Book Reviews
Embellished Crochet
By Cari Clement, $19.95, St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010 www.stmartins.com
Two of the hottest fashion trends to emerge in recent years, embellishing and crochet, have become sophisticated fashion influences. A wide variety of decorations and embellishments adorn the beautifully crafted crocheted garments and accessories in this book.
Embellished Crochet is a combination of both a pattern and a technique book and features clear, illustrated instructions for all embellishments, in the book, and concise explanations, detailed step-by-step photos, plus complete directions for making every fabulous sweater, wrap, bag and more. Each embellishment is shown in full color, with stunning close-up photography, and charts and stitch diagrams that demonstrate every step along the way. All the amazing designs, from the simple to the more complex, are worked in widely available Caron ® yarns. Don't miss this invaluable book for crocheters of any skill level. It's sure to be the next classic crochet book.
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