Doris Chan

I love the patterns in this book. I bought it with the intention of making the sweater on the cover for my sister; I've only made one item from it so far and it wasn't the sweater. The project I made was a scarf from an exploded lace motif using some random sock and fingering-weight yarn I had leftover from some other projects. Here's a photo of it:



I found the instructions easy to follow and very intuitive. Once I got the hang of the motif, it was actually really easy to work only minimally consulting the book.

A couple of the techniques involve special hooks, so it might be a while before I try something else, but I'm pleased to have this book of fun, hip, elegant styles on my shelf.… (más)

Nice book, but for someone who's been crocheting for 50 years, it's a bit of a useless one. I buy books through Amazon mostly, so a lot are bought sight unseen. I end up with a lot of craft books that I'd never have bought if I could have had one quick flip through them, and this is one of those. Basically, you could save yourself the cost of this book by hunting down some crocheted doily patterns online and modifying them by using a larger yarn and larger hooks for shawls, and doing some creative thinking about how to turn them into clothing. I do think it would be good for beginners, but for anyone with a few years of crochet under their belt, it's a bust.… (más)