Loop-D-Loop Crochet
Teva Durham
In A Nutshell : 25 original, often ingenious designs giving crochet a stylish fashion edge
Sometimes you find craft books in the most unexpected places. I came across this one in my local garden centre, amongst the piles of bargain books. I was instantly attracted by the rather lovely pictures. Many crochet books have dull photos, but these have a fashion edge, allowing you to see the garment clearly, but also giving you inspiration as to how it can be worn.
Teva provides original patterns that explore the many properties of crochet. Some push the boundaries a little too far for my taste. I greatly admire the ingenuity of the “Brocade Boots”, though wouldn’t want to wear them. Patterns are themed by different crochet techniques. So this commences with basic double and treble stitches, moving onto net, mesh and filet, then onto lace, followed by spikes, clusters, bobbles and puffs, finishing with free-formish and granny style crochet. I’ve earmarked as future makes a pair of lacy gloves, a filet orchard boatneck top, staggered web lacy top, marguerite jacket and medallion cardigan.
The patterns are very clear with both written instructions and diagrams for the visual crocheter.
This is a book for someone who already knows how to crochet as it contains no instructions. What it does succeed in is providing creatively stylish patterns that will allow you to make a true designer original.
