Crochet Loom Blooms

Super book, well put-together! I have crocheted for many years, but have yet to find a loom to make these stunning flowers. Great photos and graphs included too!

It is the Easter holidays, my kids are off school for 4 weeks. My 8 year old daughter and I have used this book to make large flowers on some of her round looms with the goal of turning them into bunting. The instructions are very clear and the illustrations are easy enough for her to follow. I do not want to delve deeper into making scarves, clothing, mats etc but my daughter is very interested. I might need to find a willing teenager to start a project with her. This book has been a springboard for my daughter’s imagination. I highly recommend.

Personally, I’ve always preferred traditional crocheting and knitting over using a loom. But with the simple instructions from this book, it really made crocheting flowers really easy and faster. I can really see why people would want to use a loom. The book is very beginner friendly and gives helpful information on the different kinds of looms and how you can put them together to create these amazing blooms. The authors even included a crocheting tutorial for the people who need a bit of a refresher course. There are instructions to make thirty different flowers, in various shapes from circles to squares, hexagons, and even triangles. The diagrams and charts that are included are incredibly helpful in the making of the flowers. There are also clearly marked skill levels for each flower, though honestly, the directions are so clear and simple, I feel like I could create all thirty flowers. There are patterns for a blanket, scarf, and bag so that you can take what you’ve learned and put them together. The book also included directions for creating a loom out of cardboard in case you don’t own a loom already. All in all, this was an enjoyable project book that really makes crocheting flowers simple, no matter what your skill level is.

Ahh, Crochet. Something that I always say I want to learn to do but never do anything with it beyond reading books about it and looking at the pretty pictures. This time I am reading all about how to make various crochet flowers. The book contains 30 fabulous flowers and projects. Most of these flowers are done with a loom, which might be a bit easier for me to figure out... even though it features a handful of different kinds of looms. It then goes in to talk about what kinds of yarns you should use as well as colors - this page was especially interesting because it showed the same flower made with 12(!) different color sets and they all looked wildly different from each other. Then it goes into different techniques for different flowers. BRB, buying myself a loom, these are all so pretty!!!! It also features some crochet techniques as well. These all go over my head but there are photos included with the instructions so if you have any idea what you are doing it should be easy to follow the stitching instructions. Then you can join everything together to make really fun flowery things like doilies or I suppose even blankets if you have enough flowers made!

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

The flowers pictured in the book are gorgeous! They seem to be easy to crochet together once made, and look stunning. If you don't own a flower loom, there are instructions on how to make your own, and specifics on which to buy if you want to buy the manufactured brand. I don't currently own a loom, but after looking through this book, and reading the instructions for using the loom, I'm definitely going to use my next Michael's coupon on one. These are really inventive ways to use a loom to it's full potential, while still requiring basic crochet skills to assemble the flowers. Definitely take a look at this book and see if it inspires you too.

O.M.G!!
What a fabulous book. Don't know how to crochet? Don't worry this book will show you how. Don't know how to use a flower loom? This book will show you. Clear instructions with beautiful colour photographs with some great projects to try. Ideal for using your wool stash.
A must for any crocheter.
Now I'm going to go out and buy a flower loom!

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