Crochet Techniques

Crochet Techniques

Kirkpatrick, a well-known teacher in her Australian homeland, has created an outstanding learning tool filled with terrific projects.  The tone of the book is friendly and direct, it's very well organized, and the projects are creative ways to learn great chunks of crochet technique.  Each project is a sampler, with thirty or more different blocks in a specific technique, so that by the time you're done with the project you've taken an in-depth course. Anyone who wants to up their skill levels can benefit from any single project in this book, and if you do several, you're well on your way to expertise.  The projects are: Classic 36-Stitch Sampler, Hexagon Sampler, Jacquard 30-Motif Sampler, Tunisian Sampler Rug, and Crochenit Sampler Rug. They are all very handsome. There are great closeups of what seems like thousands of stitches, very clear diagrams and open, highly readable layout.  Every LYS should order this one and use it as a curriculum for stimulating crochet classes.  If every student buys the book, they'll have a whole new level of expertise among crochet clientele, wanting more and better yarn.