Review by Booklist Review
Epstein could well be considered the Stuart Woods of crochet and knitting only a far better journalist-author. As prolific as she is creative (Knitting Never Felt Better, Knitting on the Edge, and others), Epstein here transforms a once-grandmotherly-looking craft into a twenty-first-century art form. The subject this time? Flowers, both fantasy and real. Leaving most of the basics to others, she immediately plunges into her subject, dividing it into five techniques: layered petals, one piece, twisted technique, felted, and chain stitch/ball flowers and leaves. Color photographs help stitchers picture the more than 40 blooms, finished; instructions, captured in words and in universal crochet symbols, guide hands to completion. With the combination of unusual textures and yarn weights, flowers range in style, from calla lilies (felted and not) and different rose varieties to the whimsical spider and hefty snowballs. And just in case you are not overly adorned by flowers, there are more than 10 patterns to delight: choose a striking Parisian scarf, an earflap hat, or a fiesta flower handbag to strut your stitchery stuff.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2007 Booklist
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