Mary Jane Hall

Pretty nice patterns, that work with the inherent bulk of crocheted garments. the instructions seem well written an accessible. O could have done without the smugly Christian "Words of Encouragement" sprinkled between the patterns, but they were off to the bottom of the page so were easy to skip.

The patterns didn't really strike my fancy, but other folks might like them a lot.

Meh.

I loved many of the patterns, many of which are nicely modern (surprisingly hard to find in a crochet book!) though I found the "positive" sidebars totally insipid. If, like me, you find that's not your thing, at least it's easy enough to ignore. I liked the mix of small and large projects, and the couple of patterns I've tried from this book have been clear and well-written. Looking forwards to trying a few more in the future!