Beautiful circular crochet projects

Marinke Slump

By: Crochet Mandalas

Rating: 5 of 5

I was very sad to read that the author of this book passed away before it was published. In both this book and her previous one, she showed great promise.

The projects in this book are based on circular patterns. For those of us of a “certain” age, we will recall that there were many doily patterns available that were based on circles. While the patterns are similar to those I knew as a child, the use of color and the purpose of the finished project make these designs a whole different breed of crochet. It’s wonderful to see the old made new again. The newer crocheters have taken the craft and the art to new heights. I’m thrilled that there are so many patterns, tools, and yarns now available.

While there is a chart symbol summary, written instructions, and visual charts, the one thing missing in this book is a series of how-to illustrations. While that makes it a little more difficult for beginners, I think that there are plenty of sites on the Internet where a beginner can find how-to do certain stitches both in photo and video form. Unless there is some really unusual stitch being used, it doesn’t seem that necessary any longer to include this information. I am reviewing the digital version of an unfinished book so it may be that the final paper version of this book will include more information.

I received a digital ARC copy of this book from the publisher, Dover Publications, via Netgalley.