200 More Crochet Stitches

Following the success of 200 Crochet Stitches comes 200 More Crochet Stitches by bestselling designer Tracey Todhunter. This brand-new collection includes both classic and new stitches, reflecting the modern crocheter’s thirst for new ideas and innovative techniques. As well as popular traditional stitch styles such as ridges, cables and ripples, there are complex Tunisian stitches, trellis and picot, plus textured patterns like bobbles and puffs for those who like to add some 3D fun to their designs! This is the only stitch guide to combine clear, photographic step-by-step instructions, charts and examples of the stitches.The book also includes feature spreads that explore ideas for yarns and colours, along with the multiple ways you can use your newly learnt stitches in garments, accessories and homewares. This is a book packed full of instruction, ideas and inspiration that crocheters everywhere can dip into time and time again. 

I have been crocheting for around 3 years and was stuck with trebles and granny squares. This book broke me out of this with its easy-to-understand text and diagrams. This makes it perfect for the learner or the more experienced crocheter to follow the patterns. Lovely photos accompany each stitch and at the back there is a glossary and perfect basic stitch instructions too. You really can’t go wrong. Buy this book. You won’t regret it., This wonderful book is jam packed with a host of delights. I did a few samples to try out how easy some of the unknown stitches would work. Simple, clear instructions – illustrated, written in words and a chart for each, so whatever your preferred method of pattern reading is, it is covered in this book. Hub was intrigued, handed over a hook and off he went and did a couple of samples as well. For pretty much a novice (he has only crocheted one thing before, ever!), he managed well with very little input from me. Of any of the questions he asked me, the answers can be found at the back of the book. Basically, my views are that this book will cover the more experienced crocheter for a further repertoire of stitches, or a newbie interested in what can be done. It’s explained simply enough for either level., I have up until now only crocheted in squares, i was aware I could do circles too but never found a use for them. Then I got this book, initially I was a bit concerned that I would not be able to do these stitches but the step-by-step guides are really easy to follow and I'm really happy with how much i have learned. I'm especially proud of my 'offset shell columns'. Highly recommended., You'd think that with all the crochet stitch books on the market, you wouldn't need another. Well think again! I am a crochet addict and a craft book addict so I jumped at the chance to read and review this one. I was not disappointed. I've been crocheting for 8 years and consider myself an advanced and experienced crocheter. There were stitches and patterns in here I hadn't come across before. Everything from the contents page to the individual stitch pattern sections have been well thought out, clearly written and the accompanying photography is very high quality. The use of different yarn colours in the examples really makes this book stand out from the crowd. Sections are colour coded to make it easier to find what you're looking for and with everything covered from the basics to Tunisian crochet, fans, shells, clusters, popcorns, spike stitches, raised stitches, mesh, filet, lace, openwork, waves, chevrons, textured stitches colour work and edges you won't be short of ideas once you have this book! The section on crochet skills make it accessible to everyone, beginner or expert and the section on symbols and abbreviations will mean you can make sense of even the most complicated pattern. My 4 year old son is busy selecting which stitches he'd like me to use in his next crochet block blanket!, A practical guide that I am glad has been added to my library of crochet books. It gives clear instructions, both in words and pictures, which I find really useful. Also hints as to what end product the stitch best suits. Am already using the treble crunch stitch for a lapghan. So this book is going to get a lot of use. Highly recommended.

Tracey Todhunter has designed for many major knitting and crochet magazines, including Let's Get Crafting, Inside Crochet, and Knit Now. She has been teaching crochet for over three decades. She lives in Cheshire, UK. For more information, see www.grannycoolcrochet.com