This book is definitely one for fans of crocheted lace scarves. Soooo many scarves…good thing I’m one of them. Part of the One-Skein Wonders series of books and it follows the standard format. Each chapter is a certain yarn weight, from crochet thread to bulky weight. The thread chapter has a set of blossom coasters that have only once been made as actual drink coasters by me; the rest of them have been made in thicker yarn and gone under house plants.
This book is made for the single skeins you can’t help but buy! You know, yarn you buy as a souvenir, or the one skein you fell in love with that was slightly more expensive than you’d usually go for but you just couldn’t help yourself, but it sat in your yarn stash for years because you couldn’t think of what it wanted to become. Clearly I have no experience in these matters. Clearly. Sarcastically.
Each pattern is carefully curated by Judith Durant and Edie Eckman, and they range from the aforementioned lace scarves to pillows, hats, stuffed animals, bags, and childrens clothing. The instructions are clearly written and the book is packed with plenty of clear pictures and charts so you always know exactly where you are in a pattern.
Only slight bummer I have for the book is that the medium-weight section is rather dominated by stuffed animals for which I’m not the target audience, but that’s okay. Altogether it’s a solid choice.
Pick it up on Amazon here…