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Yesterday I finally bought a new bookshelf to
house my crochet library. The small three-shelf oak bookcase I've used since my
early teens had held up admirably beneath my ever-growing piles of craft books.
And since I have a list of new crochet books to add to my collection, I need
more room. The spring sale is going on at the Interweave Store right now,
making it a perfect time to add to your own collection. If you are looking for
suggestions, here are three of my favorite crochet books.
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The gray days of winter are finally over, and
the early Spring flowers are inspiring me to play with color. I agree with
author and designer Kathy Merrick when she says, "I am a color junkie and a
magpie. . . . I often buy a skein or two of some beautiful yarn without
necessarily knowing what I might use it for. I rarely buy enough of one yarn at
a time for a specific purpose, but I often buy several colors of the same
yarn." I can relate! I have my own collection of single skeins in beautiful
shades, so I turned to Kathy's book Crochet
in Color for the perfect color project. The elegant Swirls Pillow
will be my first Spring project. |
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Another favorite of mine is Kim Werker's Crochet Me. It's hard to
believe that this book has been out for almost four years. The easy
Icelandic Turtleneck was a good friend's first crochet project, and I adapted
the Babydoll Dress into a shirt. There are still so many projects from this
classic collection in my queue. Since I am in a home décor mood at the moment,
I plan to make the circle rug by Donna Hulka next. |
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And my bookshelf would not be complete without
the Interweave Crochet CD
Collections. I know, I know, they aren't technically books, but these CD
collections put four years of patterns and technique articles right at my
fingertips. And they take up only a fraction of the space on my bookshelf
compared to their magazine counterparts-an important factor when your
collection is as large as mine is rapidly becoming.
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One thing is for certain; I will always find
plenty of crochet inspiration on my bookshelf. Check out these books, as well as digital products and
magazines, for sale in the Crochet Me Shop and add a little more
inspiration to your own shelf.
Best wishes,
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