Interweave/F+W Media; $22.95
The Finer Edge
Gifted By: Interweave
Reviewed By: Christine Weiher
Recently I was asked to write a review on The Finer Edge by Kristin Omdahl. Being the crochet enthusiast that I am, I was more than excited to review this book. Best of all, AllFreeCrochet is giving away a copy, too! Let’s tell you a bit about the book, first.
If you’re one who loves crocheted trims, motifs and borders then you’re going to fall in love with this book just by looking at the cover alone. The beautiful, bold colors and motifs will really catch your eye. When I opened the book to one of the first pages, I gasped because I saw pure beauty on a few sneak peek patterns. I just couldn’t wait to look through the rest of the book and when I did I came across stunning crochet patterns from cowls and coats to blankets, tops, shawls and bags. This book has a great variety of crochet patterns that use motifs to die for.
Before the patterns are even mentioned in the book there is a list of edging references to help you understand what types of edging designs will be used. Included in that list are top-down edgings, bottom-up edgings, side-to-side edgings and miscellaneous edgings. With all the types and examples of edgings used, it also mentions what patterns use each edge and what page you can find the pattern on.
The Finer Edge is a great reference tool for those wanting to learn how to crochet edges or those looking for new crochet designs to try out. Kristin Omdahl really relates to the crocheter by listing full patterns with charts and diagrams, making the patterns easy to follow. There are 40 stitches and 12 garment patterns to choose from; all of which use different techniques and construction methods. Most edgings are used to put a finishing touch on your project, but Kristin shows us how to create entire pieces with edging designs and motifs. This book will blow your mind with its crochet colors and pure brilliance, and now you have the chance to win your own copy! Don’t fret, if you don’t win this copy you can also purchase it at Interweave.
How to Enter the Giveaway:
Just answer the simple question below by leaving a comment in the comments section!
What is your favorite type of motif to crochet and why?
Contest Rules:
- Only one comment per person.
- Open to anyone 18+ in the US or Canada.
- Contest ends June 17, 2013 11:59pm EST.
- Winner will be chosen at random.
Congratulations to Dina who was randomly chosen as the winner! Dina commented: “I love grannies and edgings and borders. You can do some much with all of them.” Congratulations again!
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Granny squares are my favorite motif. They can be used to make virtually anything in crochet from slippers to sweaters to blankets and more. They’re also a great stash buster.
Granny squares. They remind me of when my grandma taught me to crochet.
I’ve crocheted for years, staying away from grannies and motifs because I thought the joining would be tedious and impossible for me. But I’ve recently fallen in love with grannies due to the multitude of variations, how light (vs. a full afghan) to carry, how quickly they work up and how they can be used to make clothing as well as afghans. And surprise! surprise! They aren’t as difficult/tedious to join as I thought! So they’ve given me the courage to construct clothing — which I’ve also shied away from… as well as add several more afghan projects to my ongoing list. 🙂
I have been crocheting for quite some time… Probably 50 of my 56 years. My teacher was my grandmother and she taught me everything to do with a crochet hook. I have favorite things at different. Such as granny square afghans at 10′ Hardangger pin lace at 15 , for afghans , , more afghans at 20 to 50. And now that I am a grandma I do clothes for lids and their baby s and dolls clothes along with scarves in all mediums of yarn,fabrics strings. I especially loves the table clothes and doilies. But my favorite is teaching the art of crochet.
I love to crochet. I have always done patterns with yarn. I was then inspired to crochet doilies. My mother taught me to crochet. She told me how as a baby she laid me on the bed next to her and she crocheted. As I sat at the bedside as she was dieing, I crocheted. I love her and I love to crochet. I like the shell stitch and the ripple stitch.
Love the look of shells!!!!!
I love all types of crocheting! Always ready to learn new stitches and patterns! My family loves everything I make for them. My next project will be a granny square afghan. I have lots of yarn to use.
Snowflake because 1 they are always right, 2 great way to practice all kinds of motifs, 3 can be combined to make just about anything or used individually, 4 they are never boring, 5 quick, 6 great for groups especially for youngsters, 7 the design possibilities are vast 8 timeless,
any kind of mofit will do
I love the spirals like the dogwood motif, Edwardian spiral, nautical wheel or the different flowers. I like the challenging motifs
The past few years I have been teaching myself to crochet and I enjoy learning the stitches that give me the opportunity to create different motifs. The Queen Ann lace motif is a favorite of mine and can be done in all types of yarns with different effects. The Finer Edge book looks so intriguing since many of the stitches can create beautiful edgings, which can also be joined to create delicate scarves, and belts. I certainly will want this book in my crafting library.
I love to use the half double crochet and skip 2 stitches and do 2 more half double crochets.
It makes a nice pattern for baby hats, booties and blankets.
I love granny squares!!!
Anything I haven’t done before – It is challenging to do something I haven’t done and watch it come to life! Love to work unfinished projects that people get rid of to see if I can learn their motifs or styles
While I LOVE motifs because they work up fast and are generally easy to do…I hate what comes after you’ve finished making the Motifs! Stitching the motifs together is something I absolutely HATE to do! I put off finishing one blanket for 2 YEARS because I simply could not get motivated to put in the time necessary for the joining of the motifs!
My favorite types of motifs to crochet are doilies and coasters. I am currently working on coasters with any type of heart design for my daughter’s bridal shower. I am going to give them as favors for all our friends and family that are attending the shower. I am trying to find as many different patterns as possible because I can’t see myself making 50 coasters of the same pattern. I can picture myself getting nauseous by the time I am half way through.
Granny squares are my favorite motif for now….. 😉 I love vintage crochet, so I’m always looking for interesting motifs in this pattern. I’m currently crocheting a granny square afghan for my 21 yr. old son. 🙂
Octagons!
granny squares. I like taking an old favorite and coming up with contemporary uses. They can be put together to make just about anything!
I love working up doilies since I finally started using threads, but I love different stitches and incorporate them into various projects. As long as my hook is full, I am content!
I love doing different variations of granny squares!
My favorite motifs to crochet are Granny Samplers. The reason why is because I get bored very quickly doing the same stitch over and over. With Samplers I can learn new stitches and create variations or compliment with colors to make the stitch pop out more.
Granny squares are fun, because there are so many color combinations, and even more patterns!
I just love granny squares. They are my favorite on the go project. I always keep a ball of cotton yarn and a crochet hook in my purse to whip up granny square dish cloths while I am waiting.
I love a pineapple motif in almost everything I crochet because of the significance of peace and friendship.
I am currently hooked on Dish Cloths, Pot Holders and Coasters!!
I love granny squares because they remind me of my Gram who used to make afghans with then all the time, and they were one of the first things I learned to make!
I live the look of mitered squares. Especially using yarn with long color repeats. I like the clean, sharp edges on the individual squares as well the overall finished project.
Just learning but I am intrigued by the granny square.
I love the granny square because it can be adapted to any project and it was the first thing my mom taught me to crochet.
Granny Squares, so many different variations, many ways to use them!
I am a beginner at crocheting and actually haven’t yet tried any motifs. I would love to learn how to make granny squares (that is my next project). I’m currently working on a bedspread for my daughter and was planning on finishing it off with a pretty elegant edging. This book would be perfect!
Hmmm I don’t think I could pick just one favorite. I love stars, flowers, granny squares, leaves. They are so versatile and fun to make.
I enjoy floral motifs, especially in thread. After the first one is finished, I crochet the others together on the last round. Makes it easy.
Shells are my favorite. One I get started on a shell pattern, I want to continue until the project is done so I can see the completed work.
My favorite motifs are snowflakes. I make them each Christmas and use them as package toppers. Since I make a different motif each year, they make a nice collection, and I can look back and remember each year.
I like anything not a square. I’m obsessed with crocheting rocks at the moment. Odd shaped motifs work up best for my never perfect stones.
I love granny squares. My great grandmother taught me to crochet them about 56 years ago and it gave me an undying for crochet. The squares are so versatile and can be used for just anything you want to create. Love love love them!
I am new to motifs, so im not sure exactly what my favorite is I just LOVE anything htat makes a neat edge or custom detailed look….
Who doesn’t love a sweet granny square?!
I love all kind of motifs.I use them to make blankets,christmas ornaments and baby items ex mobile.
My favorite type of motif definitely of late are the ones you crochet together as you go; but my all time favorite is the granny, it is a mindless one to do that I really don’t have to look at to know I am doing it correctly.
I love granny sqaures. They can be made in many different things, each with a unique look ~ blankets, purses, dishcloths, ….the list goes on!
Luv to do doilies with these. I am going to try bookmarks.
Love Granny Squares. They are so classic!
I love working with granny squares an doilies and most any shape. Working on some granny square infant hats for my etsy site.
My favorite motifs to work with are the patterns that join as you go.
Octagons are the best!
I love pineapples. They’re so delicate looking.
SNOWFLAKES!
I use them every year to tie to packages I give– most people then use them as ornaments on their trees– I have family members who have special little trees in their home dedicated solely to my snowflakes and I makes me so happy to see them so well displayed!
This year I’m considering making little gifts but I have to find or make a pattern!
thank you for the giveaway and best of luck to everyone!
Happy Monday!
I love to add motifs to baby afghans to “jazz up” a basic stitch. I always get the most compliments on the motifs!
FOR MY BABY AFGHANS FOR GIRLS I LIKE THE RUFFLE TYPE STITCHES AND FOR THE BOYS I LIKE THE REVERSE SINGLE CROCHET
I been loving flower motifs lately, but I’d love to win this book and learn some different ones. :0)
I love finding pretty ways to join strips for afghans. I especially like delicate lacy ways to join them.
I do not know if this qualifies as a motif, but I love using the long double crochet to make designs. One can turn out beautiful designs on a fairly plain background using this stitch. Whether or not I crochet small pieces or large afghans, this design(motif) always serves me well and turns out wonderfully. Now, adding a fancy edging would be the frosting on the cake.
My favorite motifs are edgings!! I love to add a little crochet edge to pillow cases, blankets, clothes, towels, anything I can think of!! It makes everything look so much better and adds a lot of femininity too.
I enjoy many different motifs, but probably enjoy best the ones that end up being hot pads or coasters because when they are finished, you are done. Not a fan of joining. I really like ones that are floral or that have parts that overlap.
It’s hard to pick just one, I like doing a variety of new things. With all of the different new threads that are out, I want to try them all.
I love cables!!! They fancy up even the most casual outfit!
I love pineapple motif because they’re just super cute and fantastic x x
I love working with a lot of patterns, shaking it up, making my own. i do lots of shells so that would be the one I like the most i guess. Started learning on granny squares and made so many different things through the years. I just love to crochet.
I love Grannys! but anything simple and sweet is for me!
I love working with floral motifs. They are generally easy to join, & can be used to make almost anything, from bags to afghans. 🙂
I loe to crochet flannel baby blanket edges. It’s becoming a lost art and there is no better gift than something homemade. I am also crocheting an afghan for my granddaughter in Bright colors. Sure hope she will love it.
I love any and all motifs. because its something new and exciting every time.
I like snowflakes done with beads. My mom does these a lot better than me though!
I like shells because they are easier for me than other things I’ve tried.
I can think of so many things to use these beautiful edgings on.
Granny squares because you can do so many awesome things with them. I also love granny stars and triangles because you can make such cute bunting with them. My current goal is to get some fairly weather resistant yarn and make some colorful granny bunting to string about the patio garden.
I love granny squares because you can make lots of them and then create your masterpiece. I use them a lot because I make lap blankets for Hospice patients and the granny square motif allows me to make as many as I can.
I am a huge fan of granny squares, but I’ve just recently found that I really enjoy doing just about all floral motifs. They both work up quickly and the variations seem to be endless!!
I like the flower motifs… mainly because my Mom made an afghan with flower squares many many years ago for my Grandma and I have now inherited it and I just love it and the memories it brings back.
I love Granny squares, snowflakes, flowers LOL I love them all !!!
I love pineapples.
Been trying new things with granny squares, doing them in different stitches, ripples, basket weave, shell, etc. Then doing them in circles, triangles, octagon, I love to challenge myself with more and more intricate patterns.
I love putting edges on baby blankets and am always looking for new ideas
My favorites are filet because the graphs are easy to follow and you get a lot of pretty designs from them for square, blankets and purses.
Thread crochet motifs that can be attached to previous motifs in the last round so there is a minimum of sewing or weaving in ends. I also like edgings that one does not need to know the length in the beginning chain.
I love working on doilies and making edging/lace to add to other items.
I love to do things like butterflies, dragonflies and doilies and such to add embelishments to tank tops and t shirts.
My favorite motifs are anything that has to do with Irish Crochet. I have become completely obsessed with this technique lately. Luckily I was asked by my wonderful grandmother to make her a bunch, like 40 flowers, so I’ve been stitching away on those for a couple weeks. In Love!
I love to make afghans and I’m always trying new stitches and patterns. Adding a fancy border makes them even better.
My favorite right now, is a circular motif ,that I’m working on, for a crochet along shawl.
My favorite is grannies! Love whipping them up, they are fast, easy to make and can be used for so many different things!
Floral and 3D motifs. Like flowers on a granny square or the crocodile stitch <3
I love making various types of granny squares. They’re quick and easy, so I don’t lose patience as quickly. The trims make the granny squares even more unique!
I love seeing how motifs that I have created myself come together to form a beautiful table cloth. I made one for my son’s wedding last year that is a beautiful heirloom. I would utilize this book to help in future designs. I love to work with number 10 cotton and love the results.
I always need help with the edgings. Takes me a while to find just the right one (or two), but I love the process just the same. My passion is my crochet.
I am into Vintage Irish Lace Jewelry right now. I made a necklace for a friend who was getting married and it was quick and easy for some reason to work up. Probably because I usually do afghans for double beds.
I like grannie squares – they bring back happy memories of my grandmother teaching me how to make them. 🙂
Lacy thread crochet motifs are my favorite, especially pineapple patterns. I love to watch the pineapples ‘bloom’ as I work through the pattern!
I am still looking for a favorite, but I do like the snowflakes so far….
granny squares are my favorites
I am addicted to crocheting lace – shrugs, kitchen angels, hats……
I love heart and flower, bow motifs because you can put them on almost anything you crochet. Also they are quick and easy to make.
I love the odd shaped motifs. I like to experiment with the shapes and see what I can make out of them.
I can’ t pick just one, but I do love anything with a fun texture. I’m always looking for something new. =)
I love shells! They are so open and lacy and make great borders!
I like granny squares and hexagons, but I often take quite awhile to finish a project because of the tediousness of the assembly. I’ve learned that I need to make enough squares or hexagons for a row or a section then assemble them before making any more. That way, I can break up the tedium with the fun.
I don’t have a favorite motif, because I haven’t done many of them. Winning this book would give me the opportunity to try more!
My favorite motif is all types of granny squares They work up so fast and make such beautiful blankets whether for adults or for babies. I always have nothing but compliments because people don’t see those type of blankets much anymore. I also love to do scalloped edging on the blankets and picots on blankets for boys.
I like flowers, especially Irish roses, because they can be used in so many ways and with a judicious change of colors and/or the addition or subtraction of one or two stitches in the pattern they can look so different. One little flower can the be start of a keepsake bookmark or stuck on a bobby pin it makes a lovely hair adornment. Several flowers can combine to be a hair bandeau or belt or doilies or garments – there is no limit..
Love flower motifs as well as birds, animals, & toys!
Hearts,flowers,bows. Simple things in bright colors really make the item your crocheting stand out.
I love granny squares. They are very versatile and a great way to use up scraps.
I like doing edging on sweater sleeves, afghans, hair snoods and baby blankets. I love learning new stitches and different types of crochet.
I love to do triangles…they make beautiful afghans
Originally I would have always said my fav motif would be the plain ole granny square – but with all the new techniques and “CUTENESS” added to the basic patterns I have to say my favorite now would be the motifs with the animals designed as the center-stage for the granny square. I LOVE all things cute for children and the blankets I have seen with the Owls as center stage has captured my heart and even brought out the “kid” in me!! Once I decide on the perfect color combo I plan on making one for myself! And maybe I will find that perfect ‘edging’ to finish it off. ~Happy Crocheting!!~
I love making different kinds of granny squares, I could do them all day!
I think some variation of a shell is my favourite. This book looks lovely. All the edgings remind me of my grandmother who made a lot of handkerchiefs, runners, doilies, tablecloths and so on in her day.
I love all motifs, they are great for on the go projects
the shell motif is my current favorite.
I enjoy the floral motifs. I love the look of an afghan or blanket with gorgeous floral centers in all the squares. I do love the simple granny square because it is the only motif my mother had patience enough to teach me.
I am a new to edging and motifs. I am excited about finding how tos!
I have to say my favorite motif would be doilies. I remember watching my mom crochet them when I was younger and with her recent passing I find myself wanting to finish the one I’ve been working on to start a new one that she had a pattern for and didn’t get to finish. However, I truly enjoying crocheting anything. It is my stress reliever.
My favorite motifs to crochet are chemo hats and scarves for cancer patients. I myself would love to have had them while going through treatment. I know how much they are used and appreciated. * I love to crochet! *
For a long time I HATED granny squares. The thought of having to stitch them all together just made me cringe. But then I realized how nice it was to throw a couple of random colors in a bag and be able to crochet any where. Also, its nice because you can still work on blankets during the summer time without sweating while crocheting.
a beautiful edging on a pillowcase or apron
I love filet but like to try new things too.
I love crocheting doiles, for friends and families, love the vintage look. whites, and creams especially are my fave, oh and love the granny square there is so many variations. I never get bored. love love to crochet!!!!!
I found this great circle motif that originally came from an afghan pattern but i have made it into scarves and table runners too.
I love floral motifs that I can arrange in a group and put on pillowcases. I would love to get some designs that are already ready for pillowcases, but I design my own a lot. i
i love and can do but my teacher my mom-in-law who taught me is no longer here to help me. this is a blessing in gisguise to get this info so i can continue to make the fringe and different patterns. thanks
What is your favorite type of motif to crochet and why?
I like granny squares.
love granny squares and dish cloths.
I love making letters! I make name banners for all my friends and families babies and I did my own! It’s so cute and personal and much better than the wooden letters!!!
I like to use some of the circle in a square motifs. They can be worked in a variety of ways: single color, using two colors in the same motif, making solid color motifs with 2 or more colors, etc, which I then sew together for lap robes and send to the VA hospital to be used by veterans.
Love granny’s…I can do them in the dark!
I have managed to conquer the pineapple pattern – granny squares are now easy to do – love to try anything new and challenging
Granny squares because you can come up with so many different versions.
I like just about any fancy edging. I make necklaces with them!
I love to do a skull (Dia De Lost Muertos/candy skull) motif and create scarves out of them! I love trying new motifs though.
I like granny squares because they are so versatile & quick to make. I make afghans where every square is different & they are joined with a solid color – usually black or white. I also like floral motifs because they are so feminine looking.
I enjoy crocheting mitered squares and diagonal stripes because they make a more solid square (without holes that let in the cold air when you snuggle up in them or stick your fingers/toes through! –or make then into handbags, etc.), then putting them all together to make items that look like patchwork! Great fun, easy to transport and pick up anywhere I go, and it is relaxing to me at the same time. I love to crochet (and I love to knit!).
I love Granny Squares! So versatile, and great stash busters.
I like all types of motifs but I tend to prefer non-squares more for the variety and complexity of the patterns. I also love adding an edging to projects for a nice finished look and have figured out my own only to find them later in another pattern. The book would be a wonderful accessory to have both for the patterns in it and the ideas they will give me for other borders.
I like scallops just because they are so easy and make afghans look so much more finished. I am NOT a fan of fringe, lol.
I LOVE this! The edgings would be so very useful for the multitude of projects I am always busy making. I would love to own this book so I could pick a new edge for each piece I create.
I love making grant squares for prayer shawls. I make prayer shawls for my church and I would live to be able to put a nice border on them.
My favorite edgings are “by the inch” or side to side edgings, because you can make them any length you want, there is no beginning foundation chain to limit your size! I like to explore using edgings with different sizes of crochet thread and yarn, I make chokers and wrist cuffs and incorporate edgings regularly into my designs. It is very interesting what the same design can look like in a size 20 crochet thread or fine angora all the way up to a bulky wool!
I enjoy doing thread crochet of small motifs. I love following the doily patterns. Another thing that must be unusual is that I do enjoy sewing motifs together. Almost everyone else complains about that.
I am fond of granny circles and bat wing lace motifs.
Granny Squares. I love using up leftover yarn and creating some interesting color combos.
I love the Granny Square.
I love the pineapple motif. It looks very pretty no matter what you are making. I have used this motif in doilies, curtains, and afghans.
My favorite type of Motif to crochet are doilies and granny squares. There are so many interesting and pretty motifs to make. I would love to win this awesome book. I enjoy crocheting edgings on my afghans. It makes them each unique.
I love hexagons and squares! There is something about the transition from circle to hexagon/square that makes them so enjoyable to make! For edgings I like the ones that meander next to the body of a project. Not truly spikey, but in waves…
I love making Irish roses out of Coton Perle 5….There are so many beautiful colors and I love the sheen…The are so beautiful on sweaters and hats…
I just love trying new motifs and stitches – whenever I see one I like, I can’t wait to try it out. Today I’m trying a star stitch that I saw on a project on Facebook! Needless to say – I have many UFOs!
Granny Squares. So many different variations and uses.
Anything lacey, because the possibilities are endless.
Haven’t done much motif crocheting. But recently after a visit with my Mom ( who made granny squares all the time) she reminded me about them. So after finishing the blanket I am making (which I would love to put an edge around it) I am going to try granny squares to make a blanket. Thanks for the added inspiration!
I love round doily motifs that have the shell stitch or pineapple pattern and square doilies with filet pattern and spider stitch.
The Pineapple Motif Is My Favorite IT Versatile.
I love crocheting sweet borders on tea towels and small baby cardigans and have also done it on finished blankets. Would truly love to learn some more new edges to try!
I like making flowers of all sorts to put on hats, use as dish scrubbies, add to purses.
I love snowflake motifs! And crochted edgings
Shells, plain or fancy. Fan& feather in knitting, is there a way to do this in crochet?
Love doing the motifs that are join-as-you-go! Recently made 2 shawls with round flower-like motifs that were join-as-you-go and just love them! I also like doing the larger 8″ or 12″ square motifs and then joining them with the flat braid method, which goes pretty fast and looks so pretty!
I Love to crochet lace patterns! Anything lacy is a motif for me!
Love doing the motifs that are join-as-you-go! Recently made 2 shawls with round flower-like motifs that were join-as-you-go and just love them! I also like doing the larger 8″ or 12″ square motifs and then joining them with the flat braid method, which goes pretty fast and looks so pretty!
Anything join as you go is wonderful, although I do love grannies too. :o)
I love anything crochet, I do alot of granny sqaures, flowers, doilies, names ect.
I love all motifs, I can’t pick just one. There are so many things that you can make, I love to try them all.
I favorite motif is anything new. I get bored doing the same thing over and over. So anything new and challenging and colorful. Those edgings look so yummy.this is a book I would definitely buy. Kristin Omdahl is awesome!
Love working granny squares. Great for creating multicolored projects, while using up that stash hidden in the closet!
I love crocheting decorative edges on baby blankets and afghans. It adds such a nice finishing touch.
I love making granny squares. My grandma taught me at age 6 and now I am 69.
I don’t love motifs so I don’t have a favorite…however, I will be trying some stars for Christmas ornaments in the fall…I have this book borrowed from my local library…with luck no one will discover they have it available and I just keep renewing it some nice edges in it
I like making granny squares. They are simple and beautiful. Easy to sew or crochet together. Perfect to take with you. I love snowflakes and angels, as well. And baby blankets!!
Granny squares, because they’re easy to do while traveling or watching tv. The key to a great granny square project is color selection, so be creative.
I really don’t have a favorite motif tho I like the look of the pineapple. I saw a skirt online with the pineapple motif that was absolutely fascinating! Unfortunately the instructions were in Russian and my Russian is very sketchy!
I got a shawl pattern in russian and downloaded a translator to my ipad and was able to translate it easily. I am crocheting a B E A U T I F U L shawl from it.
Love to work on floral motifs the best. I do enjoy colorful granny squares too !
I am intrigued by the granny square. There are so many variations to be made.
I love making the shell stitch for baby blankets and edgings.
I have started doing stained glass granny squares, and would love to learn a spectular edging on them
I recently stumbled on Irish Crochet and found the motifs are endless and putting them together, your only limited by your own imagination. I have made quite a few motifs however I’m a little slow at putting a design together as I’m making a DR Who throw for my granddaughter for her college graduation.
Granny squares are amazing. You can use so many colors and styles and still use them together in the same blanket or project. Love them!
I like all different kinds of motifs. I work on baby blankets and afghans for my older nieces and nephews the most, but love octagons or whatever I need to make, where if I don’t like the edging provided, I do what I want.
I love rose motifs! They remind me of my Grandma Josie, she made so many doilies with the roses as centers and edgings. She’s my inspiration to crochet, she loved to crochet and she loved using her talents to make gifts for others. Usually, the children, she worded year round to be sure to have refinished toys and dolls to give to the “fire boys”, for their toy drive.
I just love granny squares/ pineapple motifs.they just add a special touch to anything,the list is endless
I meant she worked year long. My typing’s not the best. LOL
I have always done basic grannies, which I love, but have recently tried rectangular grannies an octagon and now am trying some other squares in variations of the basic granny. But I prefer squares to circles or octagons.
My favorite motifs are doilies. I just love the way they turn out – they are so lacy.
I’m supposed to pick a motif? Why didn’t you tell me? I like just about every way to crochet, but I like to make a splash around the edges, just to make each item more individual.
I love all kinds. I do prefer the join as you go though.
I love the pineapple motif. I am working on a beautiful pineapple motif shawl right now.
Indulging my passion for cowls! Since making the Summer Cowl pattern I’ve bought yarn to coordinate my summer AND winter wardrobe with cowls! So easy and quick to do and LOVE the feeling I get when I see the finished product! So self rewarding only you can give to yourself! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh :).
I love Granny squares, So many new kinds!
Doilies! Doilies have been my handmade gifting project for many years.
I’m just starting diamond motifs, so fun.
I am enjoy the grannie squares but I am really into doing dishcloths an coasters.
roses are the patterns I like
I live the different edgings gives a nice finishing touch
I love the granny square though that’s tye only one I know right now 🙂
I love all types. I am relearning everything again, so I am not real sure what I do like, because everything is so beautiful.
i like the bobble stitch. it looks fun and is easy to do.
I love to make dollies and granny squares as well as ripple coasters. They are easy to do and are fun to do!
I’m working on a purple netting kitchen scrubbie for a friend. No sewing just join together with a round of single crochet. Quick and easy! Gotta love that. 🙂
My favorite motif is a star, followed closely with granny square. I’m working on 3 different granny square blankets and 1 star baby blanket currently. I’m still new to crochet, but I’m loving every second and stitch of it and can’t wait to learn more.
Granny squares! Easy, quick, portable, and so versatile. I have even made bookmarks using craft thread in complementary colors–4 or 5 little squares sewn together in a row–very cute!
My current favorite motif is the African Flower Hexagon. It can be made in so many beautiful color combinations.
I love filet, but love also learning new patterns, especially for making baby blankets to warm new babies
Flower motifs are my favorite♥
I love edgings on baby blankets, it just looks so much better with an edging. They are probably my favorite thing to make (blankets)
for me its any stitch that JUST gives that finishing touch as in when you look at your project YOU FEEL yep that’s IT……
I love doing flower motifs. There are so many varieties and uses. I decorate hats and sweaters with them mostly, and have used them on bags, too.
I really enjoy motifs, my favorite was the Short and Sweet shrug, the way they worked together to make a seamless shrug. It is a thrill when they all come together when you do it right!! I think that one was interesting with the front- and back-post-stitches.
I love using the popcorn stitch, but it truly depends on who I’m making it for or what I’m making. I LOVE learning new motifs and incorporating them into different ones 🙂
I love granny squares. I love how such a simple pattern can look old fashioned yet modern, with endless color patterns.
Flowers but I am learning as I go. I have much to learn!
I love making 3D flower squares, because I think the realism and texture adds interest and uniqueness to a project.
I love to crochet borders on blankets
My favorite motifs are granny squares because they work up quickly and give that classic ” My Granny made this” kinda of feel and look. It’s great to use up random scraps and even if the colors don’t match, it makes it looks more homey. I recently started doing circle-in-squares and I enjoy that one too!
I’m in the finishing stage of a big blanket made up of crocheted hexagons with a flower in their centers. I love, love, love crocheting filet type lace curtains, big ones. also I crochet stoles and I like to add neat edges to those. now my blanket is almost finished I have to pick some sort of granny square and a new color combo for the next blanket.
I love making baby blankets. You can do so many different designs & then add a beautiful edging and you will have a beautiful heirloom!
Hexagons! I love to figure out ways to put them together to make different designs. Bags made from them are super cute!
Shells, from the most delicate to the big bold ones!
i love flowers, they are so easy to do.
I love Granny Squares especially the fancy ones. I have a huge collection of patterns. I am always looking for pretty edgings to finish my blankets.
I’m a sucker for flower motifs… dimensional flowers, lacy flowers, African flowers,… you can put them on everything!
I love paisleys
I usually hate doing motifs because I do not want to attach. I am overcoming that fear and learning to test my skill level!
I love working with picot lace motifs because I love the intricate look of them and they’re fun to crochet!
I love geometric shapes for use as coasters and dish cloths, but my favorite crochet motif is really shells!! I don’t like joining motifs but like rows of shells or shell edgings.
My favorite motifs are flowers and doilies. I’ve been crocheting for years and accumulated quite a stack so I have began incorporating them into paintings!
I love complex patterns. Stars and flowers. But, I also started out with granny squares and appreciate their simplicity for beginners. Hate joining squares, like everyone else!
I love to make doilies!
I love these edge/trim patterns. They will be great on baby blankets made with polar fleece.
i love putting edging on baby blankets! it makes it so unique and pretty!
Its so hard to just have one favorite. Personally I fall in love with new motifs alot, but I tend to like the ones that incorporate animals, like the new owl granny squares I have seen floating around.
I stick with grannies, especially hexagon grannies, simply because they’re easy and portable. SOME day I’m going to be brave and venture into more complicated things, like maybe the ones featured on the cover of this book!
I like flowers! Big puffy crochet flowers, small delicate decorative flowers, simple, cute embellishment flowers to place on hats, purses, slippers, headbands, where ever I can place a cute flower, I love making them. I don’t care to wear them so much lol but I love making them and mixing different colors, the options are endless and I make a lot of projects for little girls so I have plenty of use for them.
Can’t go wrong with a traditional granny square! So many possibilites with color combinations or afghan designs by keeping it simple with one color.
My all time favorite motif is granny square! It was when my grandmother first taught me how to do it. My very first project for crocheting was a granny square drawstring purse! 😀
Anything Ripple. I Love to crochet Ripple. Scarfs, afghans, anything.
I love doing variations of the granny square and I also like working on quilt like versions of squares doing a diagonal stitch.
My favorite is taking a motif & using them as snowflakes & other ornaments
I love making snowflakes. Either in crochet cotton or 4ply wool. They make beautiful accents.
I really enjoy doing shells. They work up well in baby blankets and sweaters.
I love the 66 square sampler afghans. I’m never bored ! It is exciting to see the patterns take shape and then when put together, they are keepsake afghans. Great wedding gifts!
Laces, specifically pillow case edgings. They are decorative on a practical item, have endless variety, and remind me of my grandmother who crocheted so many of them.
I am always learning new motifs, and love new and interesting edges!
I would have to say my favorite are floral motifs, although granny squares are fun too.
I love to try out all the new motifs that keep showing up so right now I am kind of partial to one on Redheart called a Renaissance Motif
I love crocheting dollies. the smaller the thread I can get is 80 and they look like lace
I LOVE Granny Squares of every shape and color!!!!! It is amazing that I crocheted my 40 year old sister Granny slippers for her birthday, just like our Grandma did for us when we were young. Granny Squares have definitely stood the test of time 🙂
The rose motif, it reminds me of my mom and how she loved roses
I love to make flowers, all different kinds. Borders too, and small animals and doll clothes for my granddaughter. I just love to crochet and love yarn!
I have three equals: granny squares, snowflakes and pineapples.
I think circle motifs are the best. You can make them out of crochet thread and you have a doilie, or make a flower, or put them together. In 1970 my husband’s grandmother and I colaborated together with tiny doilies, putting them all together to make a bedspread. It was so beautiful at the time. I only wish that I had not used it!!!!!
Just learning, but so far I’m in love with any type of Motif that can be transformed into a pillow.
I just adore shell stitches. I find them to be so versatile, yet always charming.
Snowflakes and dishclothes.
right now I’m loving snowflake motifs
Just learning the frilly lacey motif’s. I just love how feminine and lacey they look. Just need to keep practicing : )
Currently, I have been making all kinds of butterflies for my grandchildren! Also, love learning to make mandalas! The color and stitch combinations and uses are endless and beautiful!
When I learned how to crochet the person who taught me could do the most detail work. She could crochet beautiful tablecloths. This remains me of her delicate work
My goodness, 16 trillion people hoping to win this book. I love crocheting hexagons and granny square in as many variations as possible. 🙂 Good luck to everyone who has entered.
Granny squares and coasters
Granny squares,there are so many different ones to choose from.
octogan’s that develop a swirl pattern as you join them.
I love adding interesting edgings to my projects. They make my crocheted items unique and personal. I have even added crochet edging to sewing projects. I would love to have this collection.
I don’t have a favorite as yet as I’ve only done edging once on a baby blanket and it was very basic. I need to start expanding my crochet horizons. All of the ones that are pictured are gorgeous!
I love the Irish rose motif..
My favorite motifs are flowers, because they they can be added to any project to make it more special.
My favorite motif is the granny square. But I really want to try the african flower!
the pineapple…it works up as a scarf….for afghan strips….even as a flower….the versatility of the pineapple is what I love….and it looks great in anything…..have a great crochetting day….
I love edgings since they can make anything simple awesome!
I have worked every kind of crochet there is to do. One however I have never gotten to even try so far, is edgings. This is what I want to try next, doilies I have already made. Winning this book would be the best thing possible. It would help me out and give me direction as to where to go.
Best of luck to all participents in this contest.
I love different granny squares — with flowers in the middle, or circles.
I love Granny Squares…like a dream, you can create what ever you want, you can mix colors, modern or traditional. Lot of possibilities with Granny squares. If I win this book It will open a world of possibilities in edging blankets, blouses, and shirts and a sort of articles for my grandkids. Creating edgings on articles would be a dream , but good luck to everybody !
I love scallops and picots.
Me too.
I love sunburst motifs! They are so pretty and easy to work up.
Right now my favorite is the granny squares. That is because I just started to make afgans for my 6 grandkids. And what better than granny squares for all. Besides I can use up all my stash!
Want to learn the beautiful edgings that my Grandmother so beautifully made.
I like to do matching sets of edging and insertion.
I started making dolls for my granddaughter in cotton because she is allergic to blends. She loves them so I try to find new ideas and I also like Amigurumi. i like shells for afghans. I have alot of old crochet from my grandmother that she edged pillowcases with and dresser scarves, so this would be a great book for me to learn edging.
I’m really into hexagons right now.
Oh – how do you pick just one???? I am into different shapes right now – like stars or a floral that you need to join the specific arms or petals rather than say a square where you join corners and middles. Just give me anything that makes me oooohhhhhh and I will try it – LOL!
I don’t have a favorite. It’s whatever caught my fancy and I am working on now.
I love to do pineapple motifs, they are easy and look so elegant. You can make a whole blanket or add as a beautiful border. Can make dollies or table runners.
I like crocheting w/thread, ie doilies, lace/trims, and sampler blocks, etc.
I love to make snowflakes with white #10 thread kissed throughout with an iridescent thread. The edgings give a unique appearance to each flake and the iridescent thread makes these jewels look as if they were crystal kisses sent from heaven.
My fave motif is the granny square. There are an unlimited number of variations that you can make, and the project will look completely different. They are also so easy to make and attach to each other. I love looking at the 60s and 70s magazines for inspirtion.
My Fave is a granny square type with a flower in the middle. Thank you!
I love to do doilies in variegated brights. They give a modern twist to an old fashioned look.I also love to do edgings to add to t-shirts to give them a dressier look.
I like granny squares because there are so many different variations.
No real favorites — I like trying them all!
I love geometric shapes, stars and snowflakes are my faves! Motifs in general are fun, grannys included, but I love stars in funky and bright colors.
I like to crochet flowers to add to projects for little girls. When it makes them smile, it makes me happy! 🙂
I started crocheting granny squares and coasters. I’m crocheting a rug now. Going great! I also love making lacy collars for sweaters I knit my grandkids.
I am hooked on all sorts of crochet blocks since I got a copy of 200 crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans. I love learning new stitches.
I like the join as you go kind, which should be all of them! I really like textured motif because they look great in a single color! And I like the brightly colored ones, happy and cheery!
RIGHT NOW IM INTO MAKING STAR AFGHANS. BIG SMALL I LOVE THEM ALL!
My all time favorite would be the Pineapple doilies. My mother was always crocheting these doilies for everyone. When Mom got arthritis so bad in her hands it became very frustrating for her to teach me. Now in my 60’s I so want to learn then I will not only do doilies but also edging on hankies and pillow cases.
I like working with all kinds and fine yarn to create new looks ~ variations of shells are my go to right now on a shawl.
I like granny squares because they are simple and portable. But I prefer things that can be joined as I go along, overall.
I just started on Motifs and I can’t wait to find more patterns. I started with doing trim work around baby blankets. It’s so lacy and delecate and really adds that special hand made touch.
I love granny squares………..though my favorite is not square……..but an octagon
I like the pineapple motif. It looks fancy and casual at the same time.
I just love to learn new techniques. There seems to be an infinite number of patterns and stitches! I’m working now on an African Flower motif afghan. Love it!!
I taught myself to crochet about 3 years ago after seeing a wall hanging made of African Flowers (hexoganal granny “squares”) in my local knitting store. It was the owner’s attempt to bring back the art of crochet and to introduce their star chrochetter. After gasping in awe adn catching my breadth, I signed up to take a class in how to make these glorious patterns. I then rode home, went online, found my ubiquitous hook located in my knitting tool bag, and learned all I could in 2 weeks. I still love to make them!
Snowflakes or Pineapple doilies.
Granny squares with flowers in the center………….
I forgot to say why – I think I like the combination of circles and squares together. Currently I’m working on a large afghan with these many small colorful motifs joined in black yarn (vintage look).
My favorite motif to crochet is a pink ribbon representing breast cancer because I am a recent breast cancer survivor.
The Granny Square. It’s the first thing I learned how to crochet when I was a little girl. After that, I found my love for crochet and taught myself to read patterns and create beautiful things, blankets, christening dresses, baby booties, scarfs, etc.
i crochet strips for charity. after they are put together i like to put a edge on the lapghan.
I love pineapples! I have a few motif/edging books from the early 1900s my grandmother gave to me when I was 6 years old and she was teaching me to crochet. I fell in love with the motif and and have edged many a hankie with it, not to mention a few tablecloths. Just love the old look….
I enjoy learning and trying out new patterns and stitches, and I think my favorite short project is potholders in all shapes. I especially love shell stitch projects … sooo many ways to make shells!
I have a thing for pineapples.
I love all of them but my favorites are vintage and pineapple because it reminds me of when my grandma taught me when I was about 12years old. right now I am making a granny square for my 2 year old grandbaby Shelby.
I love shells. I crochet lots of flannel baby blankets and little girl socks. Shells are so pretty and give the edges a lacy look. I have not tried granny squares yet but they are definitely on my to do list!
My favorite is what strikes me when I pick a project. (please don’t make me pick one) I am always open to learn more when I have an idea.
I think shells are my favorite motif.
I love granny squares and hexagons because they are so fast to whip up, look great in solids colors with contrasting color for joining, and look awesome when done in multiple colors. They are endlessly versatile. I love me some edgings, too, because I make lots of baby blankets for charity, and nothing adds a touch of love more than a gorgeous edging.
I really think that the shell border is quite beautiful
I like the 12″ squares because they seem to work up faster. They also need to offer an interesting center and opportunity to add lots and lots of color with a variety of stitch patterns in the rounds. My current project is “Tropical Delight”, a pattern I searched forever to find as it is basically out of print now. It begins with a lovely flower resembling a magnolia blossom and continues with groups of tiny rose buds on the outer layers. Challenging, yes, but will it ever be beautiful when finished.
I love Granny square motifs but hate joining them together sometimes. Hexagons are fun but a bit harder to join together. They are fast to make and many variations to use. Makes it fun to do.
Book looks Awesome!!!
My love is baby blankets and I am always looking for different and interesting edges to complete them.
lacy squares … they’re so versitile!
I like Granny Square’s and baby boots they work up fast. .
Hi! Thanks for the chance to win an awesome book!!! I really love making doily motifs, mixed with flowers and leaves to create a dainty freeform crochet. I look at alot of edgings since they are made of so many differnet stitches and the highs and lows fascinate me. Trying to incorporate edgings into rows of baby dresses is challenging and fun and i love the individualism of the items i crochet. Thanks for all your newsletters, love this page!!
I love to crochet shells and fans and use them on everything – edging on my knitted stuff, or to give a lacy look to the bottom half of a baby sweater or a hat, or as decoration on the front of a clutch purse.
I like pineapples. They have nice meanings: hospitality and friendship.
i love to crochet the pineapple design. i love the classy look when you finish a oroject
I have just tried the hexagon granny and I like it a lot. I also like to use any type of motif as I like to make tablecloths.
I love all different motifs they are beautiful each of their own.
love very detialed edging for that “special” touch
I love granny squares, it reminds me of learning to crochet with my Grandma. I also like to try new designs, which is why I love your site!
I like granny squares.
I’ve fallen in love with the hexagon and octagon. They make such interesting afghans when put together!! the more colorful, the better.
At the moment I am completely addicted to hexagons, my current blanket project has close to 2,000 little hexagons, and I am already thinking about pillows and accessories because I just can’t get enough!
I love Granny squares – portable while crocheting, endless color choices and patterns – can’t go wrong with Grannies!
I love to crochet shapes and butterflies into my granny squares!
Any design that resembles ‘fans and waves’ is a fave to crochet & knit too! Love these borders! Next fave design are granny squares! Very versatile and portable.
I love to crochet hats. Making these motifs will make a fun edge on the hats. Plus, maybe I can make some of them into flowers!! Thanks 🙂
Square, with a picot edge so I can join them at the picots.
hexagons
I am just learning to crochet, but want to learn how to make beautiful edging for pillow cases.
I love doing shells and picot edging! It makes any project look fancy! 🙂
I keep trying to learn new stitches and techniques, but I absolutely love creating flowers. Nice additions to hats, scarves, bags. Pretty on their own and have the added benefit of being able to incorporate several stitches or techniques I had previously been curious about.
I’m relatively new to crochet, but I have been on a flower kick as of late. Also love stars and granny squares. Would love to have this book to learn how to put beautiful edges on my finished products!
I love to crochet trim work and inserts for clothing. I really turns a plain shirt (and t-shirts!!) into something special.
I am a beginning crocheter, so a book like this would help my skills tremendously!
I love doilies and pineapples are my favorite but I truely love the art of crochet. I am always looking for a new edge to use on stuff so thos book would be awesome.
I like making triangular motifs because they are uncommon and versatile for creating interesting effects.
I love making Christmas ornaments of all kinds – especially the ones that I can whip up in 20 minutes or less!
I’ve recently been crocheting octagon motifs and love them. It’s a nice change from my usual squares.
Ruffle edging for baby bottoms. 🙂
I love granny squares. I just finished a half-granny square shawl to donate to our local cancer center. It took me a while to figure out what edging to use as I’m not that good of a crocheter but I used a shell stitch and I think it turned out pretty good.
I love making ruffle scarfs, but granny squares are so WONDERFUL!
I’m starting to find that I love motif crochet, up until now I’ve done granny squares, but with searching for edgings and different techniques for new projects & redesigning normal t-shirts and tank tops, I’m a bit intimidated by some of the beauty of these patterns. With the book, I feel that it will open up a whole new world of inspiration!
I love crocheted lace. For awhile I was buying used books, because there weren’t crochet lace books around. I also love the edgings that line kitchen cabinet shelves.
I Love to make the shell edging because it makes blanket look “Finished” and I like to make a Picot Edging with thread crochet because it makes it look like Tatting.
Pineapple, I just love the shape!
My favorite edge motif is the Pineapple pattern because is looks like lace and is very feminine. The shell is also nice but not as pretty as the Pineapple! Use a beautiful complimenting satin ribbon in your project and how gorgeous the effect is.
I’m fairly new to crocheting and am LOVING learning all kinds of new things. So far I have to say that my favorite is doing popcorn stitch pot holders
I love granny squares. They are great for using up ends of yarn. There are so many variatons. Possibilities for use are endless.
My favorite edging is a combination of scallop and filet edging. This makes a delicate and showstopping edging for any project. I am always on the lookout for new and exciting edgings for my scarves, sweaters and tops!!! This book (judging by the cover pictures) would be an ABFAB addition to my library!!!
Granny squares!! But I love to try different heart-shaped patterns, too.
I love making shells for edging, but also love to work ripple afghans.
I love little flowers that can be added to lots of things
Granny squares are my favorite, you can see results quickly 🙂
I like doing granny squares, but I recently made a pineapple motif blanket for my mom and I loved it it was challenging and I didn’t get bored like I usually do it was 16 motifs and I only had to stop once to make a quick basket for something else to do.
I’m really enjoying tea roses right now!
mine have always been the Granny square, I made lots of dfferent things with them , I made lots of afgans, vests, potholders pillows, jackets,etc, Just love them , and you can do any colors you want and make them really look different .
I’ve always loved crocheting doilies with size 30 thread. Snowflakes and edgings are other favorites. I enjoy making the many different granny squares, but don’t like all the joining.
I especially love to crochet floral based motifs. Regardless of the weather, they always remind me of the Spring!
I enjoy making any of them because it adds to the fun of trying something new.
I have been using edges for years on many items, but my favorite is on little baby socks for girls…wish I could figure out a way to make boys socks too! LOL I love the edges in the picture – they’d be great on all sorts of table covers and sheets and pillow cases..oh my you have sparked my imagination again!
I love making flower motifs. There are so many uses for them and be attached to almost anything to add a little extra zip.
Where do I start? So many people have said granny squares, pineapple, flower, & snowflake motifs are their favorites, that it’s hard to choose. I think star motifs would be my favorites because they represent the simple beauty of the sky & there are numerous tales surrounding them. I think that when people couldn’t figure out how to get a star from the sky to look at, they turned to crocheting. Each person in the world has their own adaptation of the star motif, with others either adding onto that motif, taking something out, or making an entirely new motif. I’d like to learn to make my own star motif & make my crochet footprint on the world.
I like African flower hexagons.
Flower motifs. So creative!
The first thing I ever learned to crochet was a Granny Square. That was a long time ago, but I still enjoy them today, although joining anything is not my favorite thing to do. I also enjoy working graph afghans, although that takes me longer than it should!
Oh well, it’s all fun. I can spend hours just enjoying the search for patterns!
Roses are my favorite
I enjoy any motif that has circles inside a square. You can create cheerful and interesting toddler blankets with these.
I love Granny square motifs! The style of the Granny Square can be so varied from small to large, different patterns & designs. Even better Granny Squares can be used to make nearly anything from baby clothes, kitchen hotpads, blankets & even jackets & more! I’m currently making a baby poncho with Granny Squares 🙂 I’d LOVE to win this book so I can learn how to finish projects off with even better style
I love crocheting flowers, they look so beautiful on so many things. The perfect flower, the perfect trim takes an ordinary item and makes it lovely!
Granny Squares are not really my favorite….but they are the easiest to do ….that I guess does make it my favorite after all!
I guess my favorite would have to be Granny squares, though I am not found of piecing things together. I love how they look. I so enjoy the look of crochet edging better though. They just add that finishing touch to either crochet, knit or even sewn projects.
Looks like granny squares are a favorite. I make pentagons in the granny square style, fold the in half and sc around the edge to make little stocking Christmas tree ornaments. My mother made one every year for each of her 30+ grandchildren and filled them with little Christmas candies. She died the same year my first grandchild was born and I’ve continued the tradition in her honor with my now 6 grandchildren.
I really like doing the pineapple motifs when crocheting doilies, but granny squares when doing afghans are the best, they are so diverse! Just changing colors changes everything. I also do crochet trim on my embroidered linens and am always looking for different patterns.
I love those borders! Could use them to accent any motif!
Ripple Afghans! I love the color changes and all different effects you can make with it! And, who doesn’t love a handmade Afghan!
anything with a delicate look
I love the look of inserts of Pineapple pattern or medallions into shawls, vests, etc.
I love the basketweave. You don’t have to keep count. It’s easy to see and can be used to design all sorts of goodies from afghans and baby blankets to purses and baskets.
I most enjoy lace. All kinds, all uses. I’m now learning to knit lace as well. I think it’s because lace reminds me of my grandmother, great-grandmother and great-aunt who edged pillowcases and hankies, made doilies from the finest thread, and fashioned clothes for my dolls.
Granny Squares. Would love to learn some new edges.
I love to crochet sampler motifs – grannys, florals, interesting shapes and combinations – to be used in either rustic, random constructions or organized arrangements for afghans and lap blankets. Oh, and I have to mention my love of adding a beautiful crocheted border to both crocheted and knitted blankets for that beautiful finishing touch!
Ruffles! I love edging scarves with a little whimsy.
I love to do pineapple motifs… They are challenging, but beautiful. And pineapples are a symbol of luck (I think)
I like snowflakes, crosses, and doilies.
I love granny squares! They can be used to make almost anything and it’s a great way to use up yarn scraps
Granny squares, there are so many things you can do with them and are easy to do.
I love making mini thread doilies! They are such a pretty accent under vases and votives. They can also be used as appliques and coasters
I love floral motifs. I want to learn how to do lace and edging because I am learning how to sew and I absolutely love things made with crochet added.
I love to make afghans with shells or popcorn stitch. Being able to add a beautiful edging would just make it perfect.
Flowers are my favorite motif. I can attach them to other projects, or sew them together into something beautiful!
roses, my grandmother made edging for runners and pillowcases. Loved to watch her
Shells and circle motifs, very versatile.
I love any kind of filet crochet motifs! They’re great for summer kitchen windows, placemats, tablecloths, and bedspreads.
Hi Joellen, I have just begun some filet crochet and have a problem with the shaped edges, the diagrams don’t make sense to me although I can read other crochet diagrams, Do you have any suggestions on good instructions? I love the way it looks and have a pattern for a child’s bedspread with animal motifs. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Caroline
i love samplers with a lot of different stitches
Granny Squares! Because their is such a great variety of them, you don’t know which one to crochet! 😀
Bedspread and blanket motif generally anything currently working on a valentine motif for a bedspread that will be the beginning of a hope chest for a niece. Just finished a skull motif to make a shawl for another niece. They are so easy to take along in the car. if I get stuck in traffic my hands can be busy. No matter where I am I call them my “wasted time projects” when I have to waste time waiting on others I am happy cause I am actually accomplishing something. I always carried projects with me even in school, crocheting on breaks and on the bus to and from. 🙂
Granny squares are making a comeback. I love them because there are soooo many variations. The possibilities are endless!
Any motif that involves “daisies” ! My mom always called me Daisy and it is my favorite flower too <3
Love to do lace edgings for pillowcases – the make a great wedding shower gift, or a gift for any someone special.
My favorite crochet motif is doilies – any and all shapes and sizes. When they’re done, they’re beautiful, and can be used in so many ways. Love them!!! Thanks for giving us a chance to win!
My favorite motif right this second is the hexagon made with 4dc clusters…using to make market bags and a table runner (I like the uneven edges)…also use my scraps to make hexagons and will be putting them together into a quilt one of these years (when I have enough hexagons)…
Beautiful edges!! Would LOVE to win!
I use the crab stitch to end a lot of my afghans. Or, if I have the time, I’ll do 2-3 dc in a sc and do a ruffled edge.
I love flower motifs:)
Flowers, because that’s the first thing I learned… but I also love shell borders.
I love using crochet to finish the edges of pieces that I either knit or crochet. A simple single crochet or stockinette square is transformed into something really stunning with a crocheted edge.
As a side note, the beautiful crochet edgings remind me of the thread crocheted edgings my grandma used to put on her hankies 🙂
I LOVE shells!!! And I am doing crocodile stitch slippers for my babies. I LOVE to crochet!!!
I Love Snowflakes. Every year a make a few to give as gifts and one for my tree. I also love flower embellishments to add to everything.
I love to crochet!!! I enjoy different projects: baby cocoons/buntings, booties, bedroom shoes, coasters, dishcloths and flowers and heart motifs, I enjoy trying new projects!
I am fairly new to crochet, but I know that I need to learn to do crochet edgings for the stockinette-stitch knitted projects I like to do, to keep the work from curling, and to give each piece a finished look!
I can’t say that I have a favorite. I always have multiple projects working at once and they all vary and differ from project to project. I love learning new stitches and sstarting new projects but I have never learned much ti do with edges and borders…. share the love!
These are beautiful edges. Reminds me of the beautiful crocheting my grandma did so many years ago.
granny squares are my favorite-they are versatile, can be stash busters, colorful, portable-need i go on?!
Shells. I’ll add a shell motif border to a hat, scarf or afghan in a heartbeat.
I recently finished a doily with a cluster of grapes around it. It was truly a fun crochet. Some of the double row patterns are really challenging but so rewarding when finished. Thank You for the chance to win.
granny squares but ones with flowers in them. Just fun to make different flowers but use a standard classic square setup.
Love the “Mile-a-Minute” strips. So many different motif designs can be worked into them but they work up an afghan faster than individual motifs with less sewing.
I love to stitch squares. They can be used in so many applications. I love afghans, but also in coasters and clothing. Thanks for the great prize!!!!
I like whimsical motifs. Recently I crocheted a comfort pillow for my 12 yo cousin who broke her arm, using ice skate motifs, since she loves skating!
Love shells….I aquarius…the water sign
I love making doily motifs and wrapping smooth river stones with them. I use crochet thread, either one color or variegated for a bit of “pop.” These make great paperweights or can just be displayed on a table or bookshelf either alone or in a grouping.
I also enjoy dressing up t-shirts & lightweight sweaters with crocheted edgings, so I’d really LOVE to win this book!!
Love all of them!
I’m learning how to crochet so I don’t really know anything yet. But I can knit just about anything. But when I get good enough at crocheting I want to try some collars, dollies, or bobble edges.
Presently working on octagon motifs to make my daughter an afghan.
Grannies are just so easy and versatile – make them with worsted and they’re folksy; smaller needles and yarn, they can be as delicate as florals! Also love any kind of round motif that you can work into the project as you make it…any project that makes for less joining after-the-fact is all right by me!
I love crocheting all kinds of flowers — particularly circular patterns.
I like shell motifs
I love granny squares with 3D flowers they are easy to make and look elegant when completed
All the varied variations on the granny square!
I love doing the shell border – it makes everything finished off nicely and it helps everything to lay correctly.
I love to do scarves that can be worn with anything! So, heavy ones for winter to ward off chills but also delicate evening scarves that can be worn indoors. Right at this moment I have a summer top and a summer type flower scarf going….love love love edgings on most things….just having fun…
I don’t have a favorite because I am just learning how to crochet. I have not made an afghan yet..
I love to crochet anything with the pineapple design. I think that design is so elegant.
I am a beginner and dishclothes or plain baby doll blankets are the extent of what I do right now. now my daughters make scarves, sweaters, doll clothes, fancy blankets, baby clothes, etc. They would love new edge patterns to add to items.
Doilies because I always think of my grandmother and me watching her crochet.
I absolutely love coasters. It’s a quick way to jazz up any dinner or holiday. There are endless ways to work them up and so many ways to put your own special touch to something that is used everyday
I like to create different variations of the granny square.
I like making coasters using different motifs. My next project are daisy coasters.
My favorite edging is the shell stitch. I can do it blindfolded.
I am new to crochet but I hope to start making hot pads and coasters soon as gifts as I learn 🙂
I haven’t been crocheting very long, but so far, my favorite is making Granny Squares. I’m in the process of completing an afghan with those.
I suppose granny squares are my favorite go to. There are so many different squares and you can make so many things with them.
My 43 yr old daughter is just learning to crochet. My 9 yr old great niece was shown once and is a crochet wiz kid!!! This would make a great gift for either one!!!
I like to make the hearts and crosses edging because it is easy and fast–only one round and it looks great too. Thank you for your patterns and ideas!
I like to crochet flowers, all sizes and colors
I love to try new patterns, especially ones that end up looking like flowers in a row, working on one now that in 2 rows makes a cross or a 4 petaled flower. Really nice pattern.
Those edgings are beautiful … I would love a copy of the book. Thank you for the offer!
I love doing baby blankets for my close friends using a shell motif. It’s personal and shows them how very much I care!
I’ve just started crocheting, after some years of knitting, so I don’t know what I don’t like yet (so far I LOVE everything I’ve done). I have made 2 squares towards an afghan and 3-4 starfish motif dishcloths.
If I were crocheting I would say granny squares, but, since I learned how to knit it would be something in knitting. I would love to make baby afghans and learn how to knit a border around them. I think they are so beautiful.
I love to crochet and have done so for many years. I actually learned as a nine year old from my father, who learned from his father who was a fisherman making his own nets. I do not make nets; however, I truly enjoy making prayer shawls for friends. It was a great honor for me to make one for my favorite Nun. She is truly enjoying it as I heard about it from others in the community. I would love to have this book to add to my collection and add the finishing edges to the prayer shawls of the future.
Using the Granny Square stitch(es) I think doing squares, triangles, octagons, etc. and seeing how to make a “Crazy Quilt” out of them is great fun. I haven’t finished one yet but have begun with stash busters.
I am liking honey comb crochet, but bobbles are also lots of fun!
I love to crochet flowers and attach them to headbands, hair clips, baby hats and booties.
I recently let go of my fear of flower motifs and find that I love them!
The more intricate the better!
I like motifs that have a circle within a square. I like the kids and baby blankets you can make with them.
Anything that is not a granny square. I like to have things that look different, more lacy.
I love crochet. Anything that I can do is enjoyable, be it a simple shrug with double crochet or trim on a wash cloth that takes me forever. I remember my mother decorating hankies with hairpin lace and I am so glad I learned how to do it. My only regret is that I did not learn to tat, but how to books are out there. Still crocheting is the best means of expression with yarn (knitting too). I have made many dish cloths that just light up the kitchen, but my simple cotton yarn ponchos and shrugs seem to take most of my interest. Maybe I can try to make a shrug with hairpin lace. My mind is always working…
I love doing edging, I bought a book about 5 years on edging and love to edge things. I can’t wait to see this book.
My favorite is grannie squares I have been making many different knids for approx 55 years
My favorite motif to crochet is a 9 inch square with a pineapplestarts in the center and ends in each corner.
I have to admit I don’t know anything about motifs. I’m entering to try and win a copy for my mother, who would love this book! (And I reap the benefits with the nifty items she makes…) 😉
Most crochet projects just are not complete without a beautiful edging.
I love granny squares, but most of all, I love whatever motif I have just learned. New patterns are always fun and exciting!
I love to make flowers, grannies, almost anything, but for making something like a blanket, my favorite is anything with a “swirl” to it.
I am just learning so for now my favorite motif is the granny square, so many different patterns of them to learn. That will keep me busy for a while. Love the edgings, I can think of all sorts of sweaters and things to add them too.
Hast to be pineapple squares… In thread… Love to make tablecloths!
I love flowers! All kinds of flowers! I put them everywhere and dot the stems with scented essential oils. It’s so much fun to have flowers in the winter!
I have become much more interested in crochet, but I also knit and love to use different edgings on afghans, sweaters and doilies.It’s fun reading the comments and see how many people love granny squares, I do too.
granny squares because they go up quick and I can use scrap yarn, and boy do I have scrap yarn !!
If I told you I had a favorite I would be lying. If I had to pick one it would be flower hexagons. I have been crocheting for 40 of my 49 years. The internet has made access to patterns so easy that it’s hard to choose what to try next!
Granny squares because they are fun!
I love to make rose motifs. My favorite flower is replicated in many colors and sizes and shapes, depending on the pattern for the motif. The colors add so much to my dark livingroom which faces north and east….little sunshine all day. With so little sun, plants will not thrive and so the rose motifs help make the difference.
I love making up pineapple motifs, joining them together to make wearables, afghans, bedspreads, etc., and adding a beautiful edging to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece! …and then give it away for someone else to enjoy!!! That’s what the Life of a Crocheter is all about!!! Joy of Creating and Sharing our Craft with others.
I love to crochet especially a nice lacy edge.
I love to crochet flowers because of my inner flower child coming out I guess
I love to make afghans, and with the granny squares, it,s….wow ! multitude ideas, colors, varius pattern I can make. No limit and it,s the first thing I made with my grand mother, I will never forget it.
Granny squares. But reall like the variations on them.
I like making monster dolls – little amigrumis without a pattern. Just crochet in rounds and increase and decrease at random.
I love to make trivets, dishclothes, rugs and baby blantets. They are very relaxing. I am a floor supervisor and cashiers at a grocery store and some days can be very demanding – – this hobby is very very relaxing.
I like to put a scalloped edge on afghans and baby clothes.
While I like Granny squares too, my favourite motif is the pineapple motif. I use it a lot. in Doilies, afghans, shawls etc. Good Luck everyone!
I like to crochet pineapples, they can be lacy or even used in afghans but they are always beautiful.
I love making the lacelike motifs, especially those that remind me on the ones that my aunts used to make for sheets, pillowcases, etc.
Anything with a pineapple is great. I like the variety of stitches, the ease of the pattern, and the open, welcoming feeling.
I don’t think I have a particular favorite motif, perhaps hexagons in lieu of granny squares. I love trying new patterns and just crocheting lovely things. 🙂
I love a good pineapple i make the best wrist warmers
Would love to learn to crochet.
I love the Granny square. Always makes a beautiful afgan. Have to learn how to match the colors to really make it perfect..Then the edging tops it off…:)
I just loves motifs and they make it look so elegant and soft looking!!
I tend to like floral or star shaped motifs, but like so many others dislke the time it takes to put together motifs at the end, which is why I am reading Kristin Omdahl’s seamless crochet and hoping to find a way to overcome that dislike and add more motifs to my repetoire. Good luck everyone.
My favorite motif to crochet is the pineapple motif!
I really love the flower motifs in Irish crochet. They can be used for so many things.
When I crochet, I love to do intricate patterns. I have done pineapple afghans, Irish afghans with different patterns as you crochet. I have done grannie squares and even hexigons for a granny afghan. I just love the look of the edgings that you have shown. They look like something from years ago and I would certainly love to the chance to put those edges on my own creations.
Love granny square flowers . I would love a copy of the finer edge so that I can make and add a finer edge to these and other items that I crochet.
My favorite type of motif is any type of flower motif.
It means I can use up my scrpa yarns and make a beatuiful afghan or whatever.
I am a knitter and frequently use picot edges for a nice finish. I would lve to try some of these edges, especially on prayer shawls and scarves, since I abhor fringe.
I love the granny style motifs, they are super adjustable, they can be both masculine and feminine at the same time, you can break big projects into smaller pieces. Plus i just learned a new way to join them
My favorite motif is flowers because you can put them on crazy quilts and they look so pretty. Butterflies, stars, snowflakes, etc are real nice too. This book would be perfect to make trims to put on crazy quilts.
Granny squares. I love them. 🙂
I go through phases but for right now I am hooked on Lace patterns. I do love a granny square though! 🙂
I love so may stiches is hard to pick one, crochet it relax me after a hard day of work.
I like to do lacy motifs, such as pineapples, whether in doilies, shawls or scarves. They work up quick and look so feminine, especially with the right edging.
Shells. I love crochet shells on a border!
I love zigzag blankets – everyone in my family has one. Some are in team colors, some are in individuals favorite colors and the one I am working on now is all flourescent tropical colors. Very pretty.
I enjoy it all : )
I love Granny Squares. I am trying to learn more about Vintage designs right now. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my children wrapped in a blanket that I have made them.
I am knew to crochet but I really like granny squares and florals! Think I might try a pentagon when I feel like i have the skills
Granny squares. You can do so many color choices.
I just love making flowers out of thread.
I like the flower ones. The one i’m working on now has different color combinations,
Hexagons are my current passion. So many interesting ways to join.
My favorite thing to crochet is prayer shawls! I love the comfort of the yarn as I work on the project praying for the person who is going to receive it! I love coming up with the fanciful edging to go along with the mood I’m in as I finish the shawl. Then once it is presented to the person I made it for I love their expressions when they see that someone cares and really took the time to make something just for them!
I am just starting to do more motifs and am falling in love with them! I just got one book on them and this book I have in my wishlist on Amazon. I would so love to get this book and keep going with newer motifs. I am learning to do more adventuresome crochet and really want to learn free-form crochet.
I am so excited about getting this book!!
I Love Granny squares!
i enjoy pineapple edgings .. they’re simple but intricate enough to hold my interest .. and no ends to be constantly trying to hide 😀
The variety never ends!
I do both crocheting and knitting, mainly scarves/cowls, hats, shawls, dishcloths and afghans which I make as gifts. I especially love doing lacework, even for dishcloths. After all these years, I still search for different, delicate edgings that will enhance that certain item. As I tell my daughter (re makeup) a little goes a long way!! Same goes for edgings and motifs, a simple edge or motif can make that item look so much more complicated and elegant.
The variety of sizes and shapes of granny Squares amazes me!
I love working edges on projects. Seeing your pictures with the edges overlaid, gives me an idea for using them, as layers, for small projects.
I recently learned the aligator stitch and have had lots of fun creating a purse in varigated green/blue and white. It is so easy to just lay it down and then pick it back up and not have to re-count to pick up the project again.
I love a variety of motifs. The granny with another design inside seems to be what is pulling my interest. Ex. Like hearts inside a granny with contrasting colors.
I enjoy making granny squares…the variety and sizes are wonderful.
I love pineapples.
Have just started doing granny squares. Have a big stash of little bits, would love to do a granny’s daughter throw.
I’m really into making coaster sets for people. I usually make a set of four and a matching trivet/potholder. Makes a great gift and they ate quick. I also like making hats and scarves out of really soft yarn. Also a quick and thoughtful gift idea!
My favorite motif is one that has a floral motif. I love Irish crochet with all of the beautiful flowers that can be found there. Any afghan pattern that has a flower motif is sure to catch my eye 🙂
Granny Squares (in just about any form or color) are my favorite for sentimental reasons. It’s the first afghan I remember my mother making for me and my grandmother used to sit and make them by the basketfuls – then I would see them later all put together. One of the few things I still miss from the flood loss.
I love to do shells. Natural I guess since I live at the worlds Most Beautiful Beaches in Panama City FL.
Snowflakes and 3D crochet (like butterfly granny squares are the most enjoyable motifs for me. You can make small to large projects with these motifs and everyone enjoys all of the creations.
My favorite stitch is the shell stitch. I use it a lot when making baby blankets for friends & most people find it very attractive. It would be nice, however, to have some new edges to put on the baby blankets as well as other things I crichet.
I love almost anyk kind of mofit, as there are so many different ones. A joy to see the variety.
I like the flower type granny squares.
I love to crochet edgings on fleece and flannel baby blankets. I am always looking for new or different patterns.
I like to crochet “pineapple”designs
Honestly I haven’t done any motifs I don’t think. I am new-ish to crochet so I’ve not gotten very far. I would love this book to broaden my horizons. 🙂
My favorite motif is flowers just about any… but I am loving the spirals and the other new and interesting takes on grannies!
I like to add nice edgings to afghans I make for family and friends, specially baby blankets.
I love a pretty scalloped edge.. always have it on hats and fingerless gloves.
Hi, I have been wanting this book for quite a while. I crochet Dolls and I have wanted to purchase this book to add just the right finish. I am hoping to get it for my birthday as a present to my self. It is really a beautiful book for adding your final finish on any project. As far as my favorite, I think that any project that has the pineapple stitch in it such as a shawl with the glitter yarn or string is beautiful and very elegant. Thank you to all I love your website.
I have crocheted for over 40 years and I enjoy all motifs depending upon the project. However, one of my favorite to use in scarves and shawls is the pineapple or strawberry variation. It is so feminine and such an eye catcher. People always comment on the uniqueness and beauty of the design. It makes me proud that I am a crocheter.
my favorite motif is granny square for destress and “bordure” for adorne dress, scraff.
Flowers, I love making flower scarfs.
my favorite is crocheting dog and cat toys
I like crocheting flowers. They make me smile.
Scalloped and fans motifs are my favorites.
I’m just getting back into crochet, and my favorite motif has been grannies with floral motifs. They’re so beautiful, and make me happy when I seem them finished!
The only motif I know is the shell, so I really need this book!
I like to make flower motifs because there are so many different flowers to crochet.
I love anything that looks vintage!
My favorite motif would be the pineapple stich, it makes a beautiful afghan and is sure to be appreciated in any colour, any size by everyone. Just made a king size blanket for a family member for their new decor in their bedroom and the fact that you can change the design just by adding a different colour underneath gives you a new look right away. My sister-in-law wants to make a blanket in black and the sheet under in red – imagine how great that will look! Very dramatic!
I just started to crochet in November 2012 (self-taught) and I love the simple double crochet and shell stitches. They are just so fluent to work and they give such a nice texture to whatever you are making.
I make lye soap and am always looking for things to sell that will make nice wraps for soap. I like a split triple crochet to use in an edging as it is a sophisticated look paired with other motifs
I make the simple square motif with clusters of three dbl cr chain three in corner and three more dbl cr I’ve made many blankets with this of all my left over yarn. I make each round of the square a different color. Of course they compliment each other. And when I have enough I put them together fir another blanket with white yarn so if I make a ripple blanket and gave yarn left over I make square motifs with the left overs. It’s my way if killing two birds with one stone. If u look at it that way. Lol
Ooh this book look sooo good ! I love heart & snow flake motifs. I want to make a pillow with hearts for new baby coming. This book would have perfect edging for it. Beautiful laces for loads of item I make!!!
My favorite s would be the granny square/ octagon/ triangle ( because it is good for taking along and using scraps), the pineapple, and the snowflake( because they are elegant and versatile)
Granny squares are great. They work up fast and while it is a work in progress, you can take it where ever you go. My second favorite is lace edgings for towels, pillows and pillowcases using crochet thread.
Without a doubt, the grannies. They are a link to my beautiful mother. She was an immigrant from Portugal and very frugal. She would go to rummage sales and buy wool sweaters and take them apart for the yarn. We would sit together and pull and roll into little balls. I loved winding the curly yarn in to the balls while she told me stories. She would get the most beautiful colors and make the most colorful warm blankets. This was in the 1940’s,50’s. I have these beautiful afghans. I pull them out in the winter.
Granny squares are my favourite. There are so many different ways to make them plus you can incorporate other motifs in them as well, such as flowers or leaves or hearts.
I love the snowflake motife, it is just like looking at a real life snowflake. Very beautiful:)
I love the pineapple design, It is great for anything, right now I am working on a Shawl with the design in it. Would love the book.
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I like the round granny squares best because I can make unique pot holders,dishclothes and hats for 18 in dolls from them.
Heirloom edgings. I love crocheting heirloom baby afghans, and the wide, lacy edgings make any afghan absolutely beautiful!! The wider and lacier the better.
This would be so handy! I often come across an edging that I would like to change or add to something else, but can never figure out the exact way to duplicate it on another project!
I would love this book!
Anything that looks like lace.
I love circles and spirals!
I like the round granny squares best because I can make unique pot holder, dishclothes and hats for 18 in dolls from them.
Shells – there’s many different kinds and the pattern they make are pretty.
Granny squares, of course. They remind me my grandmother’s crafts.
I just learned to crochet 9 months ago using YouTube and I have fallen in love with this craft! I have made baby blankets, afghans, infinity scarves, and slippers for my family. I enjoy crocheting with any pattern I can find and follow. I look forward to being able to teach my children how to crochet so we can keep this treasured tradition alive.
Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful tool. Happy crocheting!
I love doing granny squares. There are a ton of different types to do and there are so many things that you can create from them.
I have been crocheting for close to 30 years. I’ve made so many Afghans, I love the fine thread crocheting. A friend got me started by teaching me the beautiful doilies. But you can make only so many of those. I then discovered (from my Grandmother) how to edge. Towels, Sheets, Pillow cases; they are practical and beautiful. How to make already beautiful things outstanding. They become keepsakes. I’ve never been afraid to try something new, learn a new stitch or pattern. I thank a friend for that for teaching me how to read patterns and charts. Edging has opened a new door of discovery. I’m looking forward to checking out this new book!
I like to crochet flowers
Flowers are what I’ve been crocheting and most currently a flower pentagon motif it’s so fun and relaxing
I love all kinds of puffy motifs. Shells are also my favorite.
I enjoy crocheting granny square motifs because they come out pretty but are so simple.
I love to make flower motifs because there are so many unique patterns, color schemes, and thread types to experiment with.
I love flowers,really easy and fast to make and joining them is much easier than granny squares.
I really like some of the flower motifs you get when you do some thread crochet. You get to have the fun of making them, puzzling out how to attach them to one another, and seeing your work magically grow!
anything pineapple/hospitality. once you’ve started, it’s hard to stop.
Granny square! it is the first motif I taught myself to crochet.
I love thread crochet and pineapples are my favorite motif. In yarn I love to work with Granny squares
I enjoy making flowers. I use them in everything. Decorating a garment or scarf, jewelry, hair accessories & decorations for just about anything.
The granny square is the first stitch I learned. Toiday I am excited to find many variations of this basic square.
I love making granny squares and do love the many different ways to make them. I can make them anywhere, and there are endless ways to use them! 🙂
I enjoy Granny Squares because there is so much variety and it is hard to go wrong
I love the edgings – amazing how a special edging can transform a project from standard to outstanding 😉
I love to do edgings on shawls, collars and cuffs!
I love motifs more than anything, I use Granny squares a lot, but I intentionally look for motif based patterns when I am wanting to make something
I like to crochet shells because they are so versital.
I know granny squares the best but have been seeing tons of other intricate patterns I’m dying to try out!:)
Granny Square, of course, isn’t that the favorite of all crocheters? And so many different ways to do a Granny Square now, the possibilities are endless.
PINEAPPLE…
The pineapple motifs are my favorite because they are simply so beautiful and elegant! I do love the tri-color square motifs as well though. I love them because there are so many variations, they, too, are beautiful, and they are easy to join into whatever project one has in mind!
I have been crocheting for 55 years. I loved all kinds of projects. I especially love making new patterns that I haven’t tried before.
I love working granny squares. They are quick and fun and you can do so much with them.
Hearts, flowers and granny squares. You can do so much with them.
I love to make edgings that end with a picot trim, whether it’s a crocheted baby blanket,sweater or hat. Even fleece blankets are enhanced by a rich edging ending in delicate picots.
I recently relearned how to crochet by watching you tube tutorials. Then I fell in love with edging hankies. Learning new stitches is so much fun.
Floral especially sunflowers and daisies!!
I don’t have a favorite. I like trying new patterns of any kind.
I’m not a fan of Granny squares because of the big holes. My favorite is baby blankets and I have recently ventured into coasters with a goal of moving to doilies soon. I don’t have any favorite motifs as of yet but I am looking forward to trying several out.
granny’s are my fav, they are so versatile as you can make just about anything with them!
I just love to crochet, anything and everything. I love to try new patterns to see if I can actually do them, some I can’t but will go back to them eventually and try them again. I love flowers. Flowers on hats, headbands, etc. I love granny squares. I just love to crochet.
I have been crocheting for 49 years and have made lots of different things but find this website to be great as I have found some very good patterns.
They remind me of my great grandmother and grandmother. Beautiful!
Love them all, I am not sure which is my favorite maybe snowflake………….
I think my favorite is probably one with a rose in it. I absolutely love roses and this type of motif is so elegant when crocheted.
Since I am a beginner ,Granny Squares are my favorite,because they are the easiest.They also give me instant satisfaction, They relieve tension. Great therapy!
Granny squares because they are about the only motif I do.
The Granny Square is my go to square. Fast and can be small or just one large square. The color combos are endless. Just Finish up with a fancy edge or simple either way everyone loves these.
granny squares
I have been crocheting for a while but have only started exploring motifs. This would be a great way to start.
I am always looking for new motif’s and new stitches to do. But I think the Granny Square is my favorite. I tie together all of my left over yarn and make a colorful Square!!!
I love granny squares the best. It’s a simple design that you can make in a variety of sizes and colors.
I’ve always loved granny squares but haven’t done them for ages since I hate to weave in all the ends after the color changes in each square. After learning how to splice the yarn together (Russian join) I can’t wait to finish the five projects I currently have in progress so I can do a granny square afghan!
I love to do Granny squares in all varieties because I live by the KISS Principal and you can do anything with a Granny.
Any type of shell or picot edge. Now that I’m a new knitter I would love to incorporate crochet edges on knitted projects.
Granny Squares- I can take them anywhere- They use up all that yarn I find at rummage sales and receive as gifts. – they then can be made into lap robes to donate at Christmas to the nursing homes in my area.
I’m just now learning granny squares! I love them!
i love crocheting motifs of unusual shapes – triangles, stars, ovals – because they’re so much more challenging to work with than squares. you have to get creative in joining them, and the edges of a project can end up looking rather odd. figuring out how to make it all come together into a cohesive whole makes the finished product more special than a more straightforward project might.
The pineapple motif, I’m making a shawl out of it, it looks complicated but is an easy repeat to memorize so I don’t have to keep referring to the directions.
I like all different types of motifs. I find it challenging to do different patterns with each item I make.
I love doing hexagons that have are made into a square. It makes it have a double look. It is easy but looks difficult at the same time.
I love so many different ones, from ripples to shells, but I think the one I do most often is the shell. It is so easy, no matter what size or item and it looks so pretty when finished.
I love doing lacy crochet, because it is so traditional-looking. Recently finished both a kimono sweater in a shell pattern and a summer sweater in a circle-in-a-square motif.
I love doing scarves and afghans in lacy patterns with simple repeats (as in repeat row 2 for pattern). Little effort, great results, and I don’t have to worry about guage – it’s just a rectangel!
It would have to be granny squares. About 40 years ago, I spent a full summer working on tons and tons of granny squares and as fall cooled me off, I sewed them all together and made a bedspread. Today, all these years later, that same bedspread adorns our king sized bed and my husband marvels all the time at the beauty and longevity of something so simple to make, yet timeless in beauty and warmth.
I love to crochet flowers. I add them to clothing, accessories and things for my granddaughters.
I love crocheted lace trim. My grandmother crocheted lace trim on all her embroidered pillowcases. I still have a set given to me for Christmas 30 + yrs. ago! She taught me the fundamentals of crochet when I was very young (of course I was young and didn’t pay too much attention ;), but in the past couple of years I’ve rediscovered the enjoyment of crocheting (and knitting) and love crocheting bonnets and booties for baby gifts. I wish more than anything I was able to share my completed projects with my grandmother.
I like making flower motifs as they are so versatile for hairclips, brooches, necklaces, hat decorations, as well as for clothes and wraps etc…. So many beautiful patterns and ideas.
Ohh… Those trims are so pretty!… What fun this would be : )
I love grannies and edgings and borders. You can do some much with all of them.
I love making Granny Squares
I love both snowflake and flower motifs!
Love shells, they are so pretty and so easy. My afghans never look finished until I add an edge.
Crochet is what keeps this old heart of mine beating. It’s one of the few things I’m still able to do. I love everything … from shells, to ruffles, to doilies; from delicate threads to discontinued metallic yarns. But my forever favorite “motif” would hafta be Irish Crochet which they’ll probably need to pry from my cold, dead hands … or bury me with my hooks. 😉
I love to crochet so baby blankets are my favorite and just about any stitch will work. It is sometimes hard to think of an edgings for them si this book would be great for new ideas. I crochet them til my closet overflows then I give them to charities. I have also made fingerless mittens for my granddaughters and caps for them & the local homeless shelter.
My new favorite is the Queen Anne Lace motif.
Being an abused child…. crocheting was my way to escape… When I was little I learned to chain…. any discarded bits were tied together and used.. I hid them until I was taken out of my mother’s home and when placed in a more stable environment I would decorate my room with the strings..UNTOLD amounts of chain was strewn around my room.. I taught myself to do different stitches and then to read patterns… I made a few things when I was younger but never had very much time being a single mother… Now I am making hats and bibs and booties and blankets for my first granddaughter… I would have to say I love crocheting curlie q’s either as edging or as little ponytails on a hat. She will love them when she is little and appreciate them when she is grown and making her own blankets… (I plan on teaching her) She will realize how much effort and love went into each and every one!! 😀
Anything but square. Currently I am on a snowflake and star kick.
Love the pineapple
I enjoy crocheting new things. I get board doing the same old thing, so I change things up often. If I had to pick a favorite motif, I’d have to say either the granny square or shells.
It’s so hard to choose so will go with the granny which can be made in any size and shapes!
Still learning to crochet and Knit I find that doing the different Motifs: granny squares, Shell stitch, Hexagons, along with the Granny square-diamond I feel relax and pass the time away creating beautiful things for instance scarfs, blankets, afghans, things to wear. I haven’t finished my basket-weave blanket because I need a different edge to it to make it different from the others I’ve made. I would love to add this book to my collection and make more things using the different edge stitches.
I like to crochet the pineapple stitch patterns, because my Grandma used to crochet them all the time.
Anything that has a shell or a pineapple motif, to me they are just fun to do.
I love to make granny squares, both classic and variations. They can be put together in so many different ways and no two ever have to be alike.
Granny squares ! They are classic and just so ‘comfortable’, can be used in so many ways and there’s just no other great way to use up all those little scraps of yarn !
I love love love the celtic knots. I haven’t completed one successfully yet, but I just keep trying.
Love doing different edging on simple projects to take them up a notch.
Snowflakes and lacy edgings; this new book will be great for that!
I have a special place in my heart for Granny squares because my grandmother taught me to crochet when I was 6–66 years ago now. But I also love the Pinapple motif–crocheted a shawl recently using this. I also knit and love to finish the edges using crochet so this book would be a great source of patterns.
Granny samplers. Love all the different motifs.
I have learned to love grannies so I just purchased a book with 50 different mofifs. I’m hoping to learn and love something new.
I love the granny squares and all the trims. I especially like the knitted items with the trims.
I love any type motif. I love to crochet. I love a challenge if I can have a pattern that challenges me its the greatest thing ever!!!
Ilove pineapples becausethe affer so many possibilities for small to large pojets, doilies to dresses.
There is no one style I like, I like to try new styles it makes things alot more interesting. I crochet every day and it relaxes me so trying new styles makes it really neat.
I love them all!!! I have a book of many grannies and another of all sorts of other motifs. Love the options of different types of edgings for plain afghans and receiving blankets!
Right now I am enjoying dishcloths and potholders. They are quick to make and are easy to take on the go.
I like filigree work. I love being able to see an image appear in my work with each row I crochet.
I’d have to say the granny square. My crochet is a lifeline for me in dealing with the social anxiety and agoraphobia that I have. Grannies are portable, pretty and easy enough that I can work on one just about anywhere and/anytime I’m dealing with the fear, panic, or depression. Once the people around me become accustomed to seeing me pull out some yarn and start crocheting away, it actually can help a great deal.
My favorite motifs are picot, chevrons and shells.
I like to crochet flat motifs such as hearts and flowers as well as small frames out of edging patterns. I don’t do scrap-booking but I have friends who love to use these motifs and frames to enhance their scrapbook pages.
I love filet crochet. The older the design the better I like it. I collect old crochet books. The doilies are another favorite as the older stuff takes me back to a time in history where things were safer, quieter. We were not connected to fast pace life and we need to get back to that as there was not as much crime etc. I am a product of depression parents, I can a lot of stuff, cook from scratch everything. I want food to taste good and real. My crocheting needs to be real too. I want to learn to TAT, make lace and more and I will.
I like the African Flower motif. I’ve used them in circle, square and hexagonal patterns and they always look lovely.
I love flower motifs and ruffles. I have crocheted first communion dresses for three daughters, making a lace sweater from size 10 cotton and sewing a matching skirt trimmed in lace.
I love to edge my teddy bear dresses with shells and go from using fine crochet yarn to knitting yarn, depending on the project. They come out so sweet!
I have been crocheting for years and my favorite is filet. Making a pattern of double crochet and spaces come to life is very gratifying for me. From a simple “Home Sweet Home” to a wall hanging that depicts the “Last Supper” is magical. I also enjoy making cable afghans .
I enjoy grannies and I like shell patterns (even pineapples).
Broomstick: it’s so elegant
I love making stuffed animals, mostly, but I’ve been recently interested in trying out some lace patterns. What a cool way to dress up some otherwise ordinary clothing!
Join as you go motifs are something I like to do, but you still have to weave in all the yarn ends! But grannies can be very beautiful when completed. I am still new, almost a year of crocheting, so I have a lot to learn still, but I fell in love with the craft and am eager to learn more daily!! Thank you for the opportunity.
Any motif is fun trying the first time getting it to come out right is another thing. I’ve been crocheting a while since I’m now retired. Short and easy projects for now using any easy motif. Granny squares are okay but I’m not that fond of color changing. I like using varigated yarns. Shells or any lacy motif are my favorites at the moment.
For years I have crocheted afghans. I have never ever crocheted the same pattern once – my claim to fame.
I love many different motifs, but probably shells and pineapples are my favorites. They are classic, elegant and can be done with many variations to make them fresh and new.
I love filet crochet. It’s so easy but looks so impressive.
I’ve made up edging in the past. I would love to learn many more. They are useful in so many ways. This book is a must for me.
I have been either knitting or crocheting since I was 7 and love to do almost any motif except the standard granny square square lol I seldom do afghans or any item that requires I make multiples of the exact same motif as I get bored repeating the same pattern over and over. Of course that means the recipient of anything I make also gains because almost without exception every item I make is different since I also dislike repeating a whole complete afghan, sweater whatever with the same pattern colors etc…
granny hexagons are my favorite,
I like to put a ruffle edging on a baby blanket that is made with a single, double, double crochet repeat. It is a nice warm blanket without the holes some patterns use. I also like the basketweave pattern for scarves and cowls especially with a solid color yarn so you can see the stitches clearly. Front post and back post give so many possibilities also,
right now I am into jewelry so I am mostly making flowers leaves and circles
I love to crochet snowflakes. There are so many variations and sizes that can be made and they make great ornaments for just about anywhere.
I like to use animals in motifs, also anything lacy.
I love granny’s the best because they show a lot of history within a family and the variations include how creative you can be with using scraps of yarn. Nothing goes to waste, sometimes it is re purposed from sweaters or other articles that have served a wonderful purpose. I like making them like quilts…pieces from you family and memories to share over again.
I love flowers and love to make flower motifs.
I’m crocheting my first lace tablecloth right now – it’s an old pattern with stalks of wheat as the motif. Absolutely lovely. It’s complicated, but I love it when each wheat stalk comes together!
I am not sure. I love edgings but I don’t know what constitutes a motif. I just love to crochet…baby clothes with flowers a lot…shells…etc.
The finishing edge makes all the difference.
Definitely granny squares,,,use up scrapes of yarn,make on the go,never ending patterns ,make all kinds of things with them and for me easy on the hands (arthritis).
I love using simple edges on washers because as I work I can imagine that my sister is sitting beside me doing the same. I can remember my family and how even when apart we can be as close as the threads in a double crochet stitch. Most of all I remember those ladies in my life who have passed and hope that when my turn comes, maybe someone will edge a washer and remember me.
I love the lacy motifs, with a celtic feel to them, they make wonderful skirts and scarves, or table runners. I recently made a clutch using crochet thread with a celtic motif. 😀