jan Ollis
Search Press
4 January 2012 (1 April 2012 in USA) / ISBN: 9781844487066
How-To Books/Crochet
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Corsages, table
decorations, hat trims, card and scrapbook embellishments
there
is a lot you can do with these crocheted flowers. This is one of
the more entertaining ways of using up oddments of a variety of
different yarns, and the best news for anybody fairly new to the
craft is that these small projects grow quickly! Admittedly, you
will perhaps need to have a lot of leftover No. 3 crochet cotton
(or fine 4 ply yarn) and be reasonably proficient. This is not a
book on how to crochet so you will need to know at least enough
to follow a written pattern and do the basic stitches. Patterns
feature traditional (in UK and US) written instructions with notes
on materials, measurements and needles, together with a page-sized
illustration showing a use for the flower. At the beginning of the
book is a useful UK/US list of terms used and hook sizes, as well
as a handy double-page spread showing all the flowers with their
page numbers. Choose from garden classics such as roses, camellias,
freesias or bridal orange blossom, glamorous black orchid (my favorite),
historical Tudor rose or card-and-scrapbook-friendly (ie, small
and flat) daisy and African violet. This is not a book with two
ideas for every pattern, but often color variations are given along
with suggestions for the use of the finished product. A useful little
book that would make a great present for the crocheter in your life
(possibly yourself!) |