Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
by Debbie Stoller
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Author: Debbie StollerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-15
ISBN: 0761139850
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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- ISBN13: 9780761139850
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
Book Review: fun to read, but lacking some important info
Summary: 3 Stars
This book came highly recommended, and when I saw the overwhelmingly positive reviews here on Amazon I decided to buy the book. My previous crocheting experience consisted of the one weekend my mother-in-law taught me the chain and single crochet stitch. It had been almost a year since that weekend, and I hadn't picked up a hook since and didn't remember a single thing about crochet, but I hoped that the book would be helpful enough that my sketchy memories would come back.
The chain stitch explanation was fine, but when she moved to crocheting a single crochet stitch into the chain, she left out some very important information. She tells you how to do the stitch, but not how to transition from doing the chain to the stitch--no telling you that the hook stays where it is rather than taking it out of the work, or that you flip your work around, and no explanation that you want one chain stitch more than the number of stitches you want each row to have. (She tells you to make a chain of 21 to start with, but doesn't explain the reasoning behind that number--in retrospect I realized it was because he wanted you to be making rows of 20, but since she didn't say that I started with a row of 20 because I don't like uneven numbers without a reason!)
These may sound like nitpicky details, but if you don't know them there is NO way to continue on with the work. I ended up so stuck that I had to go online to find a video tutorial and figure out what on earth I was missing. Once I saw that you were supposed to keep your hook in the yarn and just flip things around to continue, then the lightbulb went off and I was able to continue. And as I continued reading in the book, I discovered that she explains the "# of stitches per row + 1" concept *at the end*--which is fine if you did 21 stitches to start with, but since she doesn't make it a point at the beginning to tell you how important it is to have that extra stitch, I suspect many people would just do their own thing and then end up having to make rows one stitch smaller than they were anticipating. It's these errors that made me give the book a 3-star rating, which may still be too high, given the whole point of the book is to be able to teach you this skill--and without the missing information, you can't learn it properly at all.
Some of the pictures are a little confusing, though the majority of them (so far anyway; I haven't ventured beyond the single crochet stitch yet) are clear enough that I was able to puzzle out what I was looking at. However, based on ym experience so far, I do not anticipate being able to figure out all the stitches based on her explanation and illustrations alone; I suspect I will need a video tutorial or personal lesson as I get into the more complicated stitches. And maybe that's just me; maybe I'm just not as good at decoding the illustrations. *shrug* But it's worth knowing if you're considering buying the book.
I would recommend checking this out from the library first to see if the illustrations and explanations make sense to you. If they do, then by all means buy the book; it's a great resource, especially in regards to choosing yarn and hooks for various types of projects and decoding the information on yarn skein wrappers. And, of course, all the fun patterns!
Summary of Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
Lacy, sexy summer tops. Chic, cozy sweaters. Chunky, funky hats and colorfully crafty afghans?it all starts with the single, simple act of wrapping a hook around a strand of yarn. Then come the stitches, the flourishes, the unlimited creativity. Stylish, cheeky in tone, chock-full of information and inspiration, this is the indispensable guide. Learn the skills. Speak the lingo. Make the stuff. And give old granny square a chance.Crafts & Hobbies Books
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