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Classic Crochet the Modern Way: Over 35 Fresh Designs Using Traditional Techniques: Placemats, Potholders, Bags, Scarves, Mitts and More Paperback – April 14, 2015

by Tove Fevang (Author)
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Crochet and Tunisian crochet are more popular than ever, and in this fabulously illustrated book, it's easy to see why! Who can resist the opportunity to bring traditional techniques together and create something new? Inspired instructor and author Tove Fevang shows how the basics of standard and Tunisian crochet can be used, adapted, and combined to make dozens of different projects: afghans, placemats, hand towels, pillows, potholders, wrist warmers, scarves, handbags, and more. And step-by-step instructions for all the stitches you'll need make it easy to choose a project and get started, even if you've never picked up a hook before!
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Tove Fevang is known for her work in the areas of quilting, application, embroidery and crochet, in particular, for her color sense and stylish patterns. She is also highly thought of as a course instructor. She lives in Asker, about 30 kilometers outside Oslo. She started her own craft design company, IdeStuen, in 1985. Her previous books Crochet for the Kitchen and Totally Simple Crochet are also available from Trafalgar Square Books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trafalgar Square Books (April 14, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570767246
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570767241
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 0.6 x 10.6 inches
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4.1 out of 5 stars
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Lovely Handbags
I ordered this book for the blue handbag pattern and hoped to find more projects to enjoy once the book arrived. For me, the handbags were the stars of this book of classic patterns. I also liked the pillow patterns, a lacy shawl, and some cute pincushions but as far as the remainder of the patterns go, as lovely as they are, they are not for me.All the projects within this book are beautifully photographed and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There are projects featuring Tunisian crochet and regular crochet. There are nearly 20 pages of detailed stitch instructions shown with photographs to help with both regular and Tunisian crochet stitches. There are also instructions for blocking the finished project. These pages are very helpful.Included are patterns for wash cloths, hand towels, potholders, placemats, bags, scarves, pillows, shawls, pincushions, crochet hook cases, a ripple afghan, baby/doll blankets, cowls, and wrist warmers.Happy stitching!
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A Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful patterns
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015
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There are a lot of really gorgeous patterns in this book. Some of them are regular crochet and some of them use Tunisian crochet. I just wish I could buy the beautiful yarn the author used. The author is Norwegian and she used a Norwegian brand of yarn that isn't available in the US. You can, however, go online and look for yarn substitutions, so it isn't hard to find something that works.
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Diana Houck
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017
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Missouri Shopper 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars FEVANG DID IT AGAIN!
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015
I HAVE HER OTHER BOOK, SIMPLY CROCHET, AND LOVE THE BOOK. INSTRUCTIONS ARE CLEAR, PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL, AND IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOK. I DID CHECK THIS BOOK OUT AT MY LOCAL LIBRARY BUT SINCE THERE WERE HOLDS FOR THE BOOK, I WOULD ONLY KEEP IT FOR A SHORT TIME. THERE ARE SEVERAL PATTERNS THAT I WANT TO MAKE AND DECIDED THAT I WANTED THIS BOOK FOR MY COLLECTION.
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Carole Kasson
1.0 out of 5 stars only for those who are still learning. but delivered timely.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015
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false advertising-most patterns based on oldtime granny square. nothing really innovative here for the experienced crocheter. I have been crocheting since I was 10 and I am now 63. yawn.
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Elle
3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Handbags
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
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I ordered this book for the blue handbag pattern and hoped to find more projects to enjoy once the book arrived. For me, the handbags were the stars of this book of classic patterns. I also liked the pillow patterns, a lacy shawl, and some cute pincushions but as far as the remainder of the patterns go, as lovely as they are, they are not for me.

All the projects within this book are beautifully photographed and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There are projects featuring Tunisian crochet and regular crochet. There are nearly 20 pages of detailed stitch instructions shown with photographs to help with both regular and Tunisian crochet stitches. There are also instructions for blocking the finished project. These pages are very helpful.

Included are patterns for wash cloths, hand towels, potholders, placemats, bags, scarves, pillows, shawls, pincushions, crochet hook cases, a ripple afghan, baby/doll blankets, cowls, and wrist warmers.

Happy stitching!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Handbags
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
I ordered this book for the blue handbag pattern and hoped to find more projects to enjoy once the book arrived. For me, the handbags were the stars of this book of classic patterns. I also liked the pillow patterns, a lacy shawl, and some cute pincushions but as far as the remainder of the patterns go, as lovely as they are, they are not for me.

All the projects within this book are beautifully photographed and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There are projects featuring Tunisian crochet and regular crochet. There are nearly 20 pages of detailed stitch instructions shown with photographs to help with both regular and Tunisian crochet stitches. There are also instructions for blocking the finished project. These pages are very helpful.

Included are patterns for wash cloths, hand towels, potholders, placemats, bags, scarves, pillows, shawls, pincushions, crochet hook cases, a ripple afghan, baby/doll blankets, cowls, and wrist warmers.

Happy stitching!
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M. Staley
4.0 out of 5 stars It has its goods and bads...
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2015
I came across Tove Fevang's work elsewhere on the net and liked what I saw. After viewing a list of her publications I decided to start with this one. If I liked it, I thought, I would considering buying more of her work. The number of patterns for the price seemed like a great deal, and the few I could preview online were enough for me to justify buying the book without seeing it in person first.

First of all, I consider myself an experienced crocheter. My rule when buying crochet books is that if I like at least half of the designs, I'll keep it. Anything less, and I will most likely return it. I am still on the fence about this one, and here is why.

There is a fair variety of patterns here, but some I would consider duplicates or near-duplicates. Some examples: The "Classic Shawl" and "Triangular Shawl" are both standard granny triangles. The only difference is one has stripes with no edging, the other has no stripes with an edging. The same goes for the "Princess Blanket" (meant for a doll) and "Grandmother's Baby Blanket." Both are granny rectangles with some differences in the striping and sizing. Likewise, the "Washcloth," "Hand Towel," and "Potholder," all use the same tunisian crochet stitch only with different dimensions, striping, and some minor differences to the edging. Personally, I would consider these patterns variations of one another, rather than separate patterns. I'm not sure whose idea it was to bump up the pattern number this way, the designer, publisher, or editor, but it fooled me. At least until I had the book in hand.

That said, there are some truly inspiring patterns here, and the photography does an excellent job of showcasing the pieces both as functional objects and works of craftsmanship. I happen to love the kitchen section, despite my peeves about duplicate patterns. The tunisian kitchen set is one of the reasons I bought the book. There are three other lovely hand towels, each using a different colorwork technique, and a vintage-style flower potholder that I would like to make. There is a darling flower pincushion pattern that I must make, even though I rarely sew! I am drawn to the three textured pillows (shown on the back cover), but I don't have any use for them and would likely never make them. There are no garments here, but there are some nice accessories. I love the "Romantic Shawl," with its delicate stitchwork and alternating pattern stitches. The "Cashmere Scarf" (shown on the cover) is also lovely and reminds me of some of the knitted scarves/wraps seen in Brooklyn Tweed's Wool People books ("Nimbus," "Stonecrop," and "Mirepoix," specifically). There is also a bobble cowl and mitten set that I can't quite decide if I like. The "Soft Scarf" is a nice take on the traditional granny square scarf, and uses multiple sized squares and two strands of yarn held together to vary the shades. It is shown as both a scarf and a tablerunner, but yet again, I'm not quite sure I would ever make it.

Other patterns in the book that I was less thrilled with include two crochet hook cases (one for standard hooks, the other for tunisian), a ripple scarf, a ripple afghan, a doll hat, three (?) doll blankets and several baby blankets, a tunisian openwork scarf, a tunisian handbag (on the cover), a handbag and drawstring bag (on the back cover), two granny square-style placemats, and a v-stitch cowl. These patterns, in general, lacked originality for me. They are variations of ones I have seen or made before, and just didn't give me that "zing" that some of the previously mentioned patterns did.

I must also criticize on the lack of crochet charts or diagrams, which are becoming more and more common in crochet books, magazines, and patterns. Charts are nearly always intuitive and make reading a crochet pattern so much simpler, that they are becoming a deciding factor in whether or not I keep a pattern book.

Lastly, to end on a good note, I must give Fevang credit for the "Basic Instructions" section which ends her book. I found this "crochet school" among the best that I've seen in a pattern book. Nearly every pattern book I own includes an instructional section, as more of a reminder of the basics, and it's nearly always useless unless I have a particular issue with an abbreviation or direction, which more often than not I can't even find in the back of the book! I can already tell that won't be an issue here. Fevang has included full photographed step-by-step instructions of the basic stitches, decreases/increases, and specialty stitches, as well as basic tunisian techniques and the more specialty/advanced tunisian stitches and techniques she uses in her patterns. There are also step-by-step photographs of how to assemble the pincushion and how to block finished items.
This was truly a lovely surprise!

In sum: I would recommend to an advanced beginner or someone still fairly new to the craft. There are many nice pieces here and a range of stitches and techniques. Few struck me as original enough, however, to justify me keeping the book. Furthermore, no charts, but a great photographic tutorial section in the back.
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S. Pace
3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but room for improvement
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2016
I love many of the patterns in this book, and I am currently working on the lovely shawl shown on the cover. It is a beauty, but my first problem is with the recommended yarn. This cashmere yarn is lovely, but current prices for this yarn is $54 per hank, and the project requires six! $324 for a scarf with a rather plain center motif and a doily-esque edge. So I went with $4.50 a ball Marino wool blend sock yarn, and I think I will finish using most of four balls. Much more reasonable! My second problem with this book is a lack of diagramming, I didn't need it for the central motif but the edge is another story-much easier to understand in the diagram rather than skip this and crochet that. Instructions are inconsistent, in some spots after a group or fan, the chain number is placed in front of the stitches to be skipped and in others after, which is confusing. I have encountered two mistakes in the instructions for the lace edge, and I am only in row four of nine rows. I don't believe the row counts for the inner motif are very exact, I have had to adapt the edge to fit, and yes, I spent a lot of time counting and re counting the rows to make sure I had what was called for in the instructions. This is turning out to be a beautiful scarf, though, in spite of the time I have had to spend figuring out the mistakes. A diagram helps not only the crocheter, but the designer as well to make sure the pattern is followed correctly. I would like to see better closeup photos of intricate stitches as well, trying to figure out possible mistakes by comparing my work to the photo is helpful when there is no diagram. Another reviewer pointed out the yarn availability, it would help to know what common yarns would be good substitutes in case we cannot find or afford the yarn the designer has used. All in all, I will enjoy my sock yarn shawl and plan on trying more of the patterns in this book.
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Kathryn Haines
2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful patterns, however
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016
Some directions were either wrong or very confusing. Beautiful patterns, however.
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jennytreibel
5.0 out of 5 stars Geschmackvolles norwegisches Design
Reviewed in Germany on April 15, 2018
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Viele sehr schöne Beispiele zum Nachhäkeln. Keine knallbunten Farben, sondern vorherrschend dezente Blau, -Beige und neutrale Farbtöne. Wenn man sich an die Abkürzungen bzw. Begriffe für die englischen Maschenbezeichnungen gewöhnt hat, kommt man mit den Anleitungen gut zurecht.
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