These are my latest books I picked up. I rarely buy books full price and these are no exception. I found Stitching for beginners and beyond in The Works It is no longer available on-line but maybe your local Works store still has a copy or otherwise Amazon has it here. It is a lovely book with a few really nice ideas for projects to get you started. The instructions are clear and well set out. Considering I bought it for less than £4 it is a real bargain, less than a craft magazine. I haven't started on any projects from this book yet, but keep watching this space!
The other one, Crochet step by step, is one I bought from The Book People and you can find it here. I bought it for £3.99 but its RRP is £12.99 so a nice big saving for a good basic crochet book. Crochet is one craft that I haven't managed before as I found most books unclear in their explanations or just too daunting. It has clear pictures showing everything step by step.
I have actually managed to crochet "granny" or "afghan" squares with the help of this book and for the first time in my life they are actually square. I have managed the instructions to crochet them together as well and although I really struggled doing it the instructions showed it well and the struggle was just my own inexperience as I got quite quick towards the end. Now I have to finish it all off and make it into the bag I imagined which will involve more skills explained in the book. As soon as it is ready I will post a photo of the finished article. Anyhow, here are the squares I have made.
Well there you go, bargain books. What bargain books have you found or what books would you recommend? I would love to hear from you!
