[.uk] Kids Crochet: Projects for Kids of All Ages (ISBN 1584794135)

Book Description:
Craft expert Kelli Ronci loves to crochet and she's figured out the easiest way to teach it to kids. In this delightful book, she demonstrates how to make 15 fun, colorful projects, including an earflap hat, a patchwork poncho, and a cupcake-shaped pincushion. Kids Crochet presents everything from finger-crocheting to crocheting in the round, all supported by easy-to-follow instructions, full-color illustrations, and charming photos of boys and girls busily stitching. In addition, intriguing sidebars explore such subjects as crochet around the world, the origins of yarn, and popular crochet-for-charity programs. Both an ideal educational tool and an entertaining introduction to a creative leisuretime activity, Kids Crochet brings one of the biggest trends in adult crafting to children of all ages. AUTHOR BIO: Kelli Ronci is a New York-based craft designer, photo stylist, and illustrator. She has created and styled projects for many magazines, including Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Kids, In Style, Parent and Child, and Child.John Gruen is a photographer specializing in interiors, still life, and people. His photographs have been published in many magazines and in the book Kids' Embroidery (STC). Lena Corwin is a textile graphic designer and illustrator. She has worked for Calvin Klein, Jill Stuart, Elle Decor magazine, and many others.

Beautiful beginner's crochet book:
I'm a 28 year old mother who is a beginner at crochet. This book may be geared towards children, but I can't help but be grateful for the simplicity of the instructions. It only teaches the single crochet, but that's great for a beginner like me. With the single crochet, I will learn how to make ribbing, change colors, crochet in the round and increase and decrease. The best part of the book is the wonderful projects! With this book as my guide, I will be able to make ribbed scarves, circular pillows, dolls, an afgan made with triangles (sooo cute!) and even a sweater, just to name a few. The book is beautiful. It reminds me of my Martha Stewart kid's magazine. If you're a beginner, no matter what your age, this book will serve to keep you hooked.

Great Source to teach kids to crochet!:
I used this book to teach my class to crochet last year. It does only cover single crocet stiches and increasing and decreasing, but that is enough to introuce kids to this craft and give them a few projects to work on. My class loved making the striped mufflers. We got a lot of partial skiens of yarn donated and this worked perfect to make the mufflers with. Everyone's was unique and the kids, boys and girls alike, enjoyed wearing something they had made.

Awesome for the beginner of any age:
I borrowed this book and a few other kids crochet books from my local library a few months back. By far this one was the best. At 26 with a few moments of single crochet and endless chains from childhood, I was just starting out and I couldn't read the adult pattern books so I got this one instead. This one takes you from your first square to your first sweater. Its amazingly clear and simple and has a good range of cute and practical projects. I just love the snail and butterfly pillows and the cute cupcake pincushion. If memory serves it will only tell you how to single crochet but it has an abbreviation chart for those hoping to move up to the more adult oriented patterns. It teaches shaping with increases and decreases, color changing, I believe a brief mention of care and cleaning, blocking technique and many other useful skills.There is also a list of websites and charities. I will most likely eventually add this one to my library as it has useful projects and will come in handy when I have children or need to teach a friend crochet.

Sort of helpful, but not really for kids.:
I bought this book because I wanted to learn to crochet, and I wanted an easy way to learn. While the instructions are somewhat straightforward, I would have liked clearer diagrams of more of the steps. I managed to get the hang of single crochet, but beyond that I'm lost. The instructions for starting circular crochet were not clear enough, and I wasn't able to follow them. I asked my mother, who knows how to crochet, and she said those particular instructions weren't that great. It's a good thing I know someone who knows what they're doing; this book certainly didn't answer my questions! While the projects are cute, I question whether they are really feasible for kids. I'm a literate adult, and I had trouble following some of the directions. I would be afraid that a child would just become frustrated. If the child has someone knowledgeable about crochet to help them, then it would probably be all right. But if the book and yarn are just given to the kid without any guidance, I can foresee problems.

I cAN CROCHET!!:
This book really makes crochet easy for kids. The layout and clor coordination is soo pretty, even beginner adults will love it!! Its only covers single crochet, the most basic stitch, but there are many easy fun projects for you to follow. I really loved learning from this book!!!!