Book Review: Cute Crochet World ~ A Little Dictionary of Crochet Critters, Folks, Food & More by Suzann Thompson
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Cute Crochet World: A
Little Dictionary of Crochet Critter, Folks, Food & More
By Suzann Thompson
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| Cute Crochet World |
I’d say it is well worth the minimal amount of time needed
to read these thirteen pages. They are chock-full of valuable tips not only for
making the motifs in the book, but for a lifetime of future crochet projects as
well!
Suzann draws her inspiration from her daily life, but often consulted
illustrated children’s books or Google images to find out things like “Where
exactly do a sea turtle’s flippers attach to its body?” The resulting motifs show the immense
imagination and almost architectural skills that she used in this book! Suzann
has not just re-cycled familiar motifs as is often the case; but she has created
new themes and provided some very interesting combinations of stitches that make
truly unique shapes.
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| Robin's Eggs |
Once and for all, Suzann has given crocheters the best
advice on how to create the challenging bullion stitch. I took her class on
this topic at a recent Chain Link Crochet Conference and I
can vouch for the ease of making bullions with the technique that she describes.
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| Grape Leaves with Bullions |
Even if you think you would never want to make “Our Favorite
Martian” or a 3 ½ inch “watering can,” I assure you that there is a wealth of
crochet knowledge in this book that can be gained by considering these motifs
as exercises in increasing your skills!
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| Our Favorite Martian |
Cute Crochet World is published by Lark /Crafts (May 6, 2014). It is available in paperback and retails from $12.04. Reprinted with permission from Cute Crochet World © 2014 by Suzann Thompson, Lark Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Photography by Lark Books.
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