Girl Who Crafts

About a month ago I was browsing Amazon and came across this wonderful book entitled “Not Your Mama’s Crochet“. It is absolutely amazing. I guess you can say it’s a new and hip guide to crocheting. It even has wonderful patterns and great tips too.

This book is fulled with coloured pictures, diagrams, instructions, and a whole bunch of other neat things. It’s by far one of the best books I have picked up on crocheting. There’s just this awesome “girly” feeling to the book that makes you want to keep reading and trying out everything.

They go in depth and show you the importance of different hooks, stitches, and even yarn. This book is great for both beginners and those who already know how to crochet. It’s a great way to polish your crocheting skills.

There’s even an entire line of other crafting books with the same title reference (ie: “Not Your Mama’s… ). Just check out some of the books below.

The other day I saw a post by Jenn over here where she’s making such a gorgeous blanket. I got really inspired and ended up pulling out my crochet hooks and buying new yarn. I am totally making a blanket too.

I don’t know how to do the ripple effect, so I have decided to make a striped blanket. The colours are going to be white, blue, and pink and it will continue until I think the blanket is long enough.

Here’s a glimpse of what I have done so far and also my little crafts basket.