Adorable Crochet for Babies and Toddlers: 22 Projects to Make for Babies from Birth to Two Years

I absolutely LOVE this boook. I'm relatively new to crochet, and would consider myself an advanced beginner. That said, this book is definately NOT beyond the grasp of someone who is new to crochet. She does use british crochet terms, but they're all explained in detail (including pictures of how to do each and what they look like) in the first pages of the book. I've never made anything besides baby afghans and booties, and so I tried the smocked dress that's on the front cover of the book. It came out great - I had NO problems with the pattern. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether you're a beginner or you've been crocheting for a long time. There are a lot of great, unique, and absolutley adorable patterns in this book that you won't find anywhere else. Just be sure you read through the beginning so that the british terms don't confuse you. Have fun!!

If you're an American crocheter, you must change the directions to American terms or learn the English ones used here. First 19 pages are crochet instructions for beginners which also explains the English terms. This is followed by 22 projects of all sorts. No schematics but some international symbols are used which is fine. As others have written, the projects are really cute. All the yarns are described as chunky or dk or whatever so it is easy enough to substitute. Lots of baby blankets, accessories and a rabbit and a really good looking bear. The sweaters are nicely done and some are quite unusual such as the Icelandic and Mexican jackets. Book is large paperback with good print and cute pictures.

Something NEW and wonderful! Perhaps the British conversion would be too much to be understood easily... But this is the first crochet book for babies that does anything different in all ways from other stuff out there. The yarn choices are important::: that "department store" sheen comes from the quality yarns used. (Lots of cotton and cotton blends, which goes with the newer trends for baby, as cotton is hypo-allergenic, and most babies wear it well.) It's just a beatiful book with thoughtful patterns.

I look at a LOT of knit and crochet books. This is one I am willing to buy. It has wonderful ideas that are a step above the standard baby crochet style. I found the instructions easy to follow, and the results rewarding. Even the book itself is a compact square shape, which fits easily in a project bag. I am an intermediate crocheter; it is possible that this book is a little beyound total beginners. But buy it anyway to get inspired!

This book, along with Candy Tots, are excellent additions to the avid crocheters library. The designs are creative and inspiring with precise and easy to follow directions. Both books are worth every penny!!!