Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs

Connecting beautiful motifs can be just as enjoyable as crocheting them. Edie Eckman's creative joining techniques allow you to easily combine multiples to form a whole new pattern, from lacy links, swirls, radiants, and wheels to three-dimensional effects. Step-by-step instructions, detailed photography, and innovative stitching charts ensure success. With 100 brand-new motif designs at your fingertips, you'll be free to explore limitless variations and capture your own personal style. 
Edie Eckman is the author of Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs, Around the Corner Crochet Borders, Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs, The Crochet Answer Book, and Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home & Tree, as well as co-editor of Crochet One-Skein Wonders® and Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies. She is a nationally known teacher, designer, writer, and editor in both the crochet and knitting worlds. She lives in Waynesboro, Virginia.
Make a connection!

If you love to crochet, what could be better than 101 new motifs to add to your repertoire? How about innovative, easy-to-follow techniques for joining them together? Best-selling crochet author Edie Eckman shares a dazzling new array of motif designs and then describes creative methods for arranging and connecting your pieces into whole fabrics. You'll be delighted by the possibilities.
Introduction

Part I: Techniques
Get Started
Reading Charts
In the Beginning
Starting a Round
Ending a Round
Weaving in Ends
Choosing Yarn
Working with Color
Creating Shapes
Arranging Shapes
Filler Motifs
Planning Pays

Get It Together
Join When You're Done
Join as You Go (JAYGo)
Continuous Motifs
Edges and Finishing
Connecting Crochet in Other Ways

Part II: Motifs and Joins
Classic Grannies
A Little Double Crochet
Gathered Chains
Lacy Links
Layered Mesh
SC/DC
All Clustered
Triple Petals
Start with a Flower
3-D Fun
Swirls
Radiants
Picots in Plural
Wheels and Shells
Inner Connectivity

Part III: Patterns
Linen Place Mat
Snowy Shaped Shawl
Reversible Camp Rug
Mary Frances Pincushions
Layered Motif Afghan
Summer Baby Blanket
Pie Wedge Pillow
Flower Garland
Poet Vest
Lacy Skirt
Cottage Lamp Shade

Motif Directory
Glossary
Yarn Sources
Acknowledgments
Index

Eckman's (Around the Corner Crochet Borders) specialty is crochet motifs-she has a knack for turning simple stitches with colorful yarn into something fresh and contemporary. Here, she introduces a new batch of crocheted motifs as well as a variety of creative methods for joining the motifs together. Full-color photographs of each motif are included, as are written and charted directions. As a bonus, there are 12 patterns that use the motifs and connection techniques covered in the book. This isn't for beginners-readers need to know how to crochet to get the most out of it-but Eckman may inspire some noncrocheters to learn, just so they can experiment with the techniques she describes. ­VERDICT Eckman's eye for color and design make this an excellent addition to any crafter's crochet collection.