Moogly
Broomstick Lace Crochet is a new take on a vintage art. If you arent familiar with broomstick lace, its made using a huge knitting needle (the broomstick) and a crochet hook. This technique creates a distinctive lace stitch thats fun to make and beautiful too!The book starts at the beginning, teaching the basic stitches, as well as increasing and decreasing, changing colors, and stitch variationsall with step-by-step photo tutorials. And of course there are the patterns 20 original designs ranging from baby items to designs for the home.
The tutorial illustrations in Broomstick Lace Crochet really are excellent full color, clear, nearly as good as her videos! And theres a great variety of patterns an infinity scarf, skirt, purse, baby items, shawl, blanket, and more! I would recommend Broomstick Lace Crochet to both newbies and experienced crocheters alike!
Bonnie Bay Crochet
If you have never learned how to crochet broomstick lace, this could be a great starting point for you! Donna Wolfe of naztazia.com has come up with 20 designs using a very basic broomstick stitch in her new book Broomstick Lace Crochet. I would recommend this book to even the newest crocheters and those hesitant to learn new stitches to just jump on in! This stitch is a lot of fun, and this book provides many step-by-step photos to lead you along. There are many other helpful tips as well, including how to substitute other tools should you not have a size 50 knitting needle handy! Perusing this book reminded me of the time I taught this stitch to a group of new crocheters who were all pre-teens and quickly picked up this technique pretty easily with only a few weeks of crochet experience under their belt. All of the patterns are very easy and approachable. Two of the projects that stood out to me were the headbands and the book cuffs. Both make use of decorative buttons that fit nicely into the broomstick stitches and are cute and functional. They are also gifts that can be made quickly using extra yarn from my stash. The photography in this book is not as stunning as other books I have featured, but the photos are more than adequate to give you an idea of the finished designs. It does look like Donna had fun participating as a model with her children in the photo shoots!
For the full review and images: http://www.bonniebay.com/blog/2015/11/30/book-review-broomstick-lace-crochet-by-donna-wolfe.html
KRW Knitwear Studio
Broomstick Lace Crochet by Donna Wolfe is a fantastic new book published by Stackpole Books! I learned broomstick Lace from my Grandmother years and years ago. Just the basics, but I always remember enjoying this technique.
Donna's book is wonderful! The book starts by learning the basics in broomstick stitches. She goes on to teach with half double and double stitches. You'll learn how to create your own patterns, then move on to learning how to create what she calls Faux Broomstick. This entails not using any special lace pins at all. Donna also give alternatives to the Lace Pin such as rulers, tubing and other items you might have at home.
Once you learn the techniques, the book goes on to talk about crochet basics such as materials, gauge, finishing, reading the patterns etc. Then there are 20 fantastic patterns to practice your skills on!
Broomstick Lace Crochet by Donna Wolfe is a fantastic new book published by Stackpole Books !
I learned broomstick Lace from my Grandmother years and years ago. Just the basics, but I always remember enjoying this technique.
Donnas book is wonderful! The book starts by learning the basics in broomstick stitches. She goes on to teach with half double and double stitches. Youll learn how to create your own patterns, then move on to learning how to create what she calls Faux Broomstick. This entails not using any special lace pins at all.
Donna also give alternatives to the Lace Pin such as rulers, tubing and other items you might have at home.
Once you learn the techniques, the book goes on to talk about crochet basics such as materials, gauge, finishing, reading the patterns etc. Then there are 20 fantastic patterns to practice your skills on! Here are my favorites!
Full review and images: http://www.krwknitwear.com/2015/11/19/book-review-broomstick-lace/
