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Instructions need improvement Sep 01, 2009
I'm not sure why this happens today but many crochet and knitting designers don't test the patterns they write. Just because you can design doesn't mean you can write. Case in point: this book. I am a master crocheter, having learned at the tender age of 7. At this point, I can crochet any pattern, stitch, or project that has a pattern produced. I have even designed and made my own things. With this experience behind me, I purchased this book and the second volume as well.
The mistake, on my part, was not sending them back when I realized the patterns don't make sense as written and the author did not include diagrams and/or photographs. She has introduced a novel way of making crochet sweaters that fit but neglected to fully explain how to make it work. The method she uses is difficult to visualize and, after having to rip out several attempts, I've just given up. It's a shame too because the photographs of the finished product are very nice. Nowadays, knitting has dominated the needlework market simply because there are more designs and expert pattern developers. Beginners in knitting can make something worth wearing. I'm sorry to say that this is not the case in crochet and Ms. Olsen has proved it.
If she hasn't done so already, Ms. Olsen needs to revise these books, inserting photographs and diagrams to support her pattern directions. She also needs to have a random sampling of crocheters try her patterns to determine whether or not they are easy to follow. Just because it's obvious to her, the developer, doesn't mean it will be obvious to others. Many crocheters are visual, particularly when a new technique is being explained. Unfortunately, until she comes out with a tutorial of her method (hopefully on her website), these two books are wasting shelf space in my crochet library. Sorry, Ms. Olsen but I'm very disappointed in you. You had the opportunity to bring crochet into the 21st century and you blew it.
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