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Title: Mosaic Magic : Afghans Made Easy by Lily Chin ISBN: 0-8487-1903-4 Publisher: Oxmoor House Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Long Double Crochet should be illustrated
Comment: This is a very good book for creating some really lovely afghans. However, the technique is based on two basic stitches that are completely glossed over. 1 - the sc used to give the pieces a mosaic look and feel are barely mentioned in the patterns. Without the consistency of the sc odd numbered rows you would get a totally different outcome. 2 - the basis for everything else is the LDC stitch. Unfortunately there is no illustration of the long double crochet stitch in the stitches at the end of the book. The stitches illustrated are reprints of the basic crochet stitches found in all crochet books. Time should have been taken to create an illustration of the stitch that the technique is centered around - LDC.
Rating: 5
Summary: Now you can have your cake and eat it too!
Comment: This is one of the best crochet books I own. Lily Chin shows you how to take simple crochet stitches a step further to achieve gorgeous mixes of color and texture...and the beauty of it all is that you save a lot of ends to weave in as you don't change color within the same row! The creative end result of her technique is a fabulous collection of elegant afghan patterns that achieve a designer look.
What's more is that Ms. Chin provides the pattern stitch multiples so you can adapt her savvy pattern stitch combinations to other projects of interest. She even encourages you to do so with a few non-afghan teasers.
It would be preferable to have some crochet experience before trying the designs in this book but by no means do you have to be an expert. For novices and experienced crocheters alike, this book will inspire the creative person inside you by opening your eyes to the multitude of stitch and color combinations you can simply achieve through crochet. I most definately agree that knitters will want to take up crochet!
Rating: 5
Summary: Book from the world's fastest crocheter
Comment: Yes, according to the Guiness people at the Caroline Rhea show, Lily Chin is the world's fastest crocheter. Not only that, she is a talented knit and crochet designer.
This book shakes up the notion of what crocheted items look like - yes, we crocheters know it isn't all those granny square pochos in forest green and harvest gold, but the world doesn't know that yet. M's Chin's designs for afghans and wearables are very interesting and look quite elegant.
This is not, however, for raw beginners although the instructions are clear and precise. This is for crocheters who want to stretch their talent in a different way and do not have to worry about exactly how the stitches turn out. This is a good book for somebody who has some experience crocheting so they can see what is possible to do with the art of crochet.
Crochet has never gotten the respect knitting gets and I believe this items in this book will help people see crocheting in a new way. So until that day, nake an item (or three) from this book and be prepared to explain "No, it's crocheted" to the unknowing. You'll enjoy the book and the projects and spreading the word that crochet is cool.
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Title: Afghans & Crochet Classics by Janica York, Red Heart Yarn ISBN: 0848715136 Publisher: Oxmoor House Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Crochet by Donna Kooler, Leisure Arts ISBN: 1574862820 Publisher: Leisure Arts Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Herrschner's Blue-Ribbon Afghans (Crochet Treasury) by Janica Lynn York, Oxmoor House ISBN: 0848714601 Publisher: Leisure Arts Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Crocheter's Companion by Nancy Brown ISBN: 1931499136 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Quick and Cozy Afghans by Anne Van Wagner Childs, Leisure Arts, Oxmoor House ISBN: 094223748X Publisher: Leisure Arts Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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