Betty Barnden

The Crochet Stitch Handbook by Betty Barnden The Essential Illustrated Reference: Over 200 Traditional and Contemporary Stitches with Easy-to-Follow Charts by Betty Barnden
First time author for me. I am a self taught published corchet designer of baby afghans so am excited to be able to find out more about crochet. I also knit and have many reference books on hand.
This book fascinates me because it's primarily set up in the same way as my knitting reference books-so detailed and orderly.
Lots of colorful pictures of patterns in swatches throughout the book that I love.
Table of contents where stitches and patterns are categorized for ease of finding what you are looking for.
Has so many resources including how to use the book, equipment and charts of sizes available and which to use and which yarns.
Diagrams show you how to do the stitches while words explain also how to do the stitch.
I only know about 6 different stitches but always willing to learn and use more of them. Stitch selector for me is the best part of this book.
Each swatch is shown with it's name and if you select one it will show you how to do the stitch pattern.
Love how the categories are color coorindated also. Like chevrons and can imagine them in infant charity afghans I make.
Each swatch is also shown in chart format if you are more familiar with working the stitches that way.
Some stitches seem challenging to me and I can't wait to give them a try especially because the directions are so straight forward.
What a treasure, A KEEPER!
Received this review copy from Quarto Publishing Group - Chartwell Books via Netgalley and this is my honest opinion.
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As in many books of knitting techniques, this starts from the beginning and covers the areas about which a beginner would need to know. I especially liked the way the swatches followed on, making it easy to compare the different techniques relative to one another. More advanced knitters are also catered for, as well as ambitious beginners, since this is a compedium. A wide range of techniques is covered, although it should be noted that each technique is allotted the same amount of space, meaning that the more complex ones can be oversimplified. For example, the section on Fair Isle, which I find quite complicated, only has the allotted two pages and very few photos to make the process clear. That criticism aside, this lives up to its name, and is excellent for an overview of what’s possible.… (meer)

Virkkaajan suuri silmukkakirja tarjoaa jotakin jokaiselle virkkaamisesta kiinnostuneelle. Kirjassa esitellään silmukkamallit alusta alkaen, kerrotaan virkkaamiseen sopivista langoista ja työvälineistä sekä annetaan ohjeita ja ideoita edistyneemmille virkkaajille. Kirjassa on selkeät piirros- ja valokuvat niin ohjeissa kuin malleissakin. Erilaisten silmukoiden tekeminen ja virkkaustekniikat esitellään selkeästi vaihe vaiheelta. Virkkausmallit on jaoteltu useaan eri alueeseen, ja virkkausmallien alussa on selkeä kuvallinen hakemisto kaikista kirjan esittelemistä malleista.

Jokaisesta mallista on valokuva ja piirretty kaavio sekä sanalliset ohjeet (lyhenteitä käyttäen). Lisäksi jokaiselle aukeamalle on merkitty ohjeissa käytetyt symbolit ja niiden nimet lyhenteineen, ettei lukijan tarvitse selata kirjaa edes takaisin. Kirjan lopusta löytyy lisäksi lyheteiden ja symbolien hakemisto, josta voi helposti ja nopeasti nähdä mitä mikäkin kaaviokuva tai lyhenne tarkoitti. Lopusta löytyy myös sanasto ja aakkosellinen hakemisto.

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