Comments on: 3 book reviews: crochet, braiding and quilting http://whipup.net/2007/02/06/3-book-reviews-crochet-braiding-and-quilting/ handcraft in a hectic world Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sarah http://whipup.net/2007/02/06/3-book-reviews-crochet-braiding-and-quilting/#comment-54520 Sarah Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:01:00 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/02/07/3-book-reviews-crochet-braiding-and-quilting/#comment-54520 I was so excited when I spotted the "cool" crocheted hats book in my library a couple of days ago. They only have a handful of crochet books, so to see something new was a bit of a thrill. Sadly though, as you say, the vast majority of the patterns are hideous. It does nothing to assuage the myth that crochet is solely the realm of whacked-out, stylistically-challenged grannies. I was so excited when I spotted the “cool” crocheted hats book in my library a couple of days ago. They only have a handful of crochet books, so to see something new was a bit of a thrill.

Sadly though, as you say, the vast majority of the patterns are hideous. It does nothing to assuage the myth that crochet is solely the realm of whacked-out, stylistically-challenged grannies.

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