Essential Crochet Next-Level Stitches: Portable Stitch Companion; Textures, Colorwork, and Fancy Edgings

Adapted from Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters, this pocket guide is the next step for crocheters after Leapman’s Essential Crochet Starter Stitches. Like that book, this pocket guide features 100 crochet stitch patterns taken from the author’s long career, with some new patterns included as well. The book’s introduction and resource section are the same as in Indispensable Stitch Collection. The book is divided into the three sections in the subtitle. The textures section features stitches such as the popular waffle stitch, warm thermal stitch, and cable variations. Some of the texture patterns, the posy for example, require rotating the work. From textures, Leapman moves on to colorwork, presenting stitches such as tongue-and-groove, mosaic, and checkerboard. For a fun twist, some of the colorwork stitches produce a different pattern on the back and front. Patterns for 24 interesting crochet edges end the pattern section of the book.