150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks: Make All the Best Blocks in Beautiful Stitches, Colors & Yarns (Knit & Crochet Blocks & Squares)

Summary: I think 150 Crochet Blocks sacrifices too much important and helpful detail in order to include more block patterns. Experienced crocheters may like this book a lot more than I do. It does include a number of interesting and classic patterns that I like, so I will keep it in my library. But I would not recommend it to beginners. (As of the writing of this review on 4/12/16, I've been crocheting for almost a year now.) More details below.In my opinion,  100 Colorful Granny Squares  is far superior to 150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks. I think the only reason to purchase this title would be to see blocks in more subdued color palettes than those in the 100 Colorful Squares book. Several patterns appear in both books.Among other things, 100 Colorful Granny Squares provides the yardage/meterage of worsted weight/aran weight yarn that you would need for each color in any given square in order to make a baby, lap, and bed blanket respectively. All of the squares in that book (except the ones in the back labeled as smaller or larger) are approximately the same size, so you can combine them any way you like. Finally, each pattern includes the stitch count for each round. 150 Crochet Blocks DOES NOT have uniformly sized squares, so for a novice like me, it is almost impossible to figure out which blocks I can combine easily. Even the charts accompanying the patterns in this book are misleading. Sometimes they show the wrong number of chains; for example, the pattern for Old Vienna on page 62 says that for part of Round 6, you need to chain two and skip the next three double crochets, but the chart shows THREE chains over the skipped double crochets. Confusing much? At other times, the chart for a block is huge, but if you go back and look at a "life-sized" photograph of the same block, it isn't nearly as big as the chart would lead you to believe. So looking at the charts also gives you no idea of which blocks would combine well with others. In addition, 150 Crochet Blocks DOES NOT give stitch counts for each round; and it doesn't even begin to offer an estimate on the yardage/meterage of any weight yarn, even though it seems that the blocks in the photographs were created using various shades of Rowan Cotton Glace (listed as a light-worsted or DK weight yarn that is actually closer to sport weight or 4-ply, requiring a 3.25mm crochet hook).

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The collection in this book is diverse, interesting & fun! I have other books on crocheting squares but this one includes different varieties which require various skills & techniques to create. I very much enjoy working from this book! The seller was prompt & thorough with their listing too.

What a great book. I’m an intermediate crocheter and this is perfect for me.

I have been crocheting for a very long time and am always looking for new books with new ideas and color combinations. This book is a great find and I will be making and enjoying many afghans. Patterns are easy to follow and very diverse.

Versatile and endless in its possibilities! If you like crocheting squares, this book is a must-have. Well laid out and organized with attractive pictures and diagrams for every pattern, this is definitely worth buying.

150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks is a pattern collection of (mostly) square crochet motifs by Sarah Hazell. The book opens with Sarah’s World, a brief introduction by Sarah. The About This Book section describes the features of the book’s layout and its organization. The book continues on to 30-page preview of the blocks. Each page includes five blocks on a complementary background with the name and page number of the block. The book then moves into the patterns. Each pattern includes a list of colors, written instructions using U.S. pattern abbreviations and charted instructions using international stitch symbols, and a small thumbnail of the square. There is also a pattern difficulty level indicated by one, two, or three stars. There are 25 one-star patterns, 118 two-star patterns, and 6 three-star patterns. (There are also 42 squares work in rows rather than rounds.) After the patterns, there are five projects using motif patterns from the book. These include stylized photos of the project along with a materials list, description of the project, directions for piecing together the blocks, and finishing instructions.Crochet Refresher Course is the next section and it includes written and illustrated instructions for holding the yarn and hook, making a slip knot, starting a foundation chain, six basic crochet stitches (slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, and long trebles), and four special stitches and techniques. This section also includes tips for changing colors, blocking, working in rounds, and understanding written pattern abbreviations and international stitch symbols. The book ends with an index.As the title suggests, 150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks includes many classic square motifs that you may have seen elsewhere but don’t have all in one collection. The muted colors lead the book to have a somewhat understated and classic look. I do wish the pictures of the motifs were larger on each pattern page, that the patterns used a larger font size (often, two patterns are on the same page so the fonts are on the smaller side), and that book used spiral binding so it could lay flat while you crochet. All of these suggestions would make the book pricier and out of reach for some crocheters, though. If you don’t already have many granny square books in your collection, 150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks includes lots of options so it’s a great one to start with.

Great book full of treasures but be aware this is for more experienced crocheters as the diagrammes and the written instructions do not always concord and many of these squares although crocheted with the same yarn will not turn out the same size.

Bought for my wife and she loves it. learning a great deal and making many different crochet variations.

Love the patterns in this book. Especially like having charts to help determine next stitch when words are not clear