Bella Coco's Crochet Stitch Library: My Top 100 Stitches, Borders and Motifs

Just received my pre-ordered book. It's very good value for money, cheaper than the corresponding card deck, although obviously less portable. The book has a beautiful layout and clear photographs - I am very impressed. It would make an ideal Christmas gift for a keen crocheter and useful for all levels from a beginner upwards. The colour-coded pages make it easy to use as a reference book to dip into. There is so much to explore as it is packed with hints and tips. The spine opens out well, almost flat when using it to crochet from. The book gives preference to US crochet terms with the UK terms afterwards in brackets each time. I am getting used to US terms now, so I don't find this to be a problem. Large charts are also provided in the shapes and squares section. The shapes and squares section also gives instructions for unusual shapes such as half-hexagon (horizontal) and half-hexagon (vertical). Well done to the author (Sarah-Jayne Fragola) and the Search Press publication team. My only criticisms of the book is that it should contain more projects, showing the various stitches in finished items and I would like to have seen more borders. An idea for a Crochet Stitch Library - Volume 2?

Covers a large number of stitches in a clear and easy to understand way. Will be an asset to any lover of crochet.

Good step by step guide on how to do different crochet stitches with clear diagrams to help. Whether you’re refreshing your memory on a specific pattern or starting out and/or learning new stitches. Plenty of advice on different techniques yarn tensions etc to achieve the best results . All in all I find this book offers a good selection of stitch patterns for varying levels of crochet skills. Is user friendly, and will stop you getting bored doing the same old stitches every patterns all the time, and easy to work up to more advanced levels. Can’t go far wrong with this book.

Bella Coco book is great. Even though stitches are in US first then UK it is easy to follow . Lovely pictures and good patterns, would recommend I live here work

This book has been invaluable for re-learning crochet after a 20 year hiatus on my learning journey. I love how clearly it is laid out and the written explanations are simple and clear. I can now not only follow the written pattern but can understand how to read from a crochet diagram. Hoorah! I really love the pattern reference images at the front of the book that show clearly what level of complexity a stitch is and also whether it's for a beginner, intermediate or advanced crocheter. It's a must have reference book as well as being perfect for someone brand new to crochet.

Very interesting book with lots of info

I ordered this book and I could not wait for it to come. I was not disappointed with the entire book and the quality. I love that it has US terminology (as well as UK). It has different skills levels and the instructions are well written. I showed it to ladies in a crochet group I go to and they all said it is a really good book. I have ordered the card set for when I am at group. If you love to make blankets and want to learn new stitches then this book is a must. I love it.

I'm a complete novice, and find this book very useful.

I really love this book. Now I can understand every stitch I make now. Even her video tutorials help alot. I'm so glad I bought this.

Excellent! Good instructions. Easy to follow.

La primera impresión es que el libro es muy bonito, está bien maquetado y en papel de calidad. Pero lo que tiene que ser es sobretodo es un libro para aprender, y considero que falla en los siguientes aspectos: - en las explicaciones pone cada punto en US y a continuación entre paréntesis en UK, por cada fila. Si en una fila hay un punto bajo y luego uno alto tienes que ir saltando paréntesis (o seguirlos e ignorar lo otro) y al final no ya no se sabes ni por dónde ibas. O una u otra, pero las dos formas a la vez es muy confuso. Este es el principal motivo por el que lo devuelvo. - solo hay foto de la muestra terminada, faltaría alguna foto más ilustrando pasos complicados. - los puntos básicos (punto bajo, medio, alto, doble alto) están explicados en una especie de anexo al final, sin ningún tipo de dibujo ni ilustración. Para los que más o menos sabemos vale, pero para un principiante es insuficiente. - no tiene esquemas de los puntos (sí de los granny), era consciente de esto cuando lo compré pero las confusas explicaciones que da se hace necesario para saber qué estás haciendo. Es una lástima porque los puntos son bonitos, pero a la hora de la verdad y para mi es inútil para aprenderlos.

Such a valuable resource. Have used this over and over!

This book just arrived, it’s such a lovely book and looks very easy to follow. It’s like a crochet bible, I love it! Can’t wait to finish my current project so I can start making some of these very cool stitches 🙌🏼🤗