Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies (Leisure Arts #2879) Paperback – September 1, 1996

So far I’ve made one of these doilies, the first one in the book. The instructions are clear and precise. I love the finished doily.

I am delighted with this book. I can't read crochet patterns and do projects by sight (for 30 years!), until this book arrived about one week ago. I sat down with one of the more difficult patterns and started reading the instructions. This author's instructions are easy and logical! I am impressed with Kristofferson's ability to create a vision and put it into a usable pattern. I was able to make #13 with no problem at all, and I am already enjoying it on my little coffee table. The doily on the cover is striking, and the ones on the inside will not disappoint. And these are not tiny little coaster doilies, the one I completed is 17.5 inches. I wil be looking for other books by Kristofferson because of the ease of turning her instructions into a decorative work of art. Have fun with this delightful book.

I have a few crochet books about doilies. This is by far the best. The patterns are easy enough to follow and abbreviations are explained at the beginning of the book. I would call this book "beginner to intermediate", although I'm not sure any doilie project is really "beginner". I'm not a fantastic crocheter, but I think I could get through any of these 18 patterns with a little effort.There is an illustration for each pattern and a center section of full color photos. The pictures are truly gorgeous. The instructions about gauge, yarn and hook selection are adequate, as well as how to block the finished product. The patterns call for cotton thread size 10 and a steel hook size 7.

I really love all the patterns in this book. Clear instructions and easy to understand. Has directions for stitches at beginning of each pattern design. Have found that Leisure books have consistent directions in each book so I have ordered 3 more of their pattern booklets. Have made two doilies already and also two that I stopped at the size to fit the top of little baskets I had. Attached them to the tops and they are gorgeous for sewing baskets for my granddaughters for Christmas . I plan on making all the designs. By the way these are the first doilies that I have ever made.

I wanted to make a series of doilies for my upcoming wedding, and thus bought the ebook for my Ipad, based on it's good reviews. For a few days, after starting the first doily, I because increasingly frustrated with each new row. I couldn't understand why I was having such a difficult time reading the patterns. It dawned on me a few days after starting the first doily that I crochet left handed, where most people crochet right handed. I was crocheting in the opposite direction than the author intended. I'm a bit disappointed, as I'm sure the patterns are great, but I think I'll stick with diagrams of doilies for now on.

I love these patterns. Easy to follow instructions. Photos of each finished doily. I bought 3 books and this one is by far the best.. I recommend it for beginners or advanced crochet crafters.

made doily on front - came out beautifully. Love it!Ended up having to draw diagrams for some of the rows - couldn't understand the instructions until I figured out things like "dc in next 4 sc" could mean "dc in next 2 sc, skip the following 4 dc, dc in next 2 sc." (Just example - what I mean is the skipped stitches were not mentioned and I was thinking "what do you mean? there aren't 4 sc's."

I'm on my third doily from this booklet. The patterns can be a little difficult or confusing if you're not familiar with some of the stitches used but the end result is well worth the effort. Gorgeous is right!

This book contains patterns to crochet a series of intricate lace doilies. The instructions are clearly written and explained and photos of the end result for each doily are provided as well, which is sometimes helpful if you can't quite work out how it is supposed to look. I found the patterns challenging and rewarding. You don't have to be an expert in crochet to master the techniques (although you do need to be confident with the basics) and the designs are innovative and absolutely - gorgeous!Note: crochet terms used are US

Bought to make the cover doily but I think I'll make more as there are lots of lovely patterns in this book. This one has more patterns that the modern version which is great.

Superb book for the expert.

I bought it solely for the cover pattern which came out beautifully. I could not be happier with it. Giving a 4 star as the remaining patterns pale in comparison.

amazing designs