Sunday, July 13, 2014

100 Quick & Easy Crochet Stitches by Darla Sims

Easy stitch patterns, including openweave, textured, ripples and more
AnniesCatalog.com
isbn: 978-1-59635-794-5

I like the idea of being able to crochet fast and these stitches don't seem too difficult. Directions in American abbreviations OK to follow. Nice color picture of final sample. Mostly airy, lacy stitches.

Table of contents
Introduction p. 2
  • Discusses some ways to help you crochet faster; Change sc to taller st like hdc, dc or tc and/or use larger hook and shows colored pictures of examples. 
  • Also work in back bar (spine) of foundation row for more finished look.
  • 2 ways to estimate project's crochet time; 6-8 hours/ skein or calculate by timing how long it takes to crochet one row, then multiple that number 5 times the total number of rows. e.g. 20 minutes x 5 x 50 rows = 1000 minutes/ 60minutes/hr = 16.5 hours
Stitch Patterns #1-#100 p. 5-81
nice color pictures of finished sample, written in American symbols, tells pattern multiples plus additional chains required for foundation row. Special stitches like V st are listed in special st notes. Hook size and yarn used indicated.

Baby Afghan p. 82
Cozy Throw p. 84
Simple Scarves p. 86

Crochet Stitch Guide p. 90
Nice line drawings. Also refers you to anniescatalog.com/stitchguide for more information

Metric Conversion Charts p. 91


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