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Every Which Way Crochet Borders: 139 Patterns for Customized Edgings Spiral-bound – February 7, 2017

Step-by-step instructions and symbol charts put these 139 creative new border designs within reach for beginning and advanced crocheters alike. If you’re ready to chart your own crocheted course, Edie Eckman offers plenty of helpful design advice, including how to choose an appropriate border for each project and how to incorporate an element from the main stitch pattern into a new border design. She then explains, with the help of close-up photos, how the same pattern can have dramatically different results depending on the weight of the yarn. With each pattern diagrammed to approach in both rounds and rows, Every Which Way Crochet Borders is an inventive and invaluable resource.

Every Which Way Crochet Borders: 139 Patterns for Customized Edgings Spiral-bound – February 7, 2017

This is the MOST beautiful crochet motifs/shapes book I have EVER come across! First of all, it is spiral bound, which is GREAT to crochet with the pattern; having the book open on it's own to follow the pattern! The motifs/shapes are GORGEOUS! There are not 'just' squares. There are circles, triangles, hexagons, and more! I have read this book through a few times, and have looked longingly at the beautiful motifs, thinking about crocheting them. In EVERY crochet book, you ALWAYS learn something new, and this book is no exception! I have crocheted for years now, and I've learned a LOT of new things I never knew! The directions are very easy to follow, and it also includes directions for following a chart while crocheting! Following a chart can be very difficult, and this book makes it so easy! I have never come across this in a crochet book, having directions in words and directions to follow a chart as well! The illustrations are very clear and concise to see the different stitches, for beginners, as well. If you had no photos, the words for the directions for the charts alone are as easy to follow just by themselves. I am VERY glad I bought this book! This book is definitely a KEEPER! It will stay in my Library for years to come!

This is an EXCELLENT resource for crocheters, both beginners and experienced. I was very pleased by the clarity of the instructions, the (amazing) photographs, and the extra hints added. Not only does Edie clearly show how to add a plethora of borders to crochet projects, but she gives ideas for design, color placement, and yarn choice as well. There are troubleshooting boxes and helpful tips scattered throughout the book. Since I only recently picked up my crochet hooks again (I'm usually a knitter), I found a lot of helpful insights on things that had been frustrating me (like, WHY will that square not lie flat?!?) and have picked up some very useful things to try.

As a very visual learner, the photography was a huge point for me. There are oodles (yes, oodles) of pictures in this book. I want to reach through the pages and feel the stitches. There are individual pictures for each step of difficult or previously unexplained stitches. Also most, if not all, of the borders include written and charted instructions.