Crochet One-Skein Wonders®: 101 Projects from Crocheters around the World Paperback – April 9, 2013

I’m still a number for the most part so I’m self teaching myself since my mom passed away leaving me with a bunch of half finished projects. While I can’t match her stitches it’s been a rejuvenating process for my interest in the art. The instructions were easy to follow and the glossary was invaluable for this novice. Thanks for a quality tutorial book.

If you're like me -- a crocheter and not a knitter -- you approach the needlecrafts section of the bookstore with a feeling of impending disappointment, and just a touch of envy. After all, there are many more knitting books than there are crochet books, and the crochet stock never seems to rotate frequently enough. One of the most glaring needs in the crochet book universe is for a book of patterns that only takes one skein of yarn to complete. There has been a veritable parade of choices for knitters in this vein, but scant pickings for crocheters.Well, the waiting is over! Crochet One-Skein Wonders offers 101 great patterns for crocheters to use in using up those odd balls of yarn that tend to collect at the end of projects. Sorted by yarn weight -- a nice detail -- crocheters can choose from patterns ranging from standard fare (such as baby booties), to the lacy (several toothsomely airy scarves in varying yarn weights make their appearances) to the outright adorable (the alligator featured on the cover). I was pleasantly surprised to find that Tunisian and bead crochet were also featured in this book.The patterns are sound, and varied enough to satisfy a wide range of crochet tastes. I would definitely recommend this book to my fellow crocheters.

I bought this book as a Christmas gift for myself. I’ve flipped through it many times, and I’m currently making a shawl for my mother using a beautiful shell stitch pattern that is included inside this book. There are lots of projects to choose from, and plenty of great homemade gift ideas. I love that this book is organized by yarn weight. This makes finding a pattern to match leftover yarn so easy! All the patterns come with a visual representation as well as a written pattern, making it easy to follow along. This is a good book of patterns for intermediate crocheting. My only gripe about this book is that some of the skeins that are recommended seem unusually large, which defeats the purpose of buying this book. Still, as long as I make certain to look at how much yarn is recommended, I can pick and choose patterns accordingly. This is a great book for getting rid of a large yarn stash.

There are several reviews that detail the structure and content of this book, so I'll keep this review to my thoughts on it. I am one of those people that can't sit through a 2-hour movie because I get bored or my mind can't keep on it all the way through. I am the same way with crochet projects. I find that big projects often don't get finished, and conversely, I get the most satisfaction from small projects. I also tend to find beautiful yarns but can only afford one skein.When this book arrived I scanned it, then browsed through it. I'd say about 90 of the projects are things that I'd actually make and gift to someone (or myself). I've made the tunisian bag and everyone loves it. I'm on to my next project now.If you have a yarn stash that is full of single skeins, this is the book for you. Projects for all yarn weights and composition and on trend projects. Winner.

I have all the One-Skein Wonders books, but this is the only one completely using Crochet. Like the other books, there are colored photos of each project. There are patterns for all different weights of yarn and most patterns also have a chart. The instructions are clear. I haven't made many patterns in the book yet, but so far I have found no errors.This is a great way to use up your yarn stash! Most knitting or crochet books only have a few patterns and with 101 in this (and all the One-Skein Wonder books) there's plenty to choose from. It's a huge 286 page book and has an Appendix that explains all the different stitches and has abbreviations for them along with a symbol key for using charts and an Index so you can look up every project and every stitch.I'm posting a photo of the Sea Breeze Shawlette (enlarged to show detail). :-)

The book arrived on time and in great condition. Description spot on. Packaging sturdy and clean. Would definitely use this vendor again. Thank you for your dependable service.

This crochet book is huge!! I had no idea it would be so thick with so many different patterns of almost anything you can think of. Gloves, toys, dollies, pillows, scarves, baby dresses, hats with matching sweaters, and booties.It's amazing!Each pattern tells what type of yarn to use and size needles and extra supplies you may need. The back of the book has a picture glossary on how to do stitches and abbreviations guide.I'm definitely getting all crochet books from this line. My family is going to love the things I make them with a simple hobby lol