Hip to Crochet

by Judith L. Swartz

A broad range of garment patterns and home accessory projects that transform traditional crochet projects into today's trendiest clothing are provided in this collection of fashionable crochet designs. Presented with easy, step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and photos, these 23 projects include a bohemian coat sweater, a mohair hat, retro bed slippers, and an assortment of trendsetting bags. Projects are included for baskets, pillows, and a throw to add a stylish twist to a crocheter's home decor. In addition to introducing basic crochet techniques, this guide tackles more advanced projects using a variety of yarns, including mohair, merino, angora blends, and linen.

Genres: Crochet, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

122 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty cool patterns. Most seem easy to follow. Want to do the bohemian coat sweater.

[Susanjane · Rating 3 out of 5]

made "one of a kind" hat on p.18-23. instructions not accurate, had to adapt. see amazon reviews re: sizing.
i like a lot of the patterns, though. i want to try the nested (p.99-) and organic (p.102-) baskets and learn how to make corkscrew fringe (p.43).
library copy. thought about buying it, but decided against it.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

cool designs, hope to use a few before winter get here. (I am slow)

[Holly Booms Walsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good book of crochet patterns. Nice instructions in the beginning, the projects were not the most inspiring but this would be great for a beginner-level crocheter.

[Carrie Rolph · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a pattern for a fairly cute granny square skirt in this book. Still, I'm not sure if anyone could actually pull off a crocheted skirt.

[Faith B · Rating 2 out of 5]

All of the clothes were disgusting in this book ... big shapeless blobs! I found 2 or 3 things I thought were cute (that were not clothes ;)), but other than that, I didn't like this book so well.

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is okay.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

A library borrowing that is on my (long) wishlist. Somehow crochet pattern books almost always look out of date the minute they're published. But I found quite a few good patterns in this one.

[Tracy]

While the projects were pretty, they were somewhat simplistic. Good for begginers.

[OssifrageRage · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent beginner book. I didn't find the patterns to be quite as "hip".

[Elisabeth Petty]

This book has some fun projects, but it also has the basics of crocheting in it that are easy to understand and follow.

[Jo]

Several projects, instruction on stitches, felting & a primer on afgan (tunisian) crochet.

[Krista · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Not a particular fan of these patterns- they are pretty clunky. I did like the open-backed cardigan, but the striping and flower patterns were a little much.

[Nanci Svensson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The projects in this book are boring. Ok?

[Lizzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't find anything of use for me or mine. sorry, didn't like the patterns