Candi Jensen

The photography in this book is SO CUTE! The patterns are simple, basic patterns, most didn't much appeal to me. I'm tempted to make all three bootie patterns, despite knowing they wouldn't stay on a baby's foot for more than 5 seconds - they're painfully adorable :)

A book for those starting off, clear instructions, a gradual build in difficulty of projects and size of projects without the projects being too simple and boring and well-illustrated. Schematics are included for each project but it doesn't introduce the international symbols. Not a bad beginner book.

US terms in the book but it's clear about that and it also has clear crochet basics for lefties.

The patterns in here are mostly for casual women's hats. They are pretty straightforward, though, and should be approachable for those without tons of crochet experience. They also include things like beaded hats and crocheted flower embellishments, so I see lots of potential for doing variations on the patterns.

Excellent how-to instructions, but not great illustrations to accompany them. Additional photos or illustrations in the patterns would have been good, and I wouldn't call some of the hats terribly attractive. However, good suggestions for alternate stitches and skills to learn.