18 Modern Crochet Cabled Garment & Accessory Patterns: Create Beautiful Celtic Cable Crochet Designs

Tyea: In my entire 30+ years of crocheting, I have never loved every pattern in a pattern book. Now I can't say that. Everything in the book is beautiful! The pictures are gorgeous. The patterns are well written and easy to follow. The how too section doesn't leave you guessing what they are talking about. I am going to have to get all the books in the cable series and check out the author's other pattern books. This experienced crochet is very much impressed and for once I I going to make everything in a pattern book.... eventually. Can't give words to how much I loved this book while thumbing through it. I even picked up some yarn and started trying out some of the stitch cables I had never done before. Love love love!

United States on Oct 26, 2023

Amazon Customer: Tiene muchos patrones bonitos, además

un glosario con puntadas muy bien explicadas y con fotografías! Me parece un excelente libro, hermosamente ilustrado

Mexico on Aug 13, 2023

Amazon Customer: If you are a crocheter interested in cables, you owe it to yourself to check out Bonnie Barker's designs. Her explanations are so clear that you don't need a lot of experience. She will walk you through the stitches, and you will be left with a beautiful design.

United States on Jan 20, 2023

Rebekah Creevey: So many projects and I don’t know where to start! I’m like a kid in a candy store! I love crocheting. It’s easy to read and has lots of great things to make

Australia on Nov 09, 2022

Truc: J ai retiré une étoile car les torsades ne sont pas toujours bien expliqués dans le livre et dans toutes les vidéo YouTube il est difficile de trouver le point dont on a besoin. A part cela, quand on a trouvé la bonne vidéo et comment faire, les modèles sont magnifiques.

France on Jun 19, 2022

Amazon Kunde: It's all OK

Germany on Nov 16, 2021

Jview: I’m quite enjoying this book. I’m working on 2 patterns at the moment, with one of those pattern, I’ve worked twice. The patterns are easy to follow and very unique! I’m making my birthday and Christmas crochet gifts using these patterns and I’m so proud to hand them to my family and friends! This book will at arms length in my craft book collection.

United States on Nov 04, 2021

Tea: This is a beautiful book with stunning patterns my main negative on the book is that the recommended wool is very very expensive. It would have been nice to have a section on wool selection as I have seen in other books.

United Kingdom on Aug 27, 2020

Eve Starr Millay: I usually do a list of Pros and Cons, having been a professional fiber artist and fashion designer for years. I hate to waste money and shelf space on books, yarn, and fibers that don't inspire me.
In this case I'm unable to come up with one single flaw, so I'll just list what I love!

1. The book itself is oversized, which provides ample space for clear charts and photos.

2. Every pattern is gorgeous. Some are quick gifts or for the confident newbie, others are busy enough to keep a seasoned stitcher stimulated.
3. Bonnie Barker is all about clarity. I discovered her patterns on YouTube, and I've stitched five versions of the Celtic Cross Throw. This book is written just as clearly as Bonnie's videos.

4. The patterns are a perfect blend of vintage and modern, with plenty of room for designers like me to add their own spin.
5. There is a large section in the back of the book with step-by-step photos of the cables and woven post stitches. I prefer crocheting cables to knitting them (it's a whole lot more fun and less fiddly), but I agree with Bonnie that old crochet cable patterns weren't as clear and elegant as knitted cables. She has brought crocheted...

United States on Apr 26, 2019

ElleElle: Wonderful projects, much in the style of Bonnie Barker's previous work,  Contemporary Celtic Crochet . This latest book gives us 18 new beauties to create for ourselves or to give as treasured gifts. The projects include scarves, caps, fingerless gloves/wristlets, boot cuffs, a messenger bag, a shrug, sweaters, cardigans, and ponchos...all beautifully done.

The instructions are given in both diagrams and written out. In addition, in the back of the book there are 32 pages of step by step color photographs of all the stitches used in each project. One thing I really appreciated is how Ms. Barker includes the brand/type of yarn used to make each example project, making it easy to go to my local yarn shop or online and get the exact yarns she used. A variety of yarns were used from fingering, to DK, to worsted, to bulky weight. There were also great tips on how to make successful yarn substitutions, stressing the importance of working up a gauge sample.

In addition to the wonderful instructions included in the book, Ms. Barker has a Youtube channel for further help in putting together the lovely cabled stitches used in these projects.

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United States on Oct 01, 2016