Tunisian Crochet Stitch Dictionary: 150 Essential Stitches with Actual-Size Swatches, Charts, and Step-by-Step Photos

A challenging read .

Gute Mustersammlung auf englisch. Das Nuch gibt es aber auch auf deutsch.

A well written book with good diagrams on Tunisian crochet. Something I have been wanting to try for a while now and it seems this book is going to make it easy for me.

First off .... I first learned about Tunisian Crochet just over five years ago; I fell in love with it; and haven't looked back. I'm thinking that many more crafters are also falling in love with Tunisian Crochet .... because information about the craft, while sparse when I was first learning, is so much easier to find now-a-days. (And yes, as recently as five years ago, Tunisian Crochet learning resources and tools were much scarcer than today.) This Dictionary of 150 Tunisian Crochet Stitches is a terrific addition to any crafter's library. If, what you are looking for is a Tunisian Crochet Stitch Dictionary. A complete beginner just learning Tunisian crochet might want to check out a book written specifically for beginners. This stitch dictionary does review some of the basics, but those tidbits are not placed front and centre ... and are not the focus of this book. Anyways, this stitch dictionary is full of colour photos, charts and written instructions for each and every stitch and stitch pattern presented. One Amazon reviewer lamented the absence of photos showing the 'wrong' side of the swatches. I think I can explain why it might have been left out. Regular Tunisian crocheted fabrics are generally one sided (i.e., the front facing side carries the design (or stitch definition). The other side, while presentable, is definitely the wrong side and looks pretty much the same for almost all stitches and stitch patterns (sort of a knobby ribbed effect - plain looking, but not unsightly). There are a few exceptions: For example the "Knit Stitch, back to front, purled" alternating across the row with the "Knit Stitch" will produce a double sided ribbed fabric. This is anomalous and not covered in this stitch dictionary. That said, you can produce a reversible fabric in Tunisian Crochet, using a double ended Tunisian crochet hook and an additional Tunisian Crochet technique .... sometimes called Crohooking. Tunisian Crochet in the Round is another technique you can do using a double ended Tunisian Crochet hook. To my mind it is impossible to capture the plethora of Tunisian Crochet techniques into one stitch dictionary. Likewise no one stitch dictionary will ever capture the countless ways in which you can create stitches. This Tunisian Crochet Stitch Dictionary of 150 essential stitches comes close. Ergo, my five star rating stands.

Good book