Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies Paperback – October 15, 2014

I love the patterns in this book. Since I received it a few months ago, I've already crocheted 10 doilies from it. Beware, if you're a beginner, as some of these patterns may be a bit too complex. I've been crocheting for about 60 years, & I was a bit intimidated by some of the stitches. However, the instructions are accurate, & she has detailed written instructions for special stitches with each pattern. She also has instructions with pictures in the back of the book. So far, I've been able to complete each doily I tackled. I've posted pictures of my finished doilies on a crafting group on Facebook, & I've had quite a few people asking to know where I found the patterns. I would highly recommend this book.

I love the patterns.

Beautiful patterns with clear directions. Easy to understand.

Nice doilies but challenging. Made 2 so far and they are very pretty. They look like a very involved project……and that’s because they were. The champagne of doilies.

Easy instructions

Very nice unique patterns. I haven’t tried to crochet one yet, so I don’t know if instructions are easy to understand.

These patterns are innovative, pretty but not for beginners. This is 6 decades of doily making experience speaking. I'd hate to see a newbie crochet-er get discouraged thinking they were inadequate because the front cover reads 'beginner'. After completing a partial round of split post maneuvers on one pattern I decided the thread around the bottom of the dtrc post had a stringy appearance. I omitted that feature and finished off with a trc V stitch round, followed by a round of 2 sc, chain 3 and 2sc in the top of each of the Vs. I've used front, back, split post stitches many times. Sometimes it is beautiful, other times, not so.

These doily patterns are easy to follow and they turn out beautifully. I have already tried most of the patterns and am sure I will use this book many times.