Leonie Morgan is a freelance crochet designer who runs her own craft business and blog, WoolnHook. She is the author of 100 Bright & Colourful Granny Squares to Mix & Match, 100 Colourful Ripple Stitches to Crochet and 75 Colourful Hexagons to Crochet. Leonie lives in Wales, UK. She blogs at www.woolnhook.com. Official site: www.leoniemorgan.com.
Featuring stitch patterns and blocks, this book contains ideas to
thrill any crochet lover. 40 afghan designs have clear
instructions, both written and as charts with skill level guidance
and good photos. 12 edgings mean you can mix and match. The
colourful designs are given in three sizes with the amounts of yarn
needed. A technique section brushes up your crochet skills and
there's advice on colour combinations too. A superb crochet book
for all crocheters and newcomers to the world of crochet will find
a reason, or 40 or so to begin with. Enough inspiration to get you
hooked.
*yarnsandfabrics.co.uk*
Beautiful blankets, especially handmade, crochet ones should be
available on the NHS as I think they make everyone feel
better! With blanket projects on my mind, I have had my eye on this
book for some time. I own a couple of Leonie’s other books, namely
100 colourful ripple stitches and 75 colourful Hexagons to crochet.
Therefore I know she writes clear, concise instructions with good
pattern notes. The reason I wanted this book may surprise you. It
wasn’t for the blankets or the throws. I couldn’t wait for this
book to be published, because of the stunningly original edging
patterns! They are unique, truly inspiring and just what I have
been searching for.
Last year I completed a very pretty ‘corner-to-corner’ blanket that
desperately needed an unusual but simple edging. It has been
languishing in my ‘work in progress’ pile for the last few months
Nothing had caught my eye, until this book came out. I am
spending my coffee breaks today pondering colours and yarn.
There are 40 block and stitch patterns in this book. If you think
about it, that works out at a bargain 28p per pattern (I consulted
my calculator) Of course I love all of these too; the patterns are
bright and cheerful, perfect for your future summer projects. The
patterns are suitable for beginners and more experienced hookers
too.
At the back of the book there is a very handy, quick reference and
measurements guide. It gives the number or blocks of rows and
also the yarn quantities and colours. There is of course the usual
stitch guide and illustrations for beginners. My favourite blanket
pattern is this one…
I am rather enamoured with the Neon frills blanket on page 28. The
frills use surface crochet, which is something I have been using
and enjoying recently. It makes a flat project become alive with
texture…
I can highly recommend this book to you all!
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*Lazy Daisy Jones*
This is my second book by Leonie Morgan, and I am not disappointed!
From the cover and throughout, this book is a riot of colour with
beautifully detailed photographs and illustrations. There is so
much to make from this book too - it really does have everything
you could wish for - including decorative stitches, blocks, granny
squares and stripes! At the back of the book is a size guide,
taking the guesswork out of resizing each project to suit your
requirements! Another plus point for this book is a whole section
on edgings, so you can give your afghan blanket a unique edging -
rather than following a set pattern. As for the patterns
themselves, each pattern is written clearly with the addition of a
chart for those who prefer to read their patterns this way.
Additionally, each pattern is graded in difficulty, and there is a
large section on techniques and stitches, making it extremely
suitable for complete beginners through to those with more
experience. I love this book, which is extremely well written and
allows you to get in touch with your creative side at the same
time. Well done Leonie - another excellent crochet book for my
collection
*Customer Review*
I was really looking forward to getting my copy of this book and
now that it is here I am not disappointed. For someone who is only
just learning to get past the basics in crochet this book is a joy
with 40 different patterns to help the reader to put together
beautiful crocheted blankets. I've gone through the book several
times since it arrived and I can't find a single pattern that I
don't want to try. The instructions are clear, the photo
illustrations are bright and there are instructions included on
various techniques to help you to master each pattern. Every
crocheter, no matter how advanced they are, should have a copy of
this book to hand. Thank you Leonie Morgan!
*Customer Review*
A compilation of forty patterns for both beginners and experts. The
patterns are a mixture of granny squares and row by row designs.
The illustrations are clear and vibrant tempting the reader to
pursue the clear and well written instructions with easy to follow
charts.
I was particularly pleased with the diverse choice of patterns-
ranging from 'pastel rows', which involves no turning and is great
for stash busting to the rather more involved 'raisin baby blanket'
which uses the traditional 3D Irish Rose , varying colour with each
block.
THe book is informative giving yarn quantities necessary for each
pattern, suggestions for edging and joining, blocking and special
stitch instructions. I rather liked the fact that the contents page
had a motif alongside each afghan featured in the book
*Customer Review*
Love this book. Lots of new patterns to crochet. Cannot decided
which to start with as all so good
*Customer Review*
A modern crochet book I actually got on quite well with , it does
written instructions and charts plus a gorgeous photo and after a
play with a few wool scraps , not the right weight or type , I
managed to make a flower square that sort of resembled what they
thought it should look like, lots of different ideas and ive been
crocheting for years so that was a pleasant surprise
*Customer Review*
This book has a clear concise layout. English terms are used rather
than American. It is suitable for all level of crafters, from
beginners to experienced crafters. The book has a good variety of
designs and includes cot size to bed throw in each pattern. The
book also provides a range of edgings and borders to finish your
project. A very enjoyable craft book.
*Customer Review*
I absolutely love this book, it has clear instructions and lots of
lovely Blankets for me to make.It also has charts which I find very
helpful. It is definitely going to help me use up my huge Yarn
stash.
*Customer Review*
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