{"id":3914,"date":"2014-09-19T17:59:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T21:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2014-09-19T17:59:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T21:59:56","slug":"book-review-tunisian-crochet-for-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/book-review-tunisian-crochet-for-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Tunisian Crochet for Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There isn’t much more adorable than really gorgeous sleeping babies.<\/p>\n

Except maybe really gorgeous sleeping babies wearing Tunisian Crochet goodies from Sharon Hernes Silverman’s new book.<\/p>\n

I was an avid crocheter before I was an avid knitter\u2014although I learned to knit first\u2014so this book was rather revelatory. I love the textures of knitted fabrics, less so the weight of crocheted. Not that I haven’t seen gorgeous crochet, just that I was living in hot places, so…<\/p>\n

I’d seen Tunisian crochet up close and personal when CrochetCompulsive<\/a> demonstrated it. It’s really neat, and makes you think about stick-and-string fabric in a different way. (naalbinding anyone?) If you haven’t done\u00a0it before but have toyed with trying this technique, I’d recommend you pick up\u00a0Silverman’s\u00a0Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting<\/a>\"\"\u00a0along with the baby book. There\u00a0are<\/em> instructions at the back of the baby book, but if it’s all new to you, you’ll probably want more instruction.<\/p>\n

The patterns themselves are really cute, but more than that, they have amazing texture.<\/p>\n

Witness:<\/p>\n

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…which is pretty amazing, but not as amazing as this one:<\/p>\n

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Look at the edging!<\/p>\n

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Yep. It’s pretty breathtaking.<\/p>\n

There are 16 pattern sets (many have multiple, matching pieces like the above), 23 patterns, and 140 pages in the book. I think it’s well worth a look-see\u2014espeicially if you’ve been intrigued by this technique.<\/p>\n