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Crochet Squares…and Beyond! New Book Giveaway!

January 25, 2013 by AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns 101 Comments

Beyond The Square Crochet MotifsCrochet motifs are wonderful for so many crochet projects. When I picked up this Beyond The Square Crochet Motifs, I was like a kid in a candy store. As soon as I saw “144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, and other unexpected shapes” on the cover, I was hooked. The entire book is categorized by the shapes which makes this book user friendly when searching for specific patterns. I paged through the book looking at the detailed pictures and helpful charts for each motif and imagining all of the crochet projects that could use these motifs.

Seriously though – I might have trouble giving this book away. I want to keep it for myself! There are so many motifs I want to try…the winner of this book will be very lucky! I’ll have to go purchase my own at some point…

Beyond The Square Crochet MotifsI am amazed at the simplicity of this book and the sheer genius of the spiral notebook design –  the book stays open better this way for easy crocheting. Each page has a different motif with an image, a chart, special stitch instructions, and a written pattern. It doesn’t get any easier than this folks.

Speaking of easy, the introduction to this book is great for beginners who are just venturing into the world of crocheting. There is a whole Crochet Vocabulary section that explains everything you need to know before you begin to read patterns. That means there are no surprises when you pick up your hook to start a pattern and you can always go back and look at the vocabulary section. Complete with photo tutorials for basic stitches and reading charts, this book is a wonderful resource for crocheters of all skill levels.

 

Beyond The Square Crochet Motifs

 

So, don’t wait any longer – enter to win this giveaway today! This is one amazing book that can open up so many doors for crocheters who are used to using the same motifs over and over. Spring will be here soon – so start crocheting something fresh and exciting with this book!

Which type of motif are you eager to try?

 

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Comments

  1. Vicki Lynn says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    I want to try them ALL!!

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  2. Rebecca Rankin says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    I love to crochet and I like to learn some new crochet stitches. Your book sounds very interesting to me as I am always looking for patterns and new crochet items.
    Thanks for the chance to win your crochet book.
    Rebecca Rankin

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  3. Nancy Rooney says

    January 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    They all look like fun. It would be hard to choose which one to do first!

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  4. Shelly Whitney says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    The hexagon.

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  5. ritainalaska says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:45 pm

    it’s been a long time since i did motif work. and there are so many … i need a refresher course. i’d like to make some hexies and see what i could do with them.

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  6. anita says

    January 25, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    i would like to learn all

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  7. Linda Peak says

    January 25, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    I would have a hard time choosing which motif to work first!! I’m sooo glad to see this time of yarn work not just making a comeback, but actually is TRENDING in a fierce way! I just plain love it. Makes me feel like a kid again and I’m only 51! I would love to win the book, but I’d gladly congratulate ANYONE who wins the giveaway 🙂

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  8. Betty says

    January 26, 2013 at 5:45 am

    I am like a kid in a candy store with new patterns like these that I have not yet done. I would love to try them all.

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  9. Cocoa Lee says

    January 26, 2013 at 9:56 am

    It’s like a crochet cookbook that you can curl up on the couch and drool over with some hot cocoa.

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  10. Michelle Kopp says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Being relatively new to crocheting, I would love to venture into motifs. I don’t know the names of them, but the one in the lower left corner that is a half circle. It makes me think of peacocks.

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  11. Joan Faber says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I have never done Motif work before this would be great to win

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  12. Cathy Wingo says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Would love to try some of these!

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  13. Beth says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I would love to have this book so I could broaden my experience with different patterns and motifs.
    I am legally blind and I want to find patterns and motifs that may be easier for me to do.

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  14. Estella Ferree says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    Anything different!

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  15. Melody Fink says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    The crochet motifs book looks like a must have. I would love this book because it sounds like a helpful user friendly book to learn new crochet patterns.
    My Grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was very young and I have never stopped.
    I love to crochet and follow new patterns to see how beautiful the end results are.
    I would LOVE to be the lucky owner of this book. 🙂

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  16. Sarah Austin says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    I want this for my daughter who loves trying new patterns. Looks like a fun book.

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  17. Deanna Shepheard says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    I am always looking for new motifs to try!

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  18. Lynn says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    Would love to have this book….looking for something different to crochet!!

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  19. Paula Streit says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    i always look for new changes,
    would love to give these a try

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  20. Marjorie Mierzwak says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    What a great collection, can’t wait to start an afghan with the log cabin motif!

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  21. Betty KennaCleary says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I would try them all I love motifs…

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  22. Esperanza Zeno says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    Love to work with Motifs. The color work is so beautiful.

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  23. Melody Fink says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    I would love this book because it sounds like a helpful user friendly book to learn new crochet patterns.
    My Grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was very young and I have never stopped.
    I love to crochet and follow new patterns to see how beautiful the end results are.
    I would LOVE to be the lucky owner of this book. 🙂

    Reply
  24. Rosary Luna says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    I would so love to have this book. It looks awesome!

    Reply
  25. Debra Perruzzi says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Never tried motifs before, like the colors and patters

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  26. anna statsky says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    use motifs all the time i am sure there are a few i do not know. wouldlove this book to addtomy collection

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  27. jen says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    Looks like great fun cant wait to try them!

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  28. Jennifer Mossman says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    I want to try them all.

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  29. Anita Chretien says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    which ever one catches my fancy ty

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  30. Robin says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    I would love them all love to learn new stuff and love to crochet..

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  31. Kristin Dragos says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    I’ve seen this book in stores, and haven’t picked it up yet. It looks like such an amazing book! (There are so many others too, making it hard to choose.) I would love to add this to my crochet library! 😀

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  32. Tabitha Rex says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    I would love to make them all. I love trying new designs and patterns. 🙂

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  33. Louise Marsalko says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    I think I would like to try all different shapes. especially the odd shapes.

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  34. Helen Dooley says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    I would love to won this. With a new grandbaby and a teen daughter (not the mom) would love things I could make with this.

    Reply
  35. Ann says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    I would love to try something other than the very basic…the only one I know!

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  36. Julie M. Wages says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Looks awesome. I can’t wait to try them all. 🙂

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  37. Maggie DeCesare says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    I would like to try them all. A great way to use small bits of yarn.

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  38. Anita Suermann says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    I would love to check out the circle motifs and I am sure many of the others.

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  39. Benita says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    I have seen earrings made with crocheted centeres inside a circle. I would love to try some of these in crochet thread as earring motifs.

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  40. Cecilia says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    I want to make large lace motifs and combine them into boleros and sweaters!

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  41. cynthia cowan says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    would love this book! i love trying new designs and would love to b able to creat my own!

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  42. Gill Lagrutta says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    I would like to make a rug of triangles

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  43. Sandy Chesebrough says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    That book looks awesome. I’d love to win this.

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  44. Ann says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    I would love to learn to cable in crochet or tunisian crochet

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  45. Loraine says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    I love the triangles motif, actually, I am a sucker for anything with angles.

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  46. Shirley Valvo says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Always looking for something new for inspiration.

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  47. Laura N. Johnson says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    I would make all of them.

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  48. Deanne Griffith says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    I would like to make any of them.

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  49. Janice Brooks says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    So many to pick from! Such inspiration!

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  50. Kathy Gates says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    I love flower motifs! 🙂 Actually I love all of them!

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  51. Mary Pickens says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Sounds like a great book, would love to have it.

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  52. connie pruitt says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    I would like to learn some of these!

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  53. Leah Knight says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    I’m totally inspired by the cover- cant wait to see the inside pages!!

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  54. mary fitzpayrick says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    I am a beginner,would love to advance my skulls and be able to make some beautifulotifs for my girls clothing. I hope I win. Looks fun.

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  55. carol williams says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    the triangle

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  56. Paula Corman says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:45 pm

    I would love to win this book……….
    I love flowers…

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  57. Kristina Dominy says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    I would love this book – I’m just learning to crochet!!

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  58. Beth McCammon says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    I have trouble with flowers, so hope to learn some from this book!

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  59. Esther Frederick says

    January 27, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    I am ready to try any and all of them. Send the book!!!

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  60. Marie says

    January 27, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    I am new to motifs, so the book would be a real asset to a wonderful beginning. I am ready to try all the motifs I can please, thank you! 🙂

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  61. Chantale says

    January 27, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    I just bought the book Around the Corner Crochet Borders. It has a lot of beautiful borders. I would love to get the crochet motif book, if it is anything like the other book, it will have such lovely motifs. I have been wanting to try something different. I think i may have a hard deciding which one I want to try first.

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  62. Christine Blair says

    January 27, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    I’m doing a lapghan with all different pink squares. I’d love to do one with hexagons and then circles after that.

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  63. Laura Workman says

    January 27, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    I’ve never made motifs. …love to learn. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  64. James c says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:19 am

    Would like to learn to do all of them

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  65. Carol D says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:21 am

    I know how to do granny squares, but would love to learn how to do others.

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  66. renu yadav says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:29 am

    i m 47yrs. old and a beginner in crocheting. ineed it seriously cos i want to be like YOU,thans a lot.

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  67. renu yadav says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:30 am

    i m 47 yrs. old and a beginner in crocheting. i need it seriously cos i want to be like YOU,thanks a lot.

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  68. Josephine McCleary says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:33 am

    I need to learn to crochet all of it. I can only do A-Mile-A-Minute Afghan. Thank you.

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  69. Irene Kullack says

    January 28, 2013 at 4:58 am

    I would love to try the bottom square that looks like a tree in full bloom, it has orange, gray (Ithink) and then yellow

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  70. Debra Houser says

    January 28, 2013 at 8:28 am

    Wow. I’m going to be like a kid in a candy store so hard to choose. But a star shape has always been attractive to me. I want to make a table runner for my Mom’s dresser she would love it! The choices are endless!

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  71. Janice Garr says

    January 28, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    I would like to make a variety of them and then link them together into a shawl.

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  72. Liz Norris says

    January 29, 2013 at 11:09 am

    I think a fancy half-circle would have such potential! I’d love to learn how to make them.

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  73. Susan Myers says

    January 29, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    I would like to try all of them and see if I could make a blanket thats different with all kinds of shapes in it.

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  74. Ruth says

    January 29, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    I would love to learn how to do flowers.

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  75. Heidi says

    January 29, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    boy am i bad at granny squares! somehow I just can’t ever get them to look right. Maybe this book would help.

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  76. Linda Darden says

    January 29, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    I’ve never tried motifs, but this book would be like “a kid in a candy store”. It would be hard to pick, but I think the hexigons sound very interesting.

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  77. Kathy Fuller says

    January 29, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    Always looking for new ideas.

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  78. Allison Turner says

    January 30, 2013 at 7:08 am

    All of them. I have yet to try squares but the hex seems to be my favorite!

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  79. Cocoa Lee says

    January 30, 2013 at 8:44 am

    What a great book to reference forever!

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  80. bonnie hewitt says

    January 30, 2013 at 11:21 am

    I’d like to try them all.

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  81. Diane says

    February 2, 2013 at 12:53 am

    hi, I tried to enter the competition. It rejected my entry because I left the state field blank. All your options are in the US and I am not. If people outside the US are not allowed to enter, it would be good if you could make that known before we do all the posting on facebook etc. Thanks.

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  82. Barb Mock says

    February 3, 2013 at 11:55 am

    all of them,

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  83. Jennifer mossman says

    February 3, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    If I had this book I would try them all.

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  84. Ann says

    February 3, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    The triangle looks intriguing!

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  85. Joyce Fischer says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    I would love to win this book. I saw a lot of designs that I have not tried before. What I could see I know I would use them on things that I make now. Thanks for the chance.

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  86. Culleen Mandigo says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    This book sounds awesome…so many things to try – hard to choose just one. I can see lots of possibilities though! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  87. Linda R Jones says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Great book to learn how to make them all!!

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  88. Susan says

    February 3, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    I love crocheting and I love seeing all different motifs so I want to try them all.

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  89. Tabitha Rex says

    February 3, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I would love to try all of them, but the triangle motif looks interesting. I have never done a triangular motif or afghan.

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  90. Mollie says

    February 3, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    Circles! Triangles! Stars! Oh, my!

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  91. Laura says

    February 3, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    I like the non-square grannies best.

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  92. Florence says

    February 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    I would like to try all the different patterns in this book.

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  93. Sherley says

    February 3, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I love pineapple designs and also filet crochet. Granny squares are what I taught my kids to make when they were bored one summer. One of them still crochets because of this!

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  94. Lisa says

    February 4, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Any motif that is different from the traditional granny square.

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  95. Suzanne Shattuck says

    February 6, 2013 at 11:45 am

    I want to learn crochet but I don’t like granny squares.

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  96. diane worley says

    February 7, 2013 at 8:57 am

    i’m tryin to make an all heart tablecloth, but I’m havin a big problem connectin the motifs, it’s not lookin too good from my opinion, any suggestions, but I’m workin on a flower and butterfly and 4 leaf clovers tablecloth for the spring, but I’ve been wantin this book for the past 5 years!! would love to make everything in it from cover to cover for a tablecloth!! and curtains, I wanted to make a snowflake curtain and join all the snowflakes together, just couldn’t find enough patterns

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  97. Valerie V says

    February 8, 2013 at 10:31 am

    I’d like to try making some “shapes” as trivets, hotpads, or whatever you’d like to call them!

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  98. yvette simpson says

    February 10, 2013 at 8:39 am

    I definitely want to learn the hexagon..

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  99. Joyce LaPrairie says

    February 11, 2013 at 9:29 am

    star square

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  100. Susan says

    February 13, 2013 at 2:48 am

    Like most all squares, circles, any shape. Especially in the summer!

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  101. Loretta Owens says

    October 21, 2017 at 7:37 am

    I would start with page 1 and try everything in the book! I consider myself to be an intermediate beginner. I am eager to learn new wonderful things for this incredible addiction! I love to crochet.

    Reply

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